Really Good Caesar Dressing
Mmmmmm… Caesar Salad. Who doesn’t love a good Caesar salad? Crisp Romaine, crunchy croutons and fresh parm all tossed with that lemony, garlicky goodness. This classic salad is one of my favorites. It contains the simplest of ingredients but the flavors in that dressing add a beautiful complexity that sets it apart from any other salad out there. This recipe…
Olive Crostini with Fresh Mozzarella
I recently had these Olive Crostini with Fresh Mozzarella at a friend’s little birthday gathering and they were so yummy that I could not stop popping them in my mouth! I was not the only one indulging in these yummy little bites either. They were the hit of the party! Actually everything they served was delicious, but these were my…
5 Festive Recipes For Cinco De Mayo
Cinco De Mayo is just a few days away! Do you have a plan to celebrate? Any celebration that features tacos is alright by me! Here are a few recipes to make for the festivities. Enjoy and Salud! Spicy Roasted Green Chili Salsa Click here Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad Click here Chili Lime Shrimp Street Tacos Click here Slow-cooker…
Derby Day: Spicy Shrimp and Andouille Sausage
Derby Day: Spicy Shrimp and Andouille Sausage for the win! Serve up this simple and flavorful dish at your upcoming derby party or any day for that matter. Yum! Well, now that it’s almost May, I think that spring has finally arrived! What a crazy year of weather! I’m sooooooo looking forward to a nice long stretch of sunnier and warmer…
Wine Wednesday: Fairsing Vineyard
A couple of weeks ago my friend Antoinette and I took a trip out to wine country. She needed to deliver some flowers and a thank you card to the owner’s, Mary Ann and Mike at Fairsing Vineyard. The week prior, Mike, had rescued her after getting her car stuck in the mud just down the road from the winery.…
Sargento Cheese Chopped at Home Challenge
So proud that my SOPES WITH BLACK BEANS, CHICKEN, CREMA AND TOMATO SALAD made it to the @SargentoCheese Chopped at Home Challenge! Vote now. Please vote for my dish at the link in this post. I need as many votes as possible to win. Thank you! You be the Judge! Vote for your favorite entries to help select the finalist.…
Kitchen Table Memiors: Thai Fried Rice
Oh, how I love Thai Cuisine! My very first experience with Thai food was in the second or third grade. I was at a Blue Birds/Camp Fire Girls meeting and this wonderful lady from Thailand came in as our guest speaker. She taught us how to make Kow Pad (Thai Fried Rice). I had never had anything like it before,…
Kitchen Table Memiors
It was in my Mother’s kitchen that my great love affair with food and entertaining first began. She was, and still is, an amazing cook. Gathering inspiration from her many magazine subscriptions, cookbooks and recipes swaps with friends and relatives. No, there was no Google or Food Network back then and the only Chefs that I can recall on television…
Inspiration
And as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. –William Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
