What's not to love about a freshly baked Cinnamon Roll?! They are billowy soft, with plenty of gooey frosting oozing over the edges. This recipe delivers exactly just that! For most of my childhood, I admit that I loved baking those cinnamon rolls that come in a cardboard tube. You know...the one with pudgy dough boy on the label. As a young and aspiring baker, I'd
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Feta-Stuffed Fig-Glazed Grilled Lamb Burgers with Red Onion Jam — OhMy!
Because we love lamb, I created a burger with ground lamb and beef. The center was stuffed with feta cheese that had sun-dried tomatoes and basil. The fig jam is the star of this burger. I served it on Honey Whole Wheat Buns, with fresh spinach and a topping of cooked red onions with a sweet & sour flavor. Wow, what a burger! I am having a love affair with fig jam. When
The Best Creamy Homemade Coleslaw
I admit that KFC makes the best coleslaw! It has the perfect balance of tart and some sweet, and it's creamy. This recipe rivals KFC's recipe, 100%. I've made this dozens of times, and it always turns out perfect. Coleslaw is one of my husband's favorite dishes that I make for him. He especially loves it with pulled pork. As a little girl, I used to love the coleslaw
The Best Homemade Santa Maria Style Beans (California Barbecue Beans
Being native Californians, we love Santa Maria Style Tri-tip. A classic side dish are Santa Maria-style beans. The beans are made with a special variety of pink beans called pinquitos. These 'little pink' beans are prepared in a spicy, smoky, bacon and pork. These are smoky, tart and spicy-- and so good! One of my most viewed recipe is the Santa Maria Style Tri-tip. My
Homemade Taco Bell Sauce Clone (now why didn’t I think of this before?)
I was making a recipe that required bottled taco sauce. I don't usually by that ingredient! I was able to my own with pantry ingredients, and it was fast, easy and delicious! For our 4th of July BBQ, my husband made Santa Maria Style Tri-tip. I made a side-dish that required taco sauce on the ingredient's list. I don't buy taco sauce, and I actually don't use it much for
How to Make an Olallieberry Pie and a Perfect Butter Pie Crust
This Olallieberry Pie has a tender and perfect butter pie crust. After years of experimenting, I have finally found my groove in rolling perfect pie crusts, crimping them baking them to a tender and flaky golden brown-- and I'm sharing with you how to make flaky and pretty pies! For those of you who can't find olallieberries where you live, I'm so sorry. (You can
The Best Homemade Ultimate Pizza Crust, from King Arthur Flour
This is, truly, the most flavorful pizza dough with the perfect texture of a crunchy crust. Semolina flour is added to all-purpose, and it made all the difference from any other home-style pizza crust I've tried. I used a couple of King Arthur Flour "secret" ingredients, which I believe transformed what could have been good pizza to being fantastic pizza! If I didn't love my
British Flapjacks – Not to be confused with American Flapjacks!
Not to be confused with American pancakes, British Flapjacks are a delicious bar cookie made from oats bound with butter, golden syrup, and (usually) brown sugar. I ended up cutting these into 8 triangular shaped slices, and they are all gone! Super simple, definitely sweet-- reminiscent of a granola bar. In the March 2010 issue of Bon Appetit, Molly Weizenberg (of the very
How to Make “Blitz” Puff Pastry Dough for the Best Berry Turnovers
As a kid, I used to love Pepperidge Farm Fruit Turnovers. This Turnover Recipe uses an quick and easy "Blitz" Puff Pastry dough. It's much less labor intensive than making authentic puff pastry. The end result? The pastry is so tender and flaky! Love, love, LOVE this recipe! My husband is from the Midwest-- Missouri, to be specific. He loves pie. Specifically, he loves