Dinner
Ole! Ole! Try This Salad Today! I am absolutely besotted with Mexican food! Not the kind you get at a fast food chain restaurant drive-through window, although that will do, in a pinch. We have been brainwashed by these chains into believing that Mexican people only cook and eat tacos and burritos. I am talking [...]
These Are The Bomb! I must have been living under a rock or in a cave for the past few years, because I had never heard of these clever little “bomb”-type appetizers. Apparently there is one made with pepperoni, resembling a pizza in flavor, that has been all the rage. These in this recipe are [...]
Delightfully Hot and Cold – All at the Same Time! Don’t be fooled by the picture, this is a chilled soup, not some fancy new drink! It is a fruit gazpacho, topped with a crab, lime and jalapeno relish. This light and elegant chilled soup could be served as a light lunch, maybe with a [...]
Bunches of Crunches! This salad has been around for years and is a potluck and picnic staple. People love the crunchiness of the salad coupled with the tangy sweetness of the dressing. Some of the ingredients have changed a little over the past decades, to reflect our more health-conscious eating habits. Avocado, mango and edamame [...]
Just How “Southern” Are Y’all? Any Southerner worth their salt has some type of personal relationship with this humble, porridge-like foodstuff called grits. There seems to be a rather controversial divide when it comes to grits: either you absolutely love them, or you absolutely hate them. As a Southern gal myself, I was raised on [...]
Are You Ready For Utter Deliciousness? One of Jersey’s signature identifying features, and one of which they are inordinately proud, is the humble cheesesteak sandwich. I have to admit, a cheesesteak is a very satisfying sandwich, full of beef, cheese, onions and peppers. But I can’t always take the time to drive to Jersey. My [...]
What’s Better Than an Argentine Tango? This Recipe, Of Course! Some will like it hot. Others will like it chilled. Either way you choose to serve it, you are going to get rave reviews. I wouldn’t normally recommend a soup for summer, unless it was a light, chilled soup. This soup is one of those [...]
Satisfyingly Simple 10-Minute Shrimp Dinner If I am going to cook, at all, during the dog days of summer, then it has to be something that is easy to prepare. Something that will cook in mere minutes. This meal-in-a-bowl is the perfect example of my ideal summertime dinner. Although this is, technically speaking, considered to [...]
Better Than Take Out! I can’t even begin to count the number of times I have gone to my favorite Indian restaurant, only to think to myself that surely I could make this at home. So I would try. I would add a little of this spice or that. Maybe add some tomatoes….but my efforts [...]
It’s Bacon! (Oh, and a Few Other Goodies) My dogs would really pester me if I tried to sit down and enjoy this sandwich. I mean, seriously, one of them goes into spinning and sliding-across-the-kitchen-floor frenzies whenever I take the bacon out of my fridge. I know this is all my fault, because I have [...]