“Oh No! I Have to Cook Lima Beans!”–a story with a happy ending

Yesterday, in an attempt to continue my Freezer Clean Out Challenge, I decided that I wanted to make something with black beans and bacon.  I searched my entire pantry for some dried black beans and couldn’t find a single one! I was very disappointed that I didn’t have any but while I was searching, I found…

BBQ Jalapeno Bacon Poppers

  As you know, I have recently began a Freezer Clean-Out Challenge and am blogging my way through my freezer with recipes that I make with the food that I find. Today, I found a gallon size, Ziploc bag filled with Jalapeno peppers from the fall in my chest freezer.  My very sweet husband had…

New Year’s Eve Appetizer: Spicy Buffalo Wings With Frank’s Red Hot Sauce

Today is New Year’s Eve and we are having a few family and friends over for the evening.  Our usual tradition is to serve Steamed Cranberry Pudding with hard sauce but this year I just felt like making a few appetizers, one of them being traditional buffalo wings.  I did a Google search and chose…