1.5 cups melted clarified butter 1/2 cup oil 40 leaves phillo dough 4 cups finely ground nuts – your preference cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, etc to taste 1.5 cups evaporated cane juice (sugar) 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice 1/2 Tbsp brown rice syrup or honey Mix butter and oil.  Cut dough to the shape of the [...]

I received an email feed from Smitten Kitchen the other day with something utterly delectable… a photo of food that instantaneously caused your mouth to salivate in anticipation of taking a bite of something that is on the other side of the country. Cruelty, plain and simple. What was this photograph? Bourbon Peach Hand Pies. [...]

I made this for the group on our recent camping trip, and it was a HUGE hit!  It is basically my great-grandmother’s cobbler recipe, but modified for cooking in a dutch oven.  Because of the nature of a dutch oven, you don’t need to prepare the fruit to be like pie filling – saving a [...]

This is a quick snack that your kids will love, and you probably have the ingredients on hand! tortillas – 1 for each person cinnamon & sugar mixture honey or agave nectar butter vanilla ice cream Place a pancake griddle over medium heat. Lightly butter the griddle, and lay your first tortilla on it. Butter [...]