Ever since I was little, my favorite Thanksgiving side has been cornbread dressing. I have fond memories of my grandfather, Poppy, cooking up the annual feast in their tiny, yellow kitchen. Poppy loved to cook at the holidays and is the source of many of my cherished family recipes. Growing up I loved Poppy’s dressing, [...]
Filed under: Thanksgiving at The Cafe | Tagged: cornbread dressing, old fashioned dressing, Pepperidge Farms, Swanson's Organic Chicken Broth, Thanksgiving dressing | 3 Comments »
Husband grew up with an enormous pecan tree in his front yard. It yields massive amounts of pecans each year and we are the grateful recipients of any amount my mother-in-law choses to give us. Some years we come home from visiting with buckets of unshelled pecans. Other years we get baggies full of perfect [...]
Filed under: Desserts, Thanksgiving at The Cafe | Tagged: pecan pie, pecans | 2 Comments »
I must say you all had creative guesses for the what’s in my blue colander quiz. Truth be told, if my photography had been better I think you all would have guessed hominy as my secret ingredient. I’m working on the photography around here. Patience, friends. I’m self taught. Hominy is really just dried, hulled [...]
Filed under: Cafe Favorites, One Pot Wonders: Crock Pot, Soup, Chili, Stew, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: cholula, hominy, santa fe stew | 4 Comments »
Is there anything better than peanuts and beer while you are watching college football on a perfect, cold fall day? I think not. Our beloved Longhorns are away in Lawrence, KS taking on the Jayhawks and we’ve had a constant stream of friends and neighbors pop in for the game. These spicy little nuggets are [...]
Filed under: Appetizers | Tagged: Longhorn football, peanuts, spicy nuts | 3 Comments »
Who can tell me what’s in my little, blue colander?!?!?! I’ll give you the recipe using my secret ingredient tomorrow!
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Here’s a sauce that is so simple it seems incomplete. Wait until you taste it. The kids love to help make this sauce. And by help I mean dumping the can of tomatoes in the pot and dropping in the onions. Try this sauce on any kind of noodles, spooned over meatballs and even roasted [...]
Filed under: Cafe Favorites, Kids Cook Night Recipes, Sauces, Salsas & Dressings, The Schell Cafe Cookbook | Tagged: red sauce, tomato sauce | 3 Comments »
Mia and I began to plan Thanksgiving this week. I say began because we got a bit distracted, as we tend to do, and ended up re-seasoning her cast iron skillet and riffling through old recipes. At least we’ve started the process. This year there is a hitch in our get-along as the [...]
Filed under: Gluten Free, One Pot Wonders: Crock Pot, Soup, Chili, Stew | Tagged: cholula, Crock Pot, soup, The Gourmet Slow Cooker, white bean | 4 Comments »
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