Daktari's Diner

I d on't know about your garden, but the weather has been awfully kind to my peppers this year.  I've got a bumper crop...

Just like you remember from the school lunchroom!  These were among my favorite treats in grade school.  No one I knew ever made these at ...

I first had fish tacos at a little joint at Huntington Beach, California.  They were rock-my-socks-off delicious.  Ever since then, I...

Sometimes you just want it like they have at the Mexican place.  You know the stuff.  They bring it out sometimes in a mini-carafe with a...

So today, I made some peanut butter cookies.  I don't like peanut butter cookies.  Never have.  Amazing thing, if you think about it. ...

Like you, I've seen a lot of copycat recipes on various recipe sites, Pinterest  (follow me, by the way!) and so on.  I've never bot...

There was a time when I was watching my carbs.  Say what you will, it is an effective diet regimen.  Not a lot of fun, but effective.  Thi...

I live in a small house where storage is at a premium.  I realized the other day after tripping over my canister vacuum for the 90,000th ...

Upside Down Cake in a Skillet I get that my mom wasn't much of a role model in the kitchen. But I really didn't know that you a...

I don't say this lightly.  These cookies are it.  They are the perfect texture.  They are sweet, nutty, chocolatey and equally as specta...

I made Thanksgiving for myself this year.   Not the first time.  Probably won't be the last.  I don't mind at all. I love cooking....

This is delicious.  It's liquid candy with a punch.  I highly recommend it.  Goes well with campfires, holiday parties, and great frie...

If you are like me, when you cook, hanging on to the recipe gets to be a problem.  You lay it down, walk away, clutter the counter tops, and...

** Read to the bottom for my 6 month update** I've been beyond derelict in getting around to fulfilling those New Year's resolutio...

When late summer casts an amber glow on the blazing leaves and the air becomes crisp and chill, you can bet its time to break out the soup...

This morning, I thought about going to Denny's for breakfast.  Seems that always happens on Sunday mornings.  I get up, want coffee, and...

Note:  I had to revise this post because, well, I was wrong.  The sauce is the most magnificent thing I have tasted in a while.  Maybe it ne...