Cooking with Barry & Meta

OLD-FASHIONED ICE BOX COOKIES—the theme of this year’s HOLIDAY BAKE in the West kitchen was inspired by an article I wrote about Kansas comm.

OLD-FASHIONED ICE BOX COOKIES—the theme of this year’s HOLIDAY BAKE in the West kitchen was inspired by an article I wrote about Kansas comm.

Creamy pumpkin pie combines with crunchy, chewy brown sugar pecans in Praline Pumpkin Pie.

Jeanette Myers included this recipe in the cooking feature that appeared in a December 2011 issue.

This is basically the Wilton recipe for decorator icing/frosting but I use all butter instead of half shortening.

The aroma of this southwestern spiced, super creamy and cheesy soup greeted us when we arrived at my sister’s home recently.

Pecan Tassies, bite-sized versions of pecan pie, are always a welcome holiday dessert.

Just five ingredients in this quick and easy version of toffee but it tastes a lot like traditional homemade toffee.

OLD-FASHIONED ICE BOX COOKIES—the theme of this year’s HOLIDAY BAKE in the West kitchen was inspired by an article I wrote about Kansas comm.

OLD-FASHIONED ICE BOX COOKIES—the theme of this year’s HOLIDAY BAKE in the West kitchen, was inspired by an article I wrote about Kansas com.

Barry noticed a recipe for a quick butternut squash soup in yesterday’s Salina Journal.

We bought German sausages at Hildebrand Dairy and decided to bake them sheet pan style.

A great source of vitamin C, vitamin K, and B vitamins, a good source of fiber, and antioxidants, cauliflower makes a great side dish.

With oats on both the inside and out, I thought this would be a great way to add oatmeal to my morning menu .