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Cheesecake, Ancient Roman-style: Libum or Honey Cakes by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma   Here in the Ozarks , we have an excellent local beekeeper:  Matt, who along with his family, own and run the Amish Country Store on Gretna Road in Branson (Yo ... Read on »
Home-made Real Food V8 Juice, AKA: Vegetable Smoothie by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Lately, more and more, I've become obsessed with  cooking from scratch and that includes finding real food clean eating recipes for my favorite packaged proce ... Read on »
Chicken Chow Mein: Better For You Than Mom's--Sorry Mom! by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Chicken Chow Mein (my Mom's) was my childhood favorite.  We each got to request our dinner and cake for our birthday and Chicken Chow Mein was always my menu.  ... Read on »
Artisan Egg Bread Topped with Freshly Roasted Garlic on Steakhouse Night at Home by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Juicy Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon, baked sweet potato, a nice deeply rich cabernet, and hot out of the oven home-made bread smeared with soft butter and heap ... Read on »
Celebrating James' Birthday with Auntie Miranda's Grapefruit Cake by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma (Photo below: James demonstrating his "Dexter knife skills".)   After tweeting one night that grapefruit-flavored cake sounded "awful", as usually ... Read on »
Copycat Ruby Tuesday's Ham & Pea Pasta Salad by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma  One of my favorite dishes on Ruby Tuesday's Garden Bar is the ham and pea pasta salad.   From talking with friends, I found that I'm not a lone.  Lots of people ... Read on »
Broiling the Perfect Steak in Five Easy Steps by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Going out to dinner for a nice steak can be just the thing after a long day, but doing the same thing at home, only in t-shirt, shorts, and no shoes, can b ... Read on »
Candy Cherry & Hershey's Kiss Mice by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma   Cute little mice for any occasion. My friend, Jenn, saw these at a holiday party.  They're pretty straight forward:  a chocolate dipped maraschino cherry with ... Read on »
Ozarks Regional Cooking: Mashed Potato Rolls from Homegrown in the Ozarks cookbook by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Homegrown in the Ozarks:  Mountain Meals and Memories, 2007, by Rolland Love and Mary-Lane Kamberg   (Click for link to Amazon listing) Looking for a fast, ... Read on »
Purist Macaroni & Cheese: THREE ingredients by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma "Mom's Extra Sharp Mac and Cheese" (Click to be linked) Ran across this recipe when I was searching for a new baked Mac & Cheese recipe to play with. I was ... Read on »
Good & Good For You: Roasted Sweet Potatoes by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma   Did anyone else see Shaun T on Dr. Oz yesterday talking about how great sweet potatoes are for us nutritionally?  I've always loved them and love that they're ... Read on »
Taste of the Ozarks: Beans & Greens by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma Even I will admit that maybe that doesn't look all that delcious, but I swear on a stack of Bibles, it's delicious.  Beans & Greens has long been a down-home dis ... Read on »
Angel Food Cake: To Grease or Not to Grease by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I hadn't baked angel food cake in years so I couldn't remember if I was supposed to grease the pan or not. I kept thinking that the trick was to not grease the p ... Read on »
Appetizers with Style: Christmas Tree Veggie Plate by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma My friend, Jennifer, sent me a pic of the appetizer plate she made for a Christmas work party. I LOVE this!  What a great way to turn a simple veggie tray into a ... Read on »
Better Than Mom's (Sorry Mom!) Lasagna by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma     Sorry, Mom, even though you were a fabulous cook, I think in this one instance I beat you at your own game.  I love lasagna but with only two of u ... Read on »
Happy New Year: To Resolve or Not to Resolve by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I've spent so many years making huge, multi-page lists of goals, breaking them down all Franklin-Covey-ish into smaller goals, and those into smaller goals...and ... Read on »
Christmas Eve Traditions: Mushroom, Goat Cheese, & Spicy Chicken Sausage Lasagna by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma  Newlywed bride Sarah made this incredilble looking lasagna for hubby Sebastian and put these photos up on Facebook--is this not beautiful looking and scrumptiou ... Read on »
Last Minute Food Gifts: Cookie Dippin' by Glenna M. Posted in: Blog Posts in Asthma I'm down to the wire. After making two huge batches of Ghirardelli/French vanilla cocoa mix and pomegranate winter comfort tea and I-forget-how-many batches of c ... Read on »