The First Trick or Treat?
Since costumes hadn’t been invented yet (they barely had clothes, who’d have thought to wear something that made them look like something else?), Cave Men and Women had to make do with scaring the neighbors. That’s why they say “Trick or treat” instead of “Treat or trick.” They didn’t have treats [...]

Ingredients:
6 apples – skinned and diced (whatever kind you like, or mix ‘em, Roscoe used MacIntosh)
Dried cherries – a handful
Brown sugar – 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon – a couple shakes
Lemon juice
Jelly or preserves – a couple spoonfuls
Bourbon – a couple glugs
Yes, Roscoe Bakes
He’s done it before, notably the Bourbon Dried Fruit Tart. Notice a pattern here? Roscoe [...]

Ingredients:
Tomatillos – 8-10
Peppers – any kind you like, 3-4
Red onion – 3-4 small ones
Garlic – 6-8 cloves, chopped
Balsamic vinegar – a splash or two
Honey – 1/4 cup
Salt, pepper, Cholula
Red or white wine – a couple glugs
Got Sauce?
We’re not talking tomato sauce here, the kind you put over spaghetti. And we’re not even talking some kind [...]

Ingredients:
Italian Sausage – 2 lbs., casing removed
White beans – 1 bag dried; Navy or cannellini (as long as they’re white)
Stock – 8-10 cups, make your own or canned, beef or chicken
Celery – 2 stalks, chopped
Red pepper – chopped
Red onion – chopped or sliced
2-3 carrots – chopped
White wine
Worcestershire, Cholula, seasonings: salt, pepper, oregano, basil
A Meal In [...]

Ingredients:
Pulled Pork
Can Black Beans
Red onion
Red pepper
Spicy Brown Mustard
Tortillas – Corn or flour, or both
Pepper Jack Cheese
Olive oil, Worcestershire, Cholula
Spices
Green onion
Cilantro
Salsa
You Just Can’t Get Enough Pulled Pork
Pork Butts went on sale again and you had no choice, you had to buy a couple. Totally understandable (at $.97 a pound, you ought to fill a truck with [...]