I mentioned in Wednesday’s “Bean and Bacon” post that dry beans are some of my favorite ingredients to work with. Growing up we didn’t always have a lot of money. My mother learned from her mother, who learned from her mother, how to make a bag of…
After our recent trip to Niagara Falls and visiting the Pepper Palace I couldn’t wait to get home and start creating some dishes to use the ‘Canadian Heat’ hot sauce on. The minute we got home I took some steaks out of the freezer. I do cook…
Fall is my favorite time of year. Dry beans are some of my favorite ingredients to work with. I enjoy the whole bean process. Taking a bag of dry beans, sorting out the bad apples if you happen to catch a few, and then letting them soak…
While the hubs and I were roaming around Niagara Falls we stumbled upon this spectacular place inside this little shopping center attached to the casino. The only reason I am giving The Pepper Place a shout-out is because the owner, Chris Horton, went above and beyond his job…
You will find here at YUM eating that I don’t like to throw food away. I also like to use everything I can. I also have issues with making sure I can cook what I can from scratch. With the exception of things like ‘Chicken and Dumpling‘…