Baked Mac & Cheese

I love homemade mac and cheese.  Although it isn't as fast as the boxed stuff, it is better for you because you don't have all those preservatives.  This was my first attempt at making my own, and I am proud of the results.

Baked Mummies

I have made so many great recipes these last few weeks but haven't been able to keep the blog up to date, so I'll start with what I made for Halloween with the family.  It was a lot of fun!  I felt like a big kid while decorating these.  And although to me personally the olives were really sour, they really made the little buggy eyeballs on the dish!  I hope everyone had fun on their Halloween!

Tomato Polenta

We made a lot of this when Summer was in its first blush.  We had so many tomatoes and so much corn and fresh rosemary this dish was just the natural choice to make.  Now that that season is over we are still making this.  It was just too good to make it only seasonal.  It looks almost like a deep dish pizza or a pie.  I love this stuff and the way it smells when cooking is just..../happy sigh.

Coconut Cream Pie

Who could ask for anything more? I love coconut so making a coconut cream pie for my Dad was easy.  I gave him a choice.  With meringue or without.  He said he'd had both but would like to have one without meringue so here it is.  A delicious coconut pie.  

Lasagna Soup

We had this tonight for dinner.  It was SO good.  It was a hit and I'll be making this again soon! I swear it was like lasagna in a bowl. And that can't be bad!

Fourteen Spice Dry Rub

You may be thinking O.M.G. 14 spices?! Isn't that a little too much work for a rub?  Short answer: No.  Long answer: No way!  When my sister found this recipe on theyummylife.com I thought she was a nut.  But, I'm all for trying out new recipes, so we gave it a whirl.   Like the jar?  We had a jelly jar in the cabinet and found it held the amount this recipe made perfectly!  I've include the barbecue recipe that goes with the rub, but for all variations etc., to the recipe you'll have to visit her site.

Rice Pudding

This was a request from my sister Stacy.  You know when you just get a hankering (is that even a word?) for something and it just nags at you till you have it?  Well, she had that and I made her some so she'd satisfy that need.  And it turned out so well.  The raisins just give it a little pop that rounds it out nicely.