mkCall it a midlife crisis or a middle of the night idea.. but I have been drawn to the old recipes lately. The recipes that not many people eat, much less prepare these days. …
strawberry pie
Who remembers this song: Strawberry wine… seventeen … first taste of love… I’m pretty sure it was in the 90s. And, I’m pretty sure a lot of my (mis)adventures of the 90s involved strawberry …
chicken noodle cassoulet
Quite possibly the worst name ever… but my kids named it so what do you do? I’m open to other names. I made this a while back- in an attempt to get …
white BBQ sauce
The BEST white barbecue sauce you’ll ever try…
homemade gummy bears
What happens when a homeschool mom wants to incorporate the characteristics of protein chains for her high schoolers chemistry lesson? Gummy bears. Of course, she didn’t want her picture taken. Gone are the days when …
Introducing… something new
Well… helooooo there old friend. It’s been a while. And, yes… you may have gotten some updates from a totally different site. This site is no longer The Village Cook, – it’s now got a …
dry rib rub
You guys… this stuff is so good. I make my father in law a huge batch when I see him. He says he uses it on everything; steaks, chops, burgers, ribs… Of course, I offered …
summertime… and the living is_________
It’s  summer!!! Okay, well… it’s been summer. Heck, it’s almost always summer (at least weather-wise) where I live. We have three seasons; warm, hot and Africa sauna hot. But…. summertime around here means I don’t …
Easter Recipe Round Up!
A sweet round up of Easter recipes
Key lime pie cookies
There are desserts that should have babies. Pie meets cookie at the social distancing dessert club during thanksgiving (remember my pumpkin pie cookies?) and eventually they stop social distancing… so here comes a slew of …
family update
We started 2021 with four new additions to our family. Yes, FOUR. (No, they aren’t all puppies. ) Two puppies and a toddler, and a blue and gold Macaw rescue. We decided to take in …
spicy shrimp air fried egg rolls
Y’all. Remember when you found out chocolate is good for you? Or that avocados are healthy? Oh yes. Meet the appetizer vision of that feeling. Instead of taking the usually deep fried technique for these …
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