holiday food

Well we are a day away from christmas. I am baking pies, cookies and what ever else I can find. I do find it a good feeling to give gifts I have made. I have figured out the problem with my pecan pies(temp to high on oven) I know I dont like making them in a gas oven. Pies are not that hard to make- you have to know your limits- mine is not to make the crusts from scratch. God Bless Pillsbury. Making cookies from scratch are not hard just time consuming. Any thoughts on favorites? Peanut butter blossoms come to mind. Chocolate chips are the national stand by.
I dont need a holiday to bake or cook. May every one have a good holiday.

bourbon cola glazed ham

Lets just start this post by saying OMG!!! Shannon had made this one and I redid it this weekend and it was the best ham I have every made or had!! I little Emeril Essense, cayenne, salt, pepper, brown sugar, Jim Beam, and a can of coke!! I found a 7.75 lb ham (on sale) at the Safeway reopening sale, ( yes is was a butt) but that made it all the better. 2 hours later (basting at the 1 hour mark) and you would not believe how moist, and tender the thing was. Bet you have never had anyone gush over a ham before. My brother in law, step son and his girlfriend and nephew were my guinea pigs(with out them knowing) and it was wonderful. A picnic in the winter, complete with Ms Joyce's macaroni salad, and green bean, There was just enough ham left for me to make a wonderful augrautin ( i really dont know how to spell it) casserole tomorrow. I will tell you about that tomorrow.

River Bay Roadhouse Review

OK, we went on a small adventure, and ended up at the River Bay Roadhouse, the former site of Bella's in Cape St. Claire. Bella's had a reputation of good drinks, good food and pretty good entertainment We decided to just try the bar, and see what happens. The whole restuarant has been revamped. Lots of wood, open ceilings, lots of tvs. The dinning area looked very nice. The bar area was open, lots of tv;s and lots of area to stand and cheer your favorite team on. As we sat at the bar, we were greeted by the barmaid (for lack of better title) who immediately took our drink order. $2 beer specials and 1/2 price wings were the order of the day. As we drank ice cold beer we looked over the regular menu. The menu has a cajun feel. The prices for the appetizers were in the 8$-10$ range. The wings arrived, litely spicey and hot. Good blue cheese dressing and celery. But this is were the story changed, as we waited for another beer, we were ignored. The bar lady(again lack of better name) walked passed us several times, got the low down on the other bartenders vacation and proceeded to take care of the other end of the bar. This was clearly a snub. The bar was not at all busy. I would have liked to try other things on the menu, but I didnt even get a second beer.

Brie

Lets talk Brie. My dear friend Shannon makes an outstanding Brie. Regular old puff pastry, a slab of brie, brown sugar, and toasted nuts...mmmmmm. Big fish in Crofton makes an Ok brie. I would eat theirs again. Shannon serves hers with pears and crackers. Big Fish uses apples. I dont know but the hot melted cheese and the pears are outstanding. Apples arent bad, but the pears just melts right into it. I had brie on a cheese table along time ago at resturant(name leaves me) but it obviously wasnt that good cause I cant even rember it. Brie should be savored. If anyone else has had a good brie=speak out!!!!

new favorite restaurants

We need to talk about our favorite places to eat. For breakfast may be it is the Amish market in Annapolis, or Double T, I think we need new ones. We know the eggs are not greasy in either place. What else is there?? as the church lady on Sat nite live use to say, Discuss...... lets that be the topic of this week............

pecan pie-next day

Ok we learned a few things about pecan pie last nite. Ok the filling is fine. the crust is great.(refridgerator store bought is safe) but lets watch our temp on our oven.
350 is a great temp but the time in the oven is what we learned is not always the same. The recipe calls for at least 60 minutes but with Mikies oven we should start watching it at 50 minutes. Also take note pecan pies bubble over-big time. This is a great pie to do in a self cleaning oven!!!
Other wise we have ok reviews on this pie. Mine was a little on the dark side, next time better.
The other note is I remembered the recipe. Really amazing!!!

pecan pie

Ok, we all know i like to make pecan pie- I have used my recipe till it everyone is sick of it!! But would you believe I have forgotten the recipe-- It is over at my old house( my kids are guarding it for safe keeping!!) So we have a test recipe in the oven.
1 pie crust
3 eggs
1 cup karo syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp of vanilla
and 1 1/2 cups pecans
350 degree oven
put the pecans into the pie crust and set to side. Mix everything else together and pour over pecans in crust.
Bake for 60 minutes or until u think the thing is done( the clean knife in the middle test works sometimes with this one!!!)
I am hoping the amounts are right for the sugars. I will post the out come. I should be able to do this in my sleep as many pies as I have made!!! Enjoy!!

looking for a recipe

I am looking for a baked pineapple recipe. All i have researched are with cheddar cheese. The new husband says the one he ate had bread (?) in it.... Any suggestions? thoughts,, Maybe i will make the one with cheddar cheese and report on the findings.

Why Foodies Unite?

Have you ever gone to dinner at a new place and felt like you wanted to tell the whole world? How bout that recipe you tried and it didnt quite turn out like you wanted. What about looking for that one great recipe from a dead aunt and she took it with her? Thats what I want to do. Tell the world, share recipes, restaurants, good food.