Cherries!

We eat cherries 'round here like their candy.

The boys are getting better and better and spitting the pits out so I think I'll invest in a spittoon.

Short Rib Lasagna Rolls

Here is a super yummy meal I made after watching Giada do it on her show.

Since we have a whole cow down in the freezer each year, I end up with about 10 pounds of short ribs.

I've braised em, grilled em, boiled em, baked em and now made them into lasagna rolls.

This meal was super easy and delish!

Recipe

Cherry Pie

I made my first cherry pie the other day!

It was much easier than I thought but that's probably because I didn't pit my own cherries or anything.

I used this wonderful stuff called cherry pie filling!

I used my standard Crisco recipe for pie crust too.

Super Yummy!

Hawaiian Chicken

I found this recipe in a cook book and then changed it up to suit what I actually had in the pantry.

So easy and yummy!

1 can pineapple chunks, undrained

1 T Stone Ground Mustard

4-6 Chicken Breasts (boneless)

1/4 cup soy sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Mix liquids and pour over chicken.

Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour.

Serve over rice (I use brown).

Fish Fry

The other day my sister told me my food blog was lame.

I think she meant that because I haven't posted in a long time.

Or maybe she meant it because it looks nothing like Tasty Kitchen?

Whatev, Sister.

Today I am showing you FRIED TROUT!

Growing up, the only fish ever ingested into my body was trout.

Fried Trout.

I was never offered or served any other type of fish.

In a restaurant though, I could never order the fish because my daddy said it would never be as good as what he made.

I believed him.

Fast-forward about 20 years and I'll tell you that I have indeed eaten Salmon and Sea Bass prepared at restaurants.  But never trout.

Without realizing it, I'm doing the same thing to my children.

The only fish they've had in their short sweet lives is fried trout.

Prepared by my daddy.

Oh they've had the occasional fish stick (bla) but never eaten at Long John Silver's (though I do love that place and My Man does not).

The other day my boys requested some of Poppy's fish.  I knew my parents were coming to our house that weekend and after a quick phone call, the trout was on it's way.

My dad is an avid fisherman so you can always find a bag of frozen trout in their deep freeze.

He brought it, I prepared it just like he does and fried it up for dinner.

I also made some hushpuppies.

A little dark on one end, they were still delish!

And please don't let the pic turn you away.

This is Rachael Ray's artichoke and spinach mac and cheese.

It was heavenly!

Tres Leches

My Man has a lawn and landscape business.

We have lot of hispanic employees and they work hard.

Harder than most white American men and I have a lot of things to say about the lack of work ethic we've created in America but not today.

Today, I will show you what I made for those men of Meh-he-co.

Tres Leches Cake!

Since they have to work on Cinco de Mayo, I usually try to make them some kind of goodie as a token of my appreciation for all they do.

This year, I got a recipe for authentic Tres Leches Cake from my gal REE.

It's really easy and quite yummy!

The Amigos asked their "Jefe" if his woman made it.

When My Man told them I did, they nodded in approval and complimented how good it tasted.

"Just like mi abuela made it back in Meh-he-co."

Okay, not really but they did say it was really bueno.