Skull Cornbread with Cheddar and Jalapeno

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Over the years I had many character and specialty pans that I used to make cakes; for the kids and adults – mainly birthdays, holidays and special occasions. This skull pan from Nordic Ware is a recent purchase that I used to make pizza skulls a few years ago and now cornbread skulls. … Continue reading

Super Bowls with Cornbread and Chili

Two of my favorite chili recipes are  my Black Bean Chili and Chili Michigan Style (see recipes below). I also included my favorite corn bread recipe which I adapted to fit a 6-well jumbo muffin tin. Once again I found a very neat idea from a recent issue of the Food Network Magazine; this time … Continue reading

Katherine’s Black Bean Chili, Updated Oct.17, 2023

This recipe is adapted from Katherine’s Catering Service here in Ann Arbor, Michigan.   Her catering company has been around since 1985 (which says only positive things about this catering business) and Gene and I were fortunate to attend many business functions that were catered by her group. She specializes in full service event planning … Continue reading