Cocktail wieners in the slow cooker were at every party that I went to as a child of the 80's. Kids asked for them and grown men made meals on them. These are still a huge hit at every party even if it's just nostalgia. Then, the standard recipe was a combination of grape jelly, …
Skillet Caramelized Onion Dip
Put those preserves to work. This thick and cheesy, savory-sweet caramelized onion dip made with a scoop of Potlicker jelly is perfect for digging into while watching the ball game but is also appropriate for movie night, game night, or “I just felt like eating dip for dinner” night. We suggest using Oatmeal Stout or …
Chipper Chicken
Ask my father and he'll tell you that Father of the Bride is the worst movie ever. While my sisters and our mother howled with laughter as Steve Martin went into hysterics trying to live in a house that was being remodeled for a wedding, my own father just shook his head saying “that’s not …
Beer Jelly Slow Cooker Ribs
This weekend I had a blast hanging out close to home at the Woodstock Inn. We met new friends, sold some jelly, and enjoyed a beer by the fire while the snow fell. Oh the reasons we love Vermont! I told so many people about how I have been using beer jelly in the crock …
Black Eyed Peas to Bring Me Luck
New Years Day Black Eyed Peas What? Today is not New Years?? I know, I know…. But that is just my luck. I spent time working on this post for you and then couldn’t get any cooperation from my exceedingly slow internet and my rural country router. Well here it is, still yummy, and still …
Tapioca Pudding. What to eat when you just can’t.
As it turns out, it's pudding. *Update* 7.15.12 This post was originally posted when I took ill in the fall of 2011. Of all the unpleasant symptoms the most disturbing is the complete loss of taste buds. With no ability to register taste and texture for two weeks I ate a lot of pudding. Slow …
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What to Cook When You Have No Stove
My range is broken. It has been a shocking three weeks since the stove caught fire. It sounds all dramatic when you say it like that, but really it was little flames, insulation and wiring. The first time I used the broil function in the stove that came with my home, we found that we …