Sauces

I’ve been meaning to share this amazing Homemade Ranch Dressing with you guys for a while. I absolutely love this Ranch.  Well, to be fair, I just love Ranch.  A lot.  I know: shocking, right? But, do you know who doesn’t like Ranch?  (Or, should I say didn’t?) Dustin. I know: shocking, right? I mean…the [...]

Today’s lesson: When life gives you apples, make Cinnamon Apples! As part of my Personal Chef business, I also offer cooking demos for local businesses.  Last weekend, I baked my Soft Ginger Cookies for a Fall Fair at Falcon Pointe in one of their model homes.   While I was there, I met a friendly [...]

As promised, here is my French Dip recipe with a delicious Homemade Au Jus. As Dustin and I sat down for dinner with these French Dips, we knew it was something special. I used my Hoagie Roll and Roast Beef recipes for the sandwich and made a homemade Au Jus from the Roast Beef pan [...]

Let me first start this recipe’s post by sharing its resounding success. And, when I say “success,” I mean “Dustin loved it.” And, when I say, “Dustin loved it,” I mean he has not stopped talking about it. I have heard him tell at least 6 or 7 people over the past 2 weeks how [...]

I love peanut butter. My 2-and-a-half-year-old loves peanut butter. I like Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shakes for breakfast on the weekdays. My 2-and-a-half-year-old loves Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shakes for breakfast on the weekdays. You can imagine we go through quite a lot of peanut butter.  And bananas.  And shakes. So, as the [...]

We recently hosted a dinner party for several of Dustin’s co-workers. This was the first time I met one of Dustin’s superiors and only the second or third time I met a few other co-workers. This also meant this was the first time I cooked for any of them. Oh — did I mention Dustin [...]

When Dustin and I were first dating, he used to cook with store-bought, pre-packaged spice mixes all the time. He’d use them to make meals like Stroganoff, fajitas and tacos.  They were what his dad used, so they were what he used. Well, over time, as I became more comfortable in the kitchen (and in [...]

You didn’t think I’d leave you without a tasty gravy recipe after my last post on Easy Buttermilk Biscuits, did you? As you can probably imagine, there’s no shortage of Biscuits and Gravy out here in Texas. Sadly, though, there seems to be a shortage of good Biscuits and Gravy. Too often, it seems, Dustin [...]

We were out to dinner the other night at Pappasito’s, which is quickly becoming our favorite Austin Mexican restaurant, and I saw Hatch Chile Verde Enchiladas was one of the specials. Apparently, they have what are called Hatch Chiles out here and they are just around for a short while.  All of a sudden, restaurants [...]

Let me first start this post by saying the teriyaki sauce for this Teriyaki Chicken is amazing. A-maze-ing. Okay, I feel better now. Whew. Like I mentioned with my Salmon Teriyaki recipe, homemade teriyaki sauce is incredibly easy to make.  Plus, it’s SO much better than the bottled stuff — it’s really not even fair. [...]