Joy in the Kitchen!

Dinner tonight is White Bean Chili!   What better side dish fora steaming bowl of chili than a nice big piece of cornbread!   I love the way cornbread is porous and lets the butter and honey soak right in.  Mmmm! Now, I realize that some of you don't recognize this type of cornbread as the REAL stuff since it is sweet and light, but, it's what folks in my neck of the woods are familiar with.  If you're looking for a light, sweet, moist cornbread, you'll enjoy this one.  This recipe makes a 9x13 pan full.  It is moist, and delicious.  If you can't use it up when you first serve it, it reheats in the microwave really well. Cornbread 1 C. melted margarine or butter 1 1/3 C. sugar 4 eggs, beaten 2 C. buttermilk 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 C. plain yogurt or sour cream 1 tsp. salt 2 C. all purpose flour 2 C. corn meal Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Mix the sugar and melted butter together.  Add eggs and...

Need a dessert that will dress up any occasion? How about a light main dish for a special luncheon? Cream Puffs fit the description perfectly!  They look as delicious as they taste and are really, really, easy to make. We like to eat large ones filled with a creamy chocolate filling, or we've made small ones to serve at wedding receptions. They make a delightful main dish by filling with a fresh chicken or seafood salad.  Any way you fill them, they are YUMMY! Today is our "Engagement Anniversary"!  Just a mere 28 years ago my husband proposed over a lovely Japanese dinner he cooked for us.  The proposal was hidden in fortune cookies he served at the end of dinner.... no wonder he was so insistent when I didn't take one the first time he offered them. LOL  I'd never enjoyed fortune cookies before like I did that evening. :)  No time for a special celebration dinner tonight, so chocolate filled cream puffs will be what makes our celebration special. No...