Cooking with Barry & Meta

Vicky Chamberlin shared these two recipes in my July 30, 2013 cooking column that appears monthly in the Abilene Reflect.

It’s time to buy new school supplies, new shoes and new clothes for the kids.

I grew up eating cucumber (“cukes” as my mother often called them) and onions.

Mac & cheese is one of my favorites and Miki McMullen’s rendition goes beyond basic goodness.

It takes a little work now, but then this hot pepper jelly is ready to pour over a block of cream cheese for a quick and qui.

With an excess of tomatoes on hand, (thank you Vangie and Steve Henry), I decided to dig out my yellowed, stained.
Just one pot to clean and a meal-in-one that contains all the basic components: protein (sausage), vegetables, grain (pas.

Crispy, and oh, so good! Although I usually try to curtail my consumption of fried foods, French-fried Eggplant is just imposs.

Autumn Apple Cake w/ Cinnamon Ice Cream What a sweet way to herald the beginning of a new season.

Fall is my favorite season – I love the chill in the air, the turning of the leaves and grasses, and the food! German potato .

I was amazed when I interviewed Kate Rader for my monthly cooking column that appeared in The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle .

“The Well-Traveled Palate” is the title of the Chef’s Table article that recently appeared in Sunflower Living, fall 2013.

We love one-dish meals that can be “thrown together” quickly.

Cookie cutters to the rescue for dressing up a simple apple cake .

Intrigued by the name, and after noticing several versions of this sandwich on Pinterest, I had to give them a .
After being lured into the house by the aromas of fried bacon and sautéed onions, Barry said, .