Good food feeds the soul
I can’t believe that summer is almost over and Labor Day is here already. I know everyone says that it seems like the year has flown by and it’s so cliché but this year really does seem like it went by fast. Probably because this …
I just got back from a trip to San Diego and I must admit I was surprised at how much they like their tacos down there. Don’t get me wrong, I love tacos too and ate plenty of them while there. If any of you …
I grew up camping with my family. My dad thought there was nothing better to life than dragging his whole family on two-week camping trips into the middle of nowhere. We would sometimes hike in for days without ever coming out of the woods along …
Grilled Summer Vegetable Lasagna is one of those recipes that reminds me why I fell in love with cooking in the first place. It takes a little time, yes, but you’re eating summer in every bite as this uses the cornucopia of summer veg. Smoky …
One of my husband’s favorite foods is shrimp, pretty much any way it comes. As for me, I love shrimp as well but I’m more picky on how I like it cooked. In my opinion, the flavor of grilled shrimp is just so awesome; the smokiness from …
I love jalapeño poppers. They are yummy and make great appetizers that just about everyone loves. It just seems when I looked up jalapeño popper recipes that there was only three ways they are made: either battered, use a breading and fried or wrapped in …
My husband asked me an interesting question yesterday. He asked “why do you love to cook so much?” The easy answer is because I love to make other people happy. People just get happy when they eat good food; many of my happiest moments involve food …
Up until recently, both my husband and I HATED eggplant. There really was no other way to put it. Now those of you who know the wonderful virtues of the eggplant might be wondering why and shaking your head at the idea of us hating eggplant but those …
Not too long ago I learned a small but very significant grilling or broiling tip that makes a huge quality difference in grilled food is to precook the food by blanching (I had only used blanching for freezing in the past) before finishing on the grill or oven. …
With the 4th of July almost upon us, I know many of you are planning on firing up the grill for the big day but why not?! Grilled food is awesome! One thing that might have you rethinking the grilling plan is the recent studies …