http://taracooks.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:48:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   I don't want to say goodbye to summer just yet.  I love the season of grilling, fresh veggies, sweet and juicy fruits, and trying new combinations.  Here's my latest concoction  - Hawaiian Rib eye Salad.  The steak can be grilled outside or inside on a griddle.  Bacon and fresh pineapple ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2031 Thanks De for this fantastic recipe.  These Garlic Cheddar Biscuits taste a lot like the ones Reb Lobster serves in their bread basket.  Good thing my oven is on the blink, else I'd be baking more of these.  And they would head straight for my hips! 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour 3/4 cup ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2028 I admit I was a bit skeptical about cooking fish on a plank of cedar wood.  But I bought a couple of cedar planks and some salmon and gave it a try, just for my Taracooks readers.  This salmon was the most savory salmon I’ve ever tasted!  And it passed ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2023 Here’s a quick recipe that is a family favorite here at home.  To avoid MSG, I used mostly organic ingredients, and olive for sautéing. Chicken Lettuce Wraps end up being healthier choice than Chinese takeout. 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar 1 Tablespoon Brown Sugar ½ teaspoon Ground Red Pepper ¼ teaspoon Ground Ginger 1 teaspoon Sesame ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2011     Saturday mornings are special to our family.  We get to sleep late and eat a lazy breakfast on the back porch during the summer. Breakfast often consists of home made buttermilk pancakes. With Tennessee peaches ripe for harvest, why not whip up some fresh cream, slice some fresh peaches, make ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2008 Every southern gal needs a tasty BBQ sauce recipe and I created this one last weekend upon the request of a friend. (Hi Brenda!) Why buy the mass produced, store bought sauce loaded with chemicals, when you can toss a few spices and other ingredients together in a sauce pan, heat the ingredients ... http://taracooks.com/?p=2003 Peach Lemonade is a refreshing way to beat this Tennessee heat.  The peaches are ready to harvest around here.  Saturday I whipped up some peach lemonade,with fresh peaches and real lemons, and it was all gone by nightfall.  It was a hit here at home! 2 cups peach puree (from fresh or frozen ... http://taracooks.com/?p=1996 I just love new kitchen gadgets that are worth the space they take up in my cabinets.  I recently bought some FIRE WIRE skewers with my birthday money.  I first saw them at Williams-Sonoma, but they ran out before the 4th of July. So I found them at Kroger on summer ... http://taracooks.com/?p=1988 Nothing says SUMMERTIME better than home made ice cream right? I have happy, but hot summertime memories from my childhood. We didn’t have A/C until I was 7 years old. We lived in the country near my grandmother. She didn’t have A/C either. But I remember cookouts, and watermelon, cold ... http://taracooks.com/?p=749 A few weeks ago, I posted my great grandmother's recipe for shortcake.  My mom would make shortcake and serve it one of two ways - either smothered with hot fudge sauce or topped with sweetened strawberries and cream.  The shortcake was such a hit here with our kids, I've created a lemon ... http://taracooks.com/?p=1980