Monthly Archives: March 2017

Parfait! Thousand Island Dressing – HoJo’s Style!

I have published several Thousand Island Salad Dressing recipes, here, here, and here, for a start, so, why revisit the concept? I mean, I already have a recipe I consider to be The Best, but then… I came across Ask … Continue reading

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Bloody Mary Burgers

Around about these parts, folk take their Bloody Mary’s very seriously; order one and each bar will serve it with their own special twist, like sliders on sticks, sausage, shrimp, celery, and da google only knows what else sticking out … Continue reading

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Garlic Beer Bread

So, yesterday, we covered my discovery that: I did not have a box of Bisquick in the pantry, but… the interwebs provided me with a pretty simple to toss together home made biscuit mix recipe that, as you can see, … Continue reading

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Biscuit Mix

I was putting dinner together, a newer, slightly improved version of my Three Pigs Spaghetti Sauce (details to come), and thought that we really should have some garlic bread. Thing was, I was not going to the market just for … Continue reading

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Lamb Ragu With Pappardelle

We were catching up on TV shows and binge watching “Worst Cooks in America” on Food Network, and Rachael Ray was helping her contestant to make a lamb ragu over pappardelle. It looked really good, so I went on the … Continue reading

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Parfait! Corn Queso

A little over a year ago, we were at my sister’s house and I made a hot corn, cheese, and pickled jalapeño dip for a gathering. It was very popular so, when casting about for a munchie at a last … Continue reading

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Key Lime Pie Bars

This recipe came across my screen from the very nice folk at Pillsbury, and, since my husband loves him a citrus-y dessert, and the under-10 set I was going to be seeing later that week have pretty sophisticated palates for … Continue reading

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Asparagus Salad

One of my very favorite salads is Asparagus, and I have a bunch of different toppings and additions and add-ons; but this particular combination; crisp tender asparagus, thinly sliced red onion, Honey Mustard Egg Salad, and slightly frizzled Italian cold … Continue reading

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Swiss Style Salad Dressing

I came across a discussion on the interwebs of a Swiss version of the traditional French Salad Dressing (not my creamier, tomato-y version) – made with mustard. The notes I found said that a brown mustard would be more traditionally … Continue reading

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Sausage Gravy

“So.” you ask yourself. “Why would you want to share something as basic as sausage gravy?” “Well” I reply, “I was not raised with the concept of this ‘sausage gravy’ thing, and so, when I set about to make a … Continue reading

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