Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Apricots

Back when my siblings were breaking high school track records, I was in the kitchen whipping up culinary greatness. Can you believe I used to mix cookie dough by hand with a wooden spoon and scooped using two teaspoons? I guess you can say the experience “built character.” Now that I have all the character [...]

Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies

When I’m not in the mood to step out of the box with flavors, I enjoy going back to the basics with tried and true recipes that I have been using for years.  It’s a great opportunity to see how far I have come and a wonderful reminder of how fun food can be. My [...]

Four Tips for Great Ribs

If I told you the trick to making amazing ribs was as simple as jumping on one foot and rubbing your head at the same time. Would you do it?  How about if I told you to wrap yourself in a white sheet and run around the front lawn announcing you were the ghost of [...]

Naughty Orange Jello Dessert

Ever wanted to have a dessert that took you back to the days when you were catching fireflies in the early evening hours as your grand pappy looked on in his favorite rocking chair?  How about a dessert that could transport you back to your college days when three of your buddies decided to throw [...]