Category Archive: Food

There’s No Shortage of Butter in this Shortbread Recipe

My middle son, Clooney loves shortbread. I guess he gets that from my mother-in-law, who buys these huge tins of Walker’s Shortbread from Costco.  No cup of tea or family gathering at her… Continue reading

Pinheads Revisited – Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream Recipe Revised

The kids really enjoyed that DIY Dairy Queen Ice Cream that I made a few weeks back, so I decided to make a little more. If you will recall, I had wondered what… Continue reading

Lemon Brownies – A Delicious Dichotomy

Lemon brownies? Say what, now? How could that be? They are not brown, but they do have the whole lemon thing going for them, so I thought it would be worth a try.… Continue reading

Copycat Chik-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich

  No matter what your views on the politics of Chik-Fil-A’s owner, I think we can all agree on one thing: That joint makes some tasty bird parts. But even without the controversy,… Continue reading

Back to School Goldfish Crackers

  School started the other day for my kids, and I wanted to celebrate by sending a little something special for the kids to have at school. There are lots of ideas on… Continue reading

Microwave Magic – Homemade Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping

  Speaking of Dairy Queen, my favorite treat when I was a kid, (and I pray this doesn’t mean that I pre-date the Blizzard concept…though I think it may) was the Magic Shell… Continue reading

Copycat Dairy Queen Ice Cream – Close Enough

  Before I got started today, I wanted to find a good Dairy Queen commercial. They are all okay, and most of them feature Dairy Queen food, which I must admit, I’ve never… Continue reading

Copycat Starbucks Lemon Cake – More Star, Less Bucks

  I don’t know about you, but my favorite Starbucks treat, by far, is the Lemon Cake. For me, no trip to Starbucks is complete without a slice of this kind of heaven.… Continue reading

I’ve Totally Fallen for this Fall Snack Mix

  I wonder who invented Chex Mix? Was it a scientist at the Chex laboratory or some housewife in the Mid-West? Either way, the concept was genius. In the old days, you had… Continue reading

Coconut Jasmine Rice

  A few weeks ago, Manfrengensen and I went out to a nice restaurant, and his entrée came with a delicious coconut rice that I decided to try to replicate, so I went… Continue reading