Classic Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich

I originally wasn’t planning to post this recipe because I thought its simplicity would never interest any of you. However, I realized the simplicity is what makes it interesting. With really good ingredients like fresh baked bread and sharp cheddar cheese, you too can turn a classic grilled ham and cheese sandwich into a masterful [...]

Slow Cooked Au Gratin Potatoes

I was sitting on the couch eating a bowl of these au gratin potatoes while Brent was flipping though a list of recorded shows on our DVR.  I commented that his suggestion to add smoked gouda to the recipe was a good idea.  Without missing a beat, he required I thank him to the world.  [...]

Potato Cheese Soup

I took a hearty bite into the freshly baked Sweet Potato Biscuits, chewed for a second and immediately threw the remaining batch away.  My only saving grace was the Rum and Coke chilling on ice next to me.  They were horrible flavorless hockey pucks with speckled orange bits of sweet potato.  I next turned to [...]

Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread

I admit cornbread and I have not gotten along in the past. Every new recipe I try always seemed to result in dry, flavorless, yellow bricks. So like an incompatible relationship, my determination for moist cornbread began to fizzle. At first our interactions involved steamy greetings in the night. To heated arguments about how a [...]