My uncle Ray used to drive two towns over just to get a box of Bojangles on a Sunday afternoon. He always ordered the pintos on the side, no matter what else sat on his tray. He ate them before anything else. That habit is where I first got curious about copying this dish at…
Last July 4th, my uncle set up a turkey fryer in his driveway. He always started by frying corn before cooking the turkey in the afternoon. He would sit in a lawn chair, with a spice jar on the armrest, and toss out the fried corn pieces as they finished cooking. I asked him why…
I love going to the gym, but I don’t like store-bought protein bars. For the past three months, I’ve been making a homemade oatmeal bar to eat before my workouts. It fits nicely into my morning routine, especially before tough 6 a.m. sessions when I need something simple and satisfying. I got the idea for…
My college roommate had a jar of cheese sauce in the fridge that she said was better than any fast-food version. She told me it came from a recipe her sister sent her on an index card, inspired by Wendy’s Swiss Cheese Sauce Recipe. After a tough week of exams, she would heat some in…
My dad made breakfast for the family on Saturday mornings. He always started with the potatoes before adding the eggs or bacon. He would stand at the stove in his robe, half-listening to the news on the radio while stirring the potatoes without really looking at them. I thought he had a special trick for…
My sister got a Ninja slushie machine for her birthday. She used it all summer to make a copycat of Wendy’s Ninja Slushie Frosty Recipe. She would bring it to my house from her old job, giving it to me before we even said hello. It tasted just like the original. Eventually, I asked her…
Every August, my neighbor Frank gives me a jar of Grillo’s Pickles Brine Recipe over the fence. Each year, I ask him what’s in the brine, but he never writes it down. He adds a splash of this and a pinch of that until it tastes right to him. Two summers ago, I finally sat…
Last September, my neighbor Carol knocked on my door holding an empty foil pan. She asked who taught me to make fudge like that. Her question inspired me to write down my Dairy Queen Cocoa Fudge Recipe finally. As summer ended and fall approached, I tried to make it in a chipped enamel pot my…
This Jersey Mike’s Juice Recipe is a simple homemade sauce that takes just five minutes to make with five easy ingredients. This sharp, zesty sauce enhances the flavor of meat, cheese, and vegetables in your sandwiches. A splash of this tangy sauce can make your sandwich taste better. I make a batch every week and…
Trenary Toast Recipe comes from Trenary, a small town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Bakers there have been making this twice-baked cinnamon bread for generations. It has become a local treat, and people now order it from all over the country. To make it, slice the bread thick and coat it with a mix of butter…