Awesome from the Kitchen
Lemon Pound Cake
Can Lemon Pound Cake be an addiction? Merelyn had been in a habit of stopping at Starbucks on her way to work to grab a coffee. Usually having skipped breakfast, she would almost always grab a piece of their Lemon Pound Cake with her morning Chai. Before long, I’m pretty sure she was stopping for the…
Chile de Arbol Hot Sauce
I grew up surrounded by the flavors of Mexico. Southern California has carried over much of its food culture from when it was part of Mexico. Salinas, California was, and still is, a migrant town and more traditional Mexican food is very much a part of that experience. Growing up in Salinas, Mexican food has…
Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies
Among the stack of recipes my grandmother sent me was her Peanut Butter Cookie recipe. This year when Merelyn and I decided to do something nice for our neighbors, we pulled out a handful of cookie recipes from the family recipe folder and made several batches to hand out. They turned out great and we…
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…