Chef Alli's Pressure Cooked Creamy Penne Pasta with Ground Beef

Mom always had a stove-top pressure cooker so early on I was aware of their potential and basic operation. In Home Ec. classes at Abilene Hi...

Tom Otto’s 5-ingredient Chili

On a cold, rainy day in Abilene, Kansas, Barry mixed up a batch of Tom Otto’s Chili. Tom made a big batch of his recipe on another cold, rai...

Beef in 30—Beef Picadillo Stuffed Acorn Squash

I picked up a beef cookbook, "Thirty Meals in 30 Minutes" in a booth set up during Abilene's 150th celebration of The Chisholm...

Pizza in 5 -- artisan make ahead crust + a couple of toppings

In an early step in the original pizza recipe    from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread In Five Minutes a Day  by Jeff Herbzberg and Zoë Francois...

Amish Mexican-style Haystacks

Haystacks – are they Amish or simply a deconstructed Mexican dish? I’m not sure but I am sure they are a FUN way to serve either a large or ...