
I’ve been blogging for about two years now, but the time has gone by so fast that it seems like almost yesterday.
It’s been a whole lot of fun!
It’s been wonderful to find your blogs, to learn more about you, and to be inspired every day by what you’re cooking, baking, and … [read more]

We’ve been eating so much tabbouleh this summer for breakfast, and while we both really enjoy it, we wanted something a little different this week. So I quickly threw together this 8-layer salad for us this morning, and not only was it incredibly refreshing and delicious, but it was also very fast and easy to … [read more]

We love gyros…lamb, chicken, beef, or veggie…doesn’t matter. I’ll take one of each please!
Kemal made us some incredibly tasty lamb and beef gyros a few weeks ago.
They totally hit the spot!
Here’s the recipe he used:
Alton Brown at www.foodnetwork.com
He followed that recipe exactly except he also added some extra spices… some fenugreek, … [read more]

Raise your hands if you love hot dogs. *raises mine up*
Yep…they’re good stuff, but let’s face it, they’ve been given a bad rap. I remember reading that they’re filled with all kinds of yucky stuff that isn’t good for us so I try not to eat them very often. But when we do eat them, … [read more]

Summertime salsas is what it’s all about. They’re fresh, flavorful, fun, and fantastic! They’re festive too because make me think of South-of-border fiestas.
I made some peach mango black bean salsa
as a topping for tacos and taco salad. I made the pineapple mango salsa
as a topping for some blackened salmon.
These salsas are also perfect … [read more]

Making ice cream without an ice cream maker is very easy to do. I’ll tell you how in a minute so you can do it too. If you can make hot chocolate, you can make your own yummy chocolate ice cream like I did!
I made it the other day for my father who … [read more]

Hello everyone When Katie from What Katie’s Baking asked me if I would be a guest blogger for her while she was on vacation, I was honored! I love all her tempting and mouth-watering recipes, and I always look forward to seeing the next thing she’s baking.
Anyway, I had a hard time deciding what to … [read more]

I felt like fudge the other night so I decided to make Kaju burfi which is a popular Indian fudge-like dessert. I made it somewhat different than the recipe because I added some sesame seeds to it to give a bit of a different texture and flavor.
I really liked the flavor of the fudge, but … [read more]

When I was a young girl, my parents had a garden, and I used to love to pluck ripe tomatoes from the vine, use my t-shirt to rub off any dirt, and then eat that warm, juicy mater whole…just like you would an apple. I’d get tomato juice and seeds all over me, but who … [read more]