Hi There! I have been pondering lately what to make for my husband in celebration of Valentine’s Day. So low-and-behold I was surprised to find small, cooked, whole lobsters on special at my local supermarket. I think that because Valentine’s Day is around the corner, Stater Bros felt people like me might want to cook up […]
Buenos Dias! Today I am going to tell you a secret: THE SECRET TO MAKING THE BEST CREPES IN THE WORLD! The thing is they really aren’t called crepes at all. They are actually called “Filloas” and they are Spanish Style Crepes. And I bet you thought crepes were only for French folks. Nope. In northwestern […]
Howdy! Last Friday night Brad and I hosted what we call our “Comfort Food” dinner. We have an intimate little group, just 5 really close buddies that enjoy food. All of us like to prepare food, and eat food, and we like doing it together. We are a cosy, cohesive little group of five friends […]
OK, I’ll admit it…… I am not a football fan. Instead, I am one of those people who go to Super Bowl Parties for the fun…… and the fellowship…… and the food…… I do not go for the football. I do, however, go for the wood fired pizza…… and the fire-roasted peppers…… and Bruno Mars […]
In today’s blog post I’m going to give you a great recipe for this Easy Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread. I thought you might like to make it for your Super Bowl Party. But first, I have a confession to make. I’M ADDICTED TO PINTEREST! My dear friend, Lisa, (Interior Designer extraordinaire) turned me on to it about […]
In my last post I showed you how to make my delicious Quesadillas with Chili Colorado. Guacamole is used in this recipe, but I didn’t show you how to make it. So, with the Super Bowl happening this Sunday, I thought there could be no better time than now to share my recipe for Game […]
I have told you in a previous post that I attended The University of Hawaii. What I didn’t tell you is that prior to transferring to The U of H, I attended Whittier College in Whittier, California. Whittier was the home of former President Richard Nixon and Whittier College was his alma mater. I will […]
Buon Giorno! In my last post about hunting for wild mushrooms I told you that in the mid 1980’s I owned a country house in northern Italy. That got me thinking about a habit I formed during my days living in Italy: a Cappuccino habit. In those days the only people who had heard of Starbucks Coffee […]
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