Food Network Magazine’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Last week, Husband and I, along with a couple of other friends got to attend the Cinco De Mayo celebration hosted by Food Network Magazine at The Spanish Kitchen.  Chef Aaron Sanchez (Chefs vs. City, Chopped, The Best Thing I Ever Ate) was on hand and free margaritas and food flowed. Since we got there [...]

Almond Strawberry Cake

Kirbie, a fellow food blogger in San Diego posted a wonderfully yummy sounding recipe for an almond tea cake last week.  Thanks to Costco, I had 4lbs of strawberries in my fridge that needed to be consumed quickly so I decided that I would try this recipe and add strawberries to it. Talk about a [...]

Taco cheese dip

A quick and easy dip to make for get-togethers: 1 block of Velveeta 1 package of Jennie-O Taco seasoned ground turkey milk Cook turkey in pan and set aside. Cut up the Velveeta into small blocks and place in microwaveable bowl.  Add a little bit of milk (start with 1 cup).  Microwave till the “cheese” [...]

A different take on sliders

I love the Fall…the cool weather, the leaves changing color, Halloween and, of course, the flavorful hearty food. In my hunt for new dishes to try, I came across a recipe for pumpkin cinnamon rolls. That got the wheels turning in my head for a sweet and savory mix…pumpkin cinnamon rolls stuffed with sausage which [...]

Sandwich munchie

French baguette smoked salmon prepared horseradish apricot preserves Makes a great sandwich.    I think it would also be tasty with a little red onion, romaine lettuce and tomato for fixings.  I just didn’t have any on hand. The idea hit me yesterday based on a recipe I had adapted before.

Peanut butter chocolate cake

I’ve found myself having to make chocolate cake for various events the past month.  Faced with the decision of what to use for filling, I had to deal with not wanting to use frosting and also deal with a husband who absolutely abhors fruit filling. In comes Peanut Butter & Co’s Dark Chocolate Dreams – [...]

Sweet potato + carrots + honey + ginger = yummy mush

I got the urge to experiment in the kitchen again. I had bought some sweet potatoes (or are they yams?  the white-fleshed ones) and had some phyllo dough leftover from another experiment…hrm…mashed sweet potato cups!  To flavor up the sweet potatoes, I boiled some carrots, added honey and ginger and some curry seasoning and a [...]

Bacon is magical – it makes eggplant delicious

I used to hate eggplant. But recently, in my adult years, I’ve grown to like this purple plant. Wanting something light for dinner, I decided to make a salad. I pulled out a nice plump eggplant that I had picked up from the farmer’s market yesterday and grilled it up with some olive oil and [...]