Empanadas big and small

Dinner for a friend - Bean Burrito Casserole

My friend, Weatherly, had the sweetest little baby, Kate, a couple of months ago. Yesterday I brought her dinner. She had her choice of Maggie's Magnificent Meals (just came up with that one now). Her choices were: 

Puh-MIN-a Cheese (aka Pimento Cheese)

My friend, Weatherly, had a small party and gave all the guests a container of homemade pimento cheese (also spelled pimiento). (What a hostess! Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?) It was delicious. I have always struggled with pimento cheese, because I LOVE it, and it's so simple, but hard to master. I have played around with Weatherly's recipe, and here's what I use now. We recently were invited to a cookout, and I brought pimento cheese to put on burgers and hotdogs (yum!). John and I also LOVE to eat grilled pimento cheese sandwiches - made just like a grilled cheese, but with . . . you know . . . pimento cheese!

Frances's Birthday "Cake"

A birthday . . . blondie???

Frances's birthday is on Wednesday. She'll be 8. But even though I love making birthday cakes, all she wants is a birthday blondie! I made blondies a few months back and she loved them. I guess it's sort of like a cookie cake. Oh well. More to come when I actually get baking. Her party is next Saturday!

Burgers

I know it's been a while. Not much cooking going on around here. But here's a great little thing on making a great burger to keep you busy.

Burger Tips

Brunch with friends (old & new)

Cuban Sandwiches

The other night I made baked porkchops. They were pretty good, but we were left with some leftover pork. I also happened to have some ham, so I decided to do a little research and make Cuban Sandwiches.

What's with that dirt flavor?

I love to make fish tacos. My mother showed me how years ago, in her attempt to duplicate the fish tacos at Taqueria del Sol. I usually make them with talapia, but recently I've noticed a funny dirt type flavor in my talapia.

Homemade Pizza

You gotta love Trader Joe's! My friend, Lauren, from book club introduced me to their awesome pizza dough. It's $1 and it's in the refrigerated section (over by the cheeses and fruit). They also have marinara sauce for maybe $1.29 or so that does great as pizza sauce.