Recipes

If you are only making 1 slab of ribs, you can cut rub recipe back to teaspoon measurements. I always make extra for leftovers, but never seem to have any--no...

We made these for holiday craft projects in grade school. They also doubled as inexpensive handmade gifts.

I don't remember where I got the original recipe, but it's been tweaked over the years, and these cookies have always been a hit. They are buttery and soft, even...

This cold pickle recipe is a family recipe, compliments of my grandmother, Jeanette Kesselring, from Arnold, Missouri. These are delicious eaten straight from the jar (although we use them as...

This is a favorite of ours from Louisiana. It's not a "BBQ" in the traditional sense, but herbed shrimp. It's best with shrimp with heads on, but if you can't...

This is from Aunt Doris (Macak). Great on a cold winter day when your craving something off the grill.

I saw a variation of this as a rub with brown sugar for salmon. I felt it was pretty close to the Gateway blend and came up with this. I...

This is a family recipe and it is made at every family event and all sports gatherings.

Over the years, I've experimented with The Spice House Fajita Seasoning, using it to cook primarily beef fajitas. More recently, my wife and I have embarked upon a low-fat to...

Hot and spicy!

This is a variation on a family recipe for traditional brownies. The combination of cinnamon, anise, and cayenne pepper gives these brownies a somewhat Mexican flavor. The brownies are halfway...

This recipe was named by a friend of mine, as the only good thing I got out of my first marriage, and the $15,000 dollars it cost me. We all...

About 20 years ago, my wife and myself were having dinner at the Hilton in New Orleans. Barbeque shrimp were on the menu. My wife ordered it and thoroughly enjoyed...

This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).

This recipe comes to us courtesy of the "Spice of Life Cookbook" by Treva Davis (no longer in print).