How has it been that, until now, I’ve never eaten or made gazpacho? For some reason the thought of a cold veggie soup just didn’t sound good. But boy, have I missed out!! I made gazpacho for the soup course in my folk’s 10-course anniversary dinner…and I am a convert! It was delish – especially
Over the weekend I made a 10-course French dinner for my folks’ 60th wedding anniversary. I love doing big formal dinners. I love finding a theme, planning the decorations, searching for recipes…and of course, the cooking! Three days in the kitchen is totally my happy place! 🙂 An unexpected big hit of the party was
I’m a West Coast gal through and through. I love fish tacos (my recipe here), chipotle everything & clam chowder in sourdough bread bowls (here’s my recipe). But…Southerners do have it right when it comes to collard greens. Here’s a great recipe that doesn’t require hours of cooking with ham hocks to make it tasty. And,
I recently spent the weekend celebrating a birthday with a good friend of mine. For one of her birthday dinners, she made roasted potatoes & I was reminded of just how much I love spuds done this way! Although her recipe was slightly different, the essence was the same – potatoes with deep dark crunchy
It’s starting to feel like Spring is a-comin’! The robins are filling the trees & warmer temps are getting me excited to be outside. I LOVE this time of year! I also LOVE the change in foods that Spring brings. It’s finally time to step away from the winter squashes & instead fill my grocery
I saw these A-DOR-ABLE eggplants in the store the other day. They were labeled “Indian Eggplants”…which I had never heard of. So, I looked up a recipe right there at WinCo & brought a few home! Super tasty & quite fun! If you can find these at your store, give ’em a try! Ingredients 1″