If you like cheesecake, you will love these Raspberry Cheesecake Muffins. This was another one of those Betty Crocker days because by the time I was finished baking, I had flour all over me and my kitchen. I should have been packing for our trip tomorrow) but instead I’m de-stressing and baking. We leave on a [...]

Braggadocios over this rice dish! In case you don’t know where Braggy or Braggadocio is, well it’s in Southeast Missouri, the “Bootheel” of the State. And it is where my twin sister lives and where her husband grew up farming cotton, wheat, soybeans, rice, and running a cotton gin until a tornado blew the gin [...]

I have two words to say about these onion rings — thin and crispy! I have always loved onion rings but always hated biting into one and having the onion slice slither out of the breading, usually burning my lip because I was in a hurry to eat it. This will not happen with these [...]

When the temperatures start to top 100°, I want some cool and refreshing. The past few days we were in Chicago visiting our son, daughter-in-law and brand new grandson, Oliver. In between holding the baby and holding the baby, I made this great fruity sorbet. They loved it and I think you will too. Mango [...]

Buying local and fresh is always the best! Ya know, there is just something about going to a farmer’s market that feels so good. I think I get that feeling because I know I am getting fresh and locally grown food by people who really care about what you are eating. Chicago — Purple Spring [...]