Recipes

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “This recipe sounds like a hot mess.” You’d only be partially right. It’s an amazing, delicious hot mess. And Dave just loves French Onion Soup. But mama ain’t got time for the time it takes to traditionally make it. I ran across this recipe and it’s a one pan meal. I prefer to use a cast-iron skillet. It comes out of the oven piping hot and in my estimation, tastes every bit as good as the soup. Plus, it has the chicken for your protein. Josh declared it “yummy” and there was much rejoicing.
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Addictive. One way to describe this fabulously easy crock pot recipe. You just keep going back for more even though your stomach tells you that you definitely need to stop at some point. Also, you can stuff it full of kale and you all know how I feel about kale. Just in case you aren’t as enamored with the leafy goodness as I am, you can always use spinach. But only if you want to be boring and sad.

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I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t love the creamy decadence of Mac N’ Cheese. I mean, it just hits the spot. But, it seems you have to choose between either making a lengthy bechamel or just reaching for the Kraft box. UNTIL NOW. Now, using a one-pot method, the starchiness from the the noodles acts as a thickener for the sauce. It really is almost as easy as the box… without, uh, the box.

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My grandmother, Jean Tanner, was a home-economics teacher in south Louisiana prior to her career as a mom of six children and fourteen grandchildren.

When I say she was an excellent cook, that is no exaggeration. She knew ratios off of the top of her head and she never seemed to use a recipe and EVERYTHING came out right.

I spent many summers on the farm with them and she taught me so much about cooking and sewing… all of the home-ec disciplines that have come in so handy over to the years.

That’s a mighty long introduction to finally get to my point: She made the best pancakes I have ever eaten and part of the secret is this recipe plus a hot cast iron griddle and substitute farm-fresh honey for maple syrup.

I don’t have the actual recipe she used, but I’ve been experimenting to find the exact right consistency to imitate them. And I think I’ve done it.

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