A Peach Margarita break

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]

8-Layer Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

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]

Lamb and Beef Gyros

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]

Chocolate Banana Cardamom Jam and Swiss Orange Banana Almond Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Needed)

I saw a couple of recipes for chocolate banana cardamom jam, and made it a few weeks ago.

It’s wonderful for spreading on bread or vanilla cookies.

It’s also great to eat it right from the spoon.

But guess what else you can do with it? You can make a batch of it and then combine … [read more]

Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns

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]

Peach Mango Black Bean Salsa and Pineapple Mango Salsa

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]

Hot Chocolate Ice Cream (Made without Using an Ice Cream Maker)

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]

Spinach and Eggs Baked in a Tomato Cup

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]

Cashew Sesame Seed Fudge and Cashew Nut-Sesame Seed Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Required)

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]

Wilted Lettuce and Onions

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]