Some may disagree with my rather opinionated title, but this really is a special pound cake. I grew up eating this cake (and have the hips to prove it) and I have not tasted a more scrumptious pound cake. Many years ago in Louisiana this pound cake recipe was handed down to my mother Vera […]
Banana Split Pie with Chocolate-Rum Sauce Recipe
I really enjoy dessert, but don’t always want to put in the effort of making it. Which is good, because with my inherited sweet tooth (thanks mom) I’d be big as a house! I actually do like to bake, but for the previously mentioned reason, won’t do it very often. But this easy to make […]
Succulent Spiced Turkey Carnitas Recipe
As you probably know, I love pork in all it’s forms. Bacon, ribs, sausage, loin roast, chops, and especially carnitas. Carnitas are made from pork shoulder, also known as pork butt, which is a meaty and fatty cut of pork. Carnitas are cooked in large quantities of lard, almost poached in the fat. This make […]
Tangy Kumquat Vinaigrette
One of the great things about living in Southern California is the abundance of fresh, locally grown produce. Sometimes locally grown literally means your next door neighbor. My neighbor loves fruit trees, and has lemon, sweet lime, persimmon, and apple trees in her yard. She also has a kumquat tree, and recently it was so […]
Roasted Herb Rubbed Pork Chops
I am truly a pork lover. I even tried to make sure my daughter was born in the Chinese Year of the Golden Pig, but she missed it by a few days. But since I am not Chinese I say she is! For a baby shower gift my friends Mindy and Eric gave me a […]