Daktari's Diner

You know the drill.  Taco Tuesdays and you're half way through browning the meat when you realize you don't have any taco seasonin...

These are my hardware store tie backs. You'll need: bolt snaps - 1 per tie back key rings - 1 per tie back 7/64" cord Cut...

If you haven't been introduced to Chef John, Allrecipe.com's own pun master, let me be the first to introduce you.  Pinterest has ...

An Allrecipes.com favorite.  Over 7000 reviews and still maintains 5 stars.  What else can I add to this except....I modified it.  Don...

Who doesn't love fall?  The beautiful colors on the trees. The crisp chill in the air as summer steps aside.  The way that we all begi...

Similar to the chocolate snowballs cookies recipe (the one from Dan Savage's mom), this recipe is a traditional Mexican wedding cookie ...

Its July and I'm making chili. Yes, chili.  Chili is one of my favorite year-round dishes.  My love of chili runs deep.  I have more chi...

I love summer. Fresh tomatoes. Fresh fruits. Fresh vegetables.  It's what we wait for all year. And then there are the BBQs and swim p...

This recipe is adapted from  Flourishing Foodie's Falafel Salad .   Makes 16 patties Serves 4 Soak dried chickpeas for 24 hours. D...

I didn't have any idea how this was going to go.  I mean, seriously, cauliflower instead of cheese? Folks, as diet meals go, this...

This is a recipe from Gram.  My gram is one of the world's great country cooks.  Her green beans are without comparison.  Her potato sal...

If you read this blog or know me, you know I love breakfast.  I am an egg eater.  An ovivore.  I love eggs, virtually any style.  And yes, I...

I was gifted 3 lbs of ground venison from a student.  Turns out that we were having a chili cook off in my wing of the building, so what bet...

West Virginia, for those who've never been, is just as the song advertises. Entering West Virginia from Kentucky will see you moving f...

Can we just agree that nothing beats chili on a cold day?  Nothing warms the soul like a smooth chili with bite.  Over the past decade, I...

Fall is upon us and it will soon be soup and stew season.  If you are like me and a fan of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, you will really en...

I love me some red meat sauce.  My ex's aunt used to make the best marinara I've ever tasted. Claimed she only used pork bones, to...

  When you like or share this video between now and July 31, 2015, Con Agra donates money to local food banks. Feel free to share widely! Sh...

I don't know how I found this recipe, but I can assure you it was all Bin Xu's fault for causing me to fall in love with these dum...

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...