Cookin' in the HallWay

Cooking, Baking and Good Eatting!

Pasta Lori

16oz Pasta of your choice prepared al dente Brown 12 oz Italian Sausage Roast until lightly brown a heaping 1/4 cup of slivered almonds 1/2 cup of Julienne Cut Sun-dried … Continue reading

November 11, 2023 · Leave a comment

Barry’s Own Vanilla Cupcakes

I was asked to make, ok I asked if I could make, cupcakes for my Daughter’s Baby Shower.  There was just one problem, we were in between the house we … Continue reading

June 21, 2020 · Leave a comment

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pockets

Every week we buy three HEAPING quarts of strawberries from a little stand across the Rio Vista Bridge.  The couple that own the stand are some of the hardest working … Continue reading

September 6, 2019 · Leave a comment

Ham and Split Pea Soup – Soup to Warm Up a Winter Day

We enjoy soup a LOT as soon as it gets cold, and yes sometimes when it is HOT!!!   We love all types of soup from broth vegetarian to creamy … Continue reading

January 1, 2019 · Leave a comment

My Almost Award Winning Chili

I came in second place about twenty years ago at our Church “Easthills” Chili cook off, and in a three-way tie this summer at our Brentwood Bible Family Camp Chili … Continue reading

November 20, 2018 · Leave a comment

Ground Meat My Style (Beef & Pork Blend)

We watch a LOT of the Food Network and other cooking channels, and one of my favorite chefs is  Bobby Flay!!!  On one of Bobby’s shows a few years ago … Continue reading

November 16, 2018 · Leave a comment

Sandi’s Creamy Tomato – One of My Favorite Soups

I’m a Tomato Soup critic, ok snob.  My tomato soup has be full bodied and creamy.  When I was a kid I loved my Grandma Bailey’s (my Dad’s Mom) Creamy … Continue reading

November 13, 2018 · Leave a comment

Salted Caramel Sauce

After watching some of my favorite cooks (Anne Burrell, Ree Drummond, and Tyler Florence) make caramel sauce I got inspired to create my own.  I started making caramel for candy … Continue reading

November 5, 2018 · Leave a comment

“Real Creamy” Ice Cream With NO Sugar Added

I’ve been making homemade ice cream for about eight years, changing the recipe over and over again attempting to reduce the fat, the sugar, THE CALORIES!!!   I even gave … Continue reading

November 5, 2018 · Leave a comment

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

The fall of 2015 I was looking for a great Pumpkin Cupcake recipe and found one to use as a base.  This year I believe I have perfected the recipe … Continue reading

November 12, 2016 · Leave a comment