Jalapeno Popper Mummies! I now have a series of posts I am calling “Recipes That Work!” because when I find one that does, with minimal adjustments, I get ALL excited! Others in this series are my posts on making Apple Read more…
TAMALES When Dan and I were on a cruise that spent a day in Cozumel, we took a wonderful cooking class, with a market visit, at Josefina’s Cocina Con Alma: https://www.cozumelchef.com/ After we returned to West Virginia (and added several of Read more…
Tamarind Pods… Make Tamarind Paste! First, let me state that I love, love, love tamarind! Its unique, tangy, sour-but-with-a tinge-of-sweetness taste is inimitable, and whenever I find anything with tamarind sauce or tamarind glaze- or tamarind anything- I order it! Read more…
Vietnam Summer Rolls! After Dan and I returned to West Virginia from our last trip to Vietnam in 2015, having taking a number of cooking classes and “foodie” tours all across the country, I sourced seeds for Vietnamese herbs online, Read more…
Sakura “Try Me” Box products I was happily selected to try a Rituals Sakura (Japanese Cherry Blossom) “Try Me” TryaBox, and I must say that I am really delighted with it! First of all, it smells divine– even the box Read more…
My 5 faithful readers may recall last year’s post on making Easy Apple Roses: https://southernwestvirginia.blogspot.com/2018/09/easy-puff-pastry-apple-roses-for-rosh.html I made them for Rosh Hashonna (Jewish New Year) last fall, and they were a BIG hit with our Elkhorn Inn & Theatre dinner guests- you don’t Read more…
I do not usually write reviews of products online, but I gave this digital meat thermometer by Adoric to my husband (aka Chef Dan) for the holidays, and he loved it- and I gave it 5 Stars!Chef Dan BBQs, grills, and smokes a Read more…
Add caption This post is for everyone who thinks they can’t make Puff Pastry Apple Roses– If I can do it – and I am not known as “Ms. CraftFail 1959” for nothing- you can do it! I am NOT Read more…
Elkhorn Inn ATV Guests! ATVing from the Elkhorn Inn! ATVing home to the Elkhorn Inn… Believe it or not, one of the main reasons Dan and I chose to save and restore the historic “Coal Heritage Trail” building we would Read more…
Gnocchi on the paddle! Gnocchi al forno! Gnocchi a la Elise! This is the first “Guest Post” on my blog- and I am SO seriously excited! Say what you will about Facebook, it does create wonderful friendships between people Read more…