Month: August 2024

Yeehaw Breakfast Casserole A hearty breakfast! When feeding a crowd, a breakfast casserole is hard to beat. No standing at the stove flipping pancakes while everyone else eats or coordinating a complicated spread, just a whole lot of yummy food in one big dish. I have quite a few breakfast casseroles in my recipe collection alredy, but when I saw this Yeehaw Breakfast Bake I knew I had to give it a try! With juicy breakfast sausage and sweet cornbread, this is not your typical egg bake! You will need pre baked cornbread for this recipe so you’ll want to either bake a batch up ahead of time or grab some from the baked goods section at the store. The cornbread is sliced into cubes and then tossed with browned breakfast sausage, cheese, and some colorful bell pepper. A mixture of eggs, milk, salsa verde, and seasoning is then mixed in to hold it all together. Your casserole will bake for about 40-45 minutes or until the top is starting to turn crisp and golden brown. Load each slice up with your favorite toppings like sour cream and sauce or enjoy it as it. Trust me, it’s already packed with… CONTINUE READING…

These are dangerously snackable. You might think of sweet, crumbly cookies when you think of shortbread, but they can be savory as well. Personally I have been a connoisseur of shortbread my whole life, so when I saw this recipe for cheesy jalapeño shortbread I knew this was going to be made in my kitchen ASAP. And, these piquant little drops of heaven did not disappoint. This shortbread relies on the time-tested combination of jalapeño and cheese. Even before these went into the oven the aroma of the peppers and cheddar together had my interest. The freshness of the jalapeños is the perfect compliment to the rich, buttery shortbread and the cheese. For this recipe I used sharp (orange) cheddar but you can use white cheddar, pepper jack, Monterey jack, or Irish cheddar. The addition of young cheese does add quite a bit of moisture to the dough, as does the fresh jalapeño and 1 egg. Because of this extra water in the mix this shortbread isn’t dry and crumbly. Instead, there is a slight chew to these biscuits (as the English might call them) that makes them extremely addictive. To begin making this recipe you’ll need to cut in… CONTINUE READING…

An indulgent cheddar soup, with something a little extra. I used to not like soup. Any kind of soup. At all. But Broccoli Cheddar Soup changed that. Maybe that’s because Broccoli Cheddar Soup is more like digging in to a bowl full of cheese than a brothy Minestrone, but it changed everything for me. I love soup now, and I especially love this one — Broccoli Cauliflower Cheese Soup. Like its broccoli-cheddar cousin, it’s plenty cheesy and indulgent, but this one is also full of flavorful veggies to keep things balanced in both taste and texture. Cauliflower may be mild, but it’s a great addition here — it adds a touch of sweetness and a subtle nutty flavor, but it still lets that cheddar shine. There is a time and a place for Velveeta but it’s not here. With flour, a combination of stock and half and half, and a good melting cheddar, you can get the ideal creamy-cheesy texture you want for a cheese soup. Chicken or vegetable stock works fine. You’ll also want an onion, some garlic, a carrot, about a head each of broccoli and cauliflower florets, some Dijon mustard, and two cups of grated cheddar. (Mild, medium, or sharp is… CONTINUE READING…

Kamala Harris secures enough delegates to be Democratic nominee, campaign says Who will Harris choose as her running mate? As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate for the 2024 election, political expert Mark Shanahan joined LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow to discuss the possibilities. Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from delegates to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. She’ll be the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket.  “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee,” Harris said on a call with supporters. “We have a lot of work to do. It’s good work.” Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced the news Friday. Although the online voting process doesn’t end until Monday, Harris crossed the threshold she needed on Friday.  Her formal nomination is expected to be finalized by Aug. 7, though the party’s convention in Chicago isn’t scheduled to begin until Aug. 19. Democratic officials have said the accelerated timeline was necessary because of an Aug. 7 deadline to ensure candidates appear on the Ohio ballot. US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris smiles as she takes the podium to speak at… CONTINUE READING…

Butter, vanilla and pecans, what more could you want?? There’s a time and place for pillowy desserts that are light as air…and this is neither the time nor the place. This butter pecan pound cake is a dense, but delicious loaf that is just as delicious when dipped into your morning coffee as it is when served as dessert. You may have thought you couldn’t muster another bite, but once you lay eyes on this cake, there’s no point resisting; it’s just too good. With five eggs in it and a cup of butter, it’s no wonder this stuff is dense! But just because it’s hefty, doesn’t mean it’s heavy. The butter gives it plenty of flavor – important, considering this is a butter pecan cake, after all – along with brown sugar for a deeper quality and added moisture, so it doesn’t dry out. To that, you’ll add a tablespoon (yes, tablespoon) of vanilla extract. A teaspoon won’t do here, as you want the taste to knock everyone’s socks off and the vanilla pairs beautifully with the butter and pecans. Finally, you’re going to want to use buttermilk here to keep things moist. Buttermilk doesn’t add any flavor, it’s… CONTINUE READING…