The Kitchen Sink

Terrific Turkey Burgers Recipe

Grilled Turkey Burgers with Cheddar Cheese

In my youth, I lived on the edge. Lots of cocktails, fried foods and beef. Now, as the years have passed, not only do we hear that all of those things are no good for us, but my body doesn’t like them either, the horror! So I pick and choose and modify what I can, …

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Campfire Breakfast…Bacon and Egg-N-Toast Simply Delish!!

One of the things my husband promised me before we married, was that life would not be boring.  I think he may have been joking but it was quite prophetic.  We had to travel to Lake George to visit our good friends, and the husband’s client,  the Big Apple Circus.  We hadn’t seen it yet …

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How to roast peppers and chiles – Roasting Hot Hot Hot!

Roasted peppers

It’s Hatch Chile season in the South West US at the moment and there is a glut of really cheap chiles piling up in the supermarkets. At less than $1 per pound you can get about 8 large chiles, so I have been taking advantage of the harvest and most dishes have Hatch Chiles in …

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EHS Cheese Steak Sandwich / Nothing Beats Cafeteria Food

My Version of my high school's Cheese Steak Sandwich

Strangely, one of the most memorable aspects of my high school (EHS) was the cafeteria food. Everyone had their favorites but  I don’t recollect there being a salad.  Maybe there was one, but I was always on the “line” so I would have never seen it. I wore “fry-goggles” back in the day.  “Fry- goggles” …

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Corn Dogs…Before We Deep Fried Twinkies

Hand Dipped Dixie Dog

Every time I eat a Corn Dog, I seriously ask myself, why did I just eat that corn dog? I then say to myself I will never eat another Corn Dog again. Inevitably, it is like watching the movie Ground Hog Day with Bill Murray. I repeat the same question and statement year after year, …

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