Beef, Blog, Food & Recipes, Uncategorized |
I have been dry aging beef all wrong. The best way is to have a friend with a walk-in cooler devoted to his meat curing and processing. Yep meet my friend Bill. He’s one of those guys that has everything. From a pizza oven to a commercial deep fryer, this guys...
Food & Recipes, Seafood, Uncategorized, Veggies |
It’s still summer here in Florida, so we are grilling when we can: thus Wild Rice and Shrimp Salad. This was a great lunch. The wild rice made it, so we didn’t feel like we were missing out on bread. The shrimp were big and tasty, coming off the grill. A...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized, Veggies |
With fall just around the corner, squash of every kind has been showing up in the grocery stores. Acorn squash happens to be one of my favorites. I usually slice it in half and microwave it with butter and OJ concentrate for a simple side. But once in a while, I stuff...
Cocktails, Food & Recipes, Uncategorized |
So its week thirtyteen of quarantine, we have run out of LaCroix to mix with our vodka, enter the Cranberry Lemonade Quarantini. AKA the drink I could make a pitcher of without going to the grocery store. You may be asking yourself, why does Michelle have so many...
Food & Recipes, How To, Seafood, Uncategorized |
I am a native Floridian and stone crab claws are a delicacy that I have enjoyed my whole life. Stone crab is the kind of meal that we saved for special occasions especially New Year’s or Valentines day when I was a kid. Stone crab have hard shells but tender rich meat...
Beef, Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Uncategorized |
Herb and Balsamic Burgers Herb and Balsamic burgers are my first try at a blog recipe living in the temporary house also known as the RV. The food props are non-existent and my lighting is sun and whatever is built into the RV ceiling. It is not the fault of the Herb...
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, Uncategorized |
At every Taquería I have been in from the hills of Mexico to the dust roadsides of Texas my favorite taco is always the pork Carnitas. It is the most prefect pork taco you have every dreamed of: juicy yet crispy and flavorful but not too spicy, bliss in a tortilla. I...
Dips and Sauces, Food & Recipes, Uncategorized |
My tomato white wine caper sauce is my go to sauce for like a million things, and here is why. First I almost always have all the needed ingredients in the house. Second my husband loves capers. And third it’s so simple plus I get to drink the rest of the bottle of...
Lifestyle, Uncategorized |
So I am a bad blogger, I should be punished, I have avoided working on my series of articles on grocery shopping (read the first, second, and third stories here) for months because frankly the center of the grocery store is a scary place to visit. I like the perimeter...
Dining Out, Lifestyle, Manners, Uncategorized |
Using the Correct Fork Matters to Me Last night my husband and I were kid free and decided to head out to a nice little local restaurant for a simple dinner. This little Italian bistro is not fancy but they home make the pasta and the owners are good people and part...
Food & Recipes, Main Courses, Seafood, Uncategorized |
Living in South Florida we are lucky to often receive gifts of freshly caught fish from friends and family that are successful fisher-persons. As a native Floridian I know that you graciously accept the gift then wait until you get home to see exactly what you have,...