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Indian Tacos
Indian Tacos Recipe Video – scroll down for printable recipe Subscribe to my YouTube channel to get notified of new videos. Indian tacos AKA Navajo tacos are like tacos but made with Indian frybread (AKA Navajo frybread) in place of the tortilla. They are drop-dead delicious. (And pretty much drop-dead unhealthy due to the frying…
Read MoreFried Apple Pies
My dad made fried pies pretty often when I was a kid, but I never paid attention to what he was doing until it was time to eat. Then last year, I was gifted with my great-grandmother’s recipe collection. Jesus Lord. It was a veritable treasure trove of good food maps. Most were written on…
Read MoreBlueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping
I have no hesitation when I say that blueberry muffins are the best muffins in all of Muffin-Land. I mean, they’re perfect. Sweet enough to be a dessert, but still (kinda) healthy enough to be an okay breakfast, especially if you make them with whole wheat flour and serve with an omelet or some fruit…
Read MoreApricot-Ginger Coffee Cake
Real quick, here’s a delicious apricot-ginger coffee cake I made up last night to take to a girlfriend brunch-and-clothing-swap. I’m taking this plus like 4 bags of clothes and shoes to pawn off on someone else. Man, I love clothing swaps. It feels really good to get rid of stuff. It also feels good to…
Read MoreMemorial Oatmeal Cookies
James’s memorial service is tonight. I’m making food for it today. He loved cookies; I think, because he himself was kind of like a cookie. Easily shared, day-brightening, and sweet – any or all of those descriptives could be ascribed to both cookies and James. Here is a cookie recipe I created for James. I…
Read MoreStrawberry Shortcake
It’s time to make actual, real strawberry shortcake now. You know those cellophane bags of “shortcakes” you can pick up in the produce section, usually right next to the plastic sacks of “strawberry” glaze? Well, I have some bad news. I destroyed all of those in several small arson jobs. And I infested the factories…
Read MoreApril Fools Day Recipe: Weenie Surprise Muffins!
Here’s a fun little recipe that will fit perfectly into your April Fool’s Day party — you know the party where you’re supposed to bring a “wacky” food or a “surprise” food, but you still want that food to be good? Well, here you go. Innocent-looking, cheese topped corn muffins with varying ingredients hidden inside…
Read MoreChocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Bailey’s Buttercream
Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes – scroll down for printable recipe Listen up because I’m about to tell you about the secret ingredient for the most moistest and deliciousest chocolate cupcakes in the Whole Ding-Dong Wuuurld! I first had these, or a version of them, at the Austin Bakes for Bastrop fundraiser we volunteered at last year.…
Read MoreStreusel Pear Cake: Old Lady Recipe #3
My mama might kill me for calling this an Old Lady Recipe, since she used to make it all the time, even before she was an old lady. (Just kidding, MOTHER!) So if I turn up dead tomorrow, you know who to blame. (Just kidding, MOTHER!) But all seriousness aside, folks, this here is one…
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