Do you remember the POT of WHITE CHICKEN CHILI that we ate at the APPLIQUE BEE? NOW….you can make it too!!!!!!!!!

| February 6, 2012

It is hard to forget the big pot of steaming white chicken chili that I took a picture of Sunday at Susan’s house (remember the APPLIQUE BEE for February?)  I have been getting requests for the recipe – and Susan was so nice to share it – so here it is! Susan’s WHITE CHICKEN CHILI [...]

FRUITCAKE…….gone awry……

| December 4, 2011

I am one of the few people in the world who TRULY LOVES FRUITCAKE.  I anticipate the holidays because I know it will be time for fruitcake – can you believe it!  ONCE, YEARS AGO, I tried to make fruitcake but it didn’t turn out well, so I just decided to buy my fruitcake at [...]

Taste Preferences – are they Learned, Genetic, Both or NEITHER?

| October 27, 2011

Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated by taste preferences.   I often ponder how things that I find simply delightful are disgusting to someone else?  Why doesn’t everyone love black olives and jalapeno peppers? Is it genetic?  Is it learned?  BOTH?  NEITHER? I have always hypothesized that a lot of it was [...]

Roll Roll Cotton Boll Step 2 AND FRIED DRESSING

| November 28, 2010

Be sure you read to the end of this post to HEAR about my new recipe…..there is NO PICTURE of my FRIED DRESSING because I accidently burned it a little and it wasn’t pretty – BUT IT WAS REALLY TASTY!! Step 2 of Roll Roll Cotton Boll AND Roll Roll Cotton Boll JR has been [...]

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

| February 2, 2010

OK – by popular demand – I bring you the BLACK BEAN BROWNIE RECIPE from Dr. Oz’s website.  The recipe might be found in Kim Bensen’s book “FINALLY THIN.”  These brownies helped Kim lose over 200 pounds!!!!!!  TA DA   Brownies Ingredients 1, 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed ½ cup agave syrup [...]