Eggs Goldenrod is an old-school recipe. Near as I can tell, it first appears in print in the 1896 “Boston Cooking School Cookbook” by Fannie Merritt Farmer as Eggs ala Goldenrod. The classic rendition was a simple thin white sauce with the finely chopped whites of hard boiled eggs mixed in, served over toast points,…
Mom’s Tomato Mac n’ Cheese
My mom was recently in town visiting and we got to talking about food and old recipes. As a kid, we had a few staples that were part of the normal rotation. These were Mom’s go-to recipes that were either quick, easy, or fit our usually-tight budget. One of those classic go-to favorites in our house…
Roasted Garlic Soup
Fall and Winter season is Soup Season, even here in Arizona where it doesn’t really get that cold. We still like a hearty bowl of hot soup with something crusty and cheesy to dip in it. This year, as I set up to start doing batches of soups to can and store for the Winter,…
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
There are not a lot of dishes, outside of chocolate brownies, that entice Merelyn to scrape the bowl clean. The combination of this Roasted Red Pepper Soup and a grilled-cheese sandwich, however, is a sure-fire way to my wife eagerly polish off every drop and crumb on the plate. Soups are a great recipe to…
Jalapeno Mac and Cheese
My family has several versions of Mac and Cheese. I grew up eating my Mom’s Mac and Cheese which was a variation on a recipe she learned from my grandmother. It was a staple around our house growing up and we loved it…good old fashioned comfort food at it’s best. My wife is a sucker…