Cooking with Barry & Meta

Taste of Home’s 2011 Christmas Cookbook arrived in the mail this last week.
Salmon w/ Quinoa & Roasted Tomatoes We’ve been experimenting with quinoa for awhile and it has now become a staple in our pantry.
Back in the day, both our mom’s used to make breaded tomatoes.
Mentioned in a previous post that quinoa could be interchanged with pasta or rice and that it was quite versatile It takes center st.

As Emeril would say, “It’s not rocket science!” — just a simple to prepare homey and hearty breakfast.
Halloween countdown is underway and here's what I am brewing up in the West kitchen .
Barry recently handed me a seasonal article on the benefits of split peas.
A homemade alternative to products such as McNuggets with reduced fat and calorie content.

It’s cheap, it’s easy and it is a great side dish, especially for fall.

If you don't like caramel corn I'd be glad to share my recipe for stewed toads! My mother used to make caramel popcorn – it star.
It’s almost too simple to post! Actually it’s not even a recipe but Barry’s brainstorm! He simply cut an avocado in half (the long way), rem.
We had these incredible mashed potatoes at a covered dish dinner over the weekend.
Chuck roast was on sale last week so I bought one -- thinking I would cut it in half for two separate meals.
There’s something about fall that makes me hungry for pumpkin .
While in KC this past weekend we bought all sorts of fall veggies from a farm stand.

This heritage recipe dates back to 1812 and comes from one of the fabulous Gourmet Get Away events that the Kansas 4-H Foundation spon.