Daktari's Diner

Ok.  So life has kept me very busy for a while. So busy that in order to make this bread, I had to get my students involved.The class ...

Update:  I made this recipe for a 4th of July outing today.  I knew there would be a lot of kids there.  I like to take reliable recipes fo...

This cookie recipe came from Dan Savage.  Yes.  THAT Dan Savage.  Well, from his mother, really.  But Dan passed the recipe along and I ...

I'm not going to lie to you.  This pie is so good, you'll stick a fork in your grandmother's hand if she tries to steal a bite...

You have to try this recipe.  It was so good, I didn't even have time to take a picture of it before it was gone.  The most amazing thin...

Ahh, the apple tree did it again.  Not a mast year like the last one, but I got some nice eating apples and enough to make an apple cake and...

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...