While I am off learning about cows, I just wanted to highlight a few of my favorite bloggers this week.
Abbe cooks and blogs over at This IS How I Cook.
Abbe and I have been blog friends for well over a year. I love her story telling while she talks about a particular recipe or dish. She’s an empty nester who doesn’t pass up the opportunity to spoil her kids when they come home – like over Memorial Day weekend when she made this amazeball Mexican breakfast casserole for her family. Um, why haven’t I tried that?! She had me at chorizo and green chiles! Thank you for letting me steal your pics Abbe! 😀
Her son works at Matsuhisa in Vail, Colorado – holy balls this looks like an amazing restaurant. Tony would die over this sushi!
Here are a few of my list of dishes that’s been on my short list to make of hers for a while:
Peppered Candied Bacon – um, this screams me – spicy and sweet and salty. I love how she does a lattice with the bacon so that you get bacon in every bite of a BLT.
This New Mexican Red Chile sauce. Um, couldn’t you picture this poured over fried eggs and hash on a Sunday morning?
Her North Carolina BBQ sauce recipe. That brings back memories of my grandpa. Who sadly died when I was only 11, but I still remember his pork BBQ to be the best I’d ever tasted. I’ve tried making it at home but I am not there yet – only my Aunt Martha comes the closest to making it. I puffy heart anything with vinegar in it!
And her Elote Corn in a Bowl – I’ve seen this around blogdom for the last year or so. There used to be a Mexican grocery store near our house that had fresh corn on the cob, then slathered in Mexican sour cream, then sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and hot sauce. I may give this a go using Greek yogurt in place of the mayo (not a fan of mayo!) but this would be a great dish to bring to a cook out.
I could go on all day, but you get the idea. I love that Abbe has not only simple recipes you and I can make, but she also makes amazeball desserts. I am too timid to even attempt any of her baked goods, but check out this King Cake she made!
I hope you have a chance to pop over to Abbe’s blog and say hello – tell her I sent you! 😀 Have a great Wednesday!
Now I want eggs and hash for breakfast tomorrow. I have popped in and read almost all the blogs on your site at one time or another and have my favorites that I keep going back to. Thanks to all of you for great writing.
I made the mexican casserole, it’s soooo good! I have her on my feed , have fun you guys!!!
Thanks Kim! I’ll be sure to take pictures for you!!
Oh, I just checked out her site and it is awesome – already added it to my feed!!
Oooo! Thank you for sharing. I will be following!
Thanks Carrie!
Damn, girl! If you could see me, you would see that I am blushing! That is so sweet of you, but I always figured that since you can’t really eat too many sweets , that all your goodness must truly come from the inside. You are a very sweet, very good one, Biz and I am proud to be considered a friend. One day I will be in Chicago visiting my bro and when I do, I want to party like there is no tomorrow! Tony can come, too! Have fun eating steak and thank you again. You have such a remarkable way of spreading love!
It was supposed to post this morning, but I guess better late than never, right?! I hope you get some new readers! 😀 Hugs!