Cooking with Barry & Meta

Fall is here so it’s time for something made with pumpkin.

One summer I did a culinary internship and one of the places I interned was at The Windmill Inn in rural Dickinson County.

Browned butter lends an incredible taste to this autumn-inspired recipe that I made for a birthday club gathering.

We served our gnocchi w/ marinated pork tenderloin.

August, 2013 update -- I just made this pie for supper using Vicky's No-Roll Pie Crust (I cut out the sugar but wouldn't hurt if it was l.

November is pumpkin month so it seemed appropriate to have pumpkin pancakes for breakfast this morning.

I needed a quick salad so chopped up some pickled beets (preserved from our summer garden produce), about a half of a small onion, some .
The best of both worlds, this pie combines crunchy pecans with creamy pumpkin pie and all of the spices I associate with fall.

This is so good that I could drink it almost every morning.

This unusual and very tasty recipe came from one of the Kansas 4-H Foundation's Gourmet Get Aways.

Not much time for kitchen duties yesterday so I wanted something I could quickly assemble and put in the slow cooker.

We just found a new and delicious use for French-fried onions — the kind everyone uses in green bean casserole.
Super easy to prepare, oven roasted cauliflower is tasty and nutritious as well.

Last night’s salmon was delish but the portion was way to big for me.

According to Barry, his Grandma Eversole, who lived in the hills of Missouri, fried potatoes for breakfast, lunch or dinn.

Smothered Pork Chop with Mashed Potatoes Tonight Barry cooked in my mom’s kitchen as she is recovering from knee replaceme.

Aunt Waunita began making this recipe as soon as “sweet and tany” broccoli salads became the rage.

Kale is again growing in our garden so I continue to experiment with ways to include it in our daily meals.