T.R.Thompson’s World’s Greatest Mexican Cornbread

Silver Palate Cookbook with my modifications

I love pie. Spice apple pie. Pie al mode. Pie with cinnamon and spice that leaves a trail throughout the house.

During thanksgiving, I am usually out of pie pans, and so this artesian pie you can make without a pan. I used my large casserole dish,...

My daughter Denny, family friend Colleen and I spent the evening with a bunch of Turkeys!Â

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Well, it didnât start out that way. After heading to the...

2 medium onions diced
6-8 potates diced
6 cups Beef broth
1/4 cup A1 sauce
1/4 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1/4 cup Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
1/4 cup brewed coffee
1/4 cup roasted tomatoes in oil
Package of lentils

Bring

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In preparation for Halloween night, my mom would gather us and we would make popcorn balls to hand out for goodies.

1 cup sugar

1 cup...

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Salmon Filet
Salt & Pepper
1 white onion finely diced
1 package Cream Cheese
1 small bottle of capers
Finely chopped dill - Optional
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Abby was up at 2:00 am this morning making the chile colorado that would become magnificent tamales. She was at my house at 4:00 and she was ready to show me how to make tamales. (Her beautiful Chili Colorado was made with three different chili -...

Just got back from vacation. We rented a boat in the Virgin Islands.Â

I made chili on one of the quiet days.Â

First 5 days aboard Fuego was peaceful. Then all of a sudden, we ran into a storm, ran aground, had to find our way into St Croix at...

Just made a bunch of these for the family reunion, except that I made them into ice cream sandwiches!
The caterers even liked them!

8 ounces butter (1 stick)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black walnut...

[caption id=“attachment_1062” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“Garnished with fresh pepper”][/caption]Definately one of my favorite soups. And, I love this soup served with grilled cheese sandwiches or any half sandwich. Happy lunching.

2...

Mustard Tarragon Butter Sauce
for a lower calorie version read further on.

Serve with Grilled Chicken or Broiled Fish or Asparagus over mixed gourmet greens.
Good for you!

8 oz butter or 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 butter
3 T minced shallots
 cup dry...