August 2016 - Simple Comfort Food

Chicken, Chinese, Events, Game Day, Rice, Sauce

Chinese Orange Chicken

Dax Phillips / August 29, 2016 / 0 Comments

It was not too long ago when we went to visit my wife’s uncle who was in town visiting. Chinese food was on the menu, and there was one thing, the orange chicken,…

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Events, Game Day, Pork, Sauce, Stews

New Mexico Hatch Chile Pork

Dax Phillips / August 23, 2016 / 2 Comments

Recently our local grocery store began selling New Mexican Hatch chiles, something I have been wanting for many, many years. Granted I have made plenty of chili over the last ten years or so, but…

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Appetizers, Barbecue, Burgers, Game Day, Grilling, Potato Skins, Sandwiches, Sauce

Fry Sauce

Dax Phillips / August 20, 2016 / 0 Comments

Fry sauce, or simply a ‘special sauce’ is probably the easiest thing to make and typically served with french fries. I think fry sauce can pretty much go on anything, including burgers, and…

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Baking, Barbecue, Kids, Sides, Snack

Homemade Biscuits

Dax Phillips / August 15, 2016 / 0 Comments

I recently told my wife “This is the year of the biscuit”. I don’t know what got over me when I said that, but I meant what I said. I’ve been thinking of…

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Appetizers, Game Day, Kids, Onions, Snack

Homemade French Onion Dip

Dax Phillips / August 10, 2016 / 0 Comments

As I have noted in the past, my daughter loves, just loves Grandma’s dip. I think she actually gets excited when we go to Grandma’s house because she knows that the majority of…

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Baking, Dessert, Fruit, Kids

Dump Cake

Dax Phillips / August 8, 2016 / 0 Comments

I know, I know… another dessert recipe. I guess I am on a roll. The chocolate ice cream was such a hit that I decided to show my daughter another no fuss and way…

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