I love caramelized onions. I don’t know how other people make it but my recipe is too easy that I sometimes amaze myself at that realization. Actually, I learned the recipe from my dear Mother-in-Law.
I could eat caramelized onions by itself but most of the times I add it in mashed potatoes. It’s really delicious. Sometimes I use it as a topper for grilled meat like this grilled skirt steak I made for dinner last night.
For the skirt steak, just season both sides with Worcertershire sauce and any steak seasonings from Montreal Steak or other grilling dried herb …read more

I adore Paula Deen and though I don’t use her recipes a lot (a bit too much fat, usually!) I do occasionally like to try them out and have found several keepers.

You really can’t go wrong with steak, though! Paula’s recipe below for a delicious steak with greens is the perfect combination for a summer night dinner. There is some butter involved (it wouldn’t be a Paula recipe without it!) but it serves a purpose, and let’s face it, half a stick of butter between six servings is not bad!
Paula Deen’s Steak and Greens
from pauladeen.com
Rub:
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons kosher …read more

Ok time for a pet peeve rant. What drives me nuts is parents who don’t eat with their kids. I guess I don’t have a problem with an occasional romantic dinner eating separately from the kids after they hit the pillow. We actually wait until the kids are in bed to break out the snacks that are strategically hidden in the cupboards.
What annoys me and actually brings me to some sort of discomfort is parents who will eat at the same time but in a different rooms and even different meals. What gets me more is eating at different times. …read more

It isn’t like I starve my kids, but when my kids get their hands on food they act like they haven’t had food it days. I guess it is a good thing. I suppose. Maybe not for the check book but heck, there are two major things that are the most important to me. That is my kids have a nice home and are well fed. The rest is gravy!
Both my wife and I really enjoy food. There isn’t much we don’t eat. I know a lot of people who won’t eat certain foods and I am one that …read more