Food Adventures of a Comfort Cook

Feather Cake with Broiled Topping.  Mary Cokenour photo
Now and again, I will write about recipes that originate back to the pioneers that followed Brigham Young in their 1847 trek. Finding recipes that deal with the Hole in the Rock pioneers has been more of a challenge. So, while attempting to find more recipes associated to San Juan County only, a...
A chicken sub with peppers and onions.  Mary Cokenour photo
“When the moon hits your eye, Like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. When the world seems to shine, Like you’ve had too much wine, that’s amore.” – That’s Amore, sung by Dean Martin (sigh, oh Dino!), 1953. According to another national food holiday calendar, February 7th is Fettuccine Alfredo Day; 9th...
Corn casserole, fried chicken tenderloins, and garlic baby potatoes. Mary Cokenour photo
Whether seeing recipes online, reading through a myriad of cookbooks, or finding a product at the supermarket, I am always looking for something new to cook or bake. During the 2024 holiday season, I discovered a new product from frozen food diva, Marie Callender, Sweet Corn Casserole. The...
Korean bulgogi dishes on display. Mary Cokenour photo
According to another “National Food Days” calendar I found, January 13th is National Korean-American Day. Which, of course, got me to thinking about my experiences with Korean cuisine, and how few they were. It was not till the middle to later 2000s that Korean food began to make an appearance in...
Try a Mediterranean Stir-Fry to start the new year clean and bright. Mary Cokenour photo
Recently I discovered there are various superstitions regarding what you should, or should not, do on New Year’s Day. I have no idea where I must have been when these superstitions came about, but have not ever heard of them before. Supposedly you should not shower or bathe, clean anything, or any...
Great food can be simple on the outside and full of tasty wonder on the inside.  Mary Cokenour photo
People are more similar to books than one realizes. There are three ways to get to know what a book is all about. Look at the cover only and form a conclusion based upon no factual information. Read the tease on the inside, or back, cover and form a conclusion based upon rumor or gossip. Read...
Vanilla cheesecake with chocolate mousse is obviously an outstanding way to get back on Santa’s good list. Mary Cokenour photo
The basic tradition for welcoming, and bribing, Santa Claus is to leave out a plate of cookies, and a glass of milk. It is a given that Santa, therefore, must love sweets, and be able to tolerate dairy very well. But what if, and I am just throwing this out there, you threw aside the traditional,...
Wonderful varieties of holiday fudge. Mary Cokenour photo
From experience, coming up with recipes in the mind, figuring out ingredients and putting it all together can be either delicious success, or “what the heck was I thinking!” failure. However, once in a great while, a recipe seeming to go wrong ends up creating an amazing yummy mistake. Take, for...
Meringue Cookies are a holiday favorite. Mary Cokenour photo
It is December 1st as I am writing this and, being the ultimate holiday month, time to plan out what sweets to make for sharing. Correct, for sharing. Each year I endeavor to make enough treats to give out to those who have provided services throughout the year. There are also the folks that Roy...
Giving thanks for many things with pepper stewak and onions. Mary Cokenour photo
Essentially, what is the holiday of Thanksgiving all about? This made me recently wonder due to Thanksgiving being notated on my wall calendar, but for different countries. I knew about the holiday happening in the USA and Canada, but more countries than those two? Our basic definition is an...

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