Baking, Deserts, Food & Recipes |
I am a mass killer of bananas; so I invented chocolate coconut banana coffee cake. I feel so guilty about wasting over ripe bananas. I over buy and we under consume bananas on a regular basis. As a result I am always looking for ideas to use them up. I make quite a...
Baking, Deserts, Featured, Food & Recipes |
I have made nutmeg wine cake in the past as a way to jazz up box cake mix in a pinch, but those cakes always left me uninspired. I would make them as a bunt cake with some fresh fruit or simple glaze over the top and I always felt like the flavors were such a good...
Appetizer, Food & Recipes, Veggies |
My marinated cannellini bean and tomato bruschetta recipe was inspired by something I read in a cooking magazine. The original recipe was a cold salad with Middle Eastern spices, but it got me thinking. And one night when we were looking for a light dinner...
Food & Recipes, Soups & Stews |
Posole (Pozole) is a traditional Latina American stew of chilies and pork slow cooked for tons of flavor. Traditional recipes for Posole use cheaper cuts of pork like necks and dry chilies to give the stew lots of fat and flavor. This is not that kind of recipe; this...
Blog, Entertaining, holidays, Uncategorized |
A few simple tips that help keep me sane on Thanksgiving or anytime I am hosting a big dinner party. I have been cooking on Turkey Day for over twenty years so I know of what I write, and please share any other tips you have in the comments section of this post....
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Salad |
Roasted Sausage and Mushrooms with Watercress Salad Sometimes a dinner party meal can look like a fancy spread but is really just a simple watercress salad that can be pulled together any night of the week. It’s all about presentation! This is a dinner that I have...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Pork, Portfolio |
For my frist trip to ALDI, I suited up with my reusable bags, a quarter for my cart and $100 in gift certificates from Bon Appetit’s ALDI $10 Blogger challenge! So here is the deal I was challenged to make dinner for four a total of $10 with all ALDI products and then...
Food & Recipes, Salad, Seafood |
Who can resist shrimp and peaches in the summer? My husband and I love a nice summer date night meal that involves a simple grilled protein and light sides. It’s just too darn hot in Florida at this time of year for pot roast. This salad is a perfect illustration of...
Food & Recipes, Salad, Side dishes |
So it’s been way too long since I added a new post to this blog, I apologize, or as my father would have said say mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa. It’s Father’s Day as I am writing this and thus the nod to my father and the somewhat German inspired Potato...