Sourdough Jalapeno Cornbread is a great way to dress up a southwest burger, or it pairs nicely with a bowl of homemade chili. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal 1... Read more >>

A Home-Reared Chef! Cook by Instinct, Recipe #13! Pancakes are not only for breakfast or brunch, but dinner also! And these, my pancakes, aren’t your everyday run-of-the-mill thick,... Read more >>

The great push by pioneers to settle the wild frontier was aided by this simple staple, insuring survival and defeating hunger. Some 175 years ago, Westward expansion succeeded, due mainly to the... Read more >>

One must remember that a century and a half ago, frontier settlers didn’t have refrigeration, so sourdough bread was created out of necessity. The process of making sourdough starter became... Read more >>