Cooking Season has Arrived!! Well, here in southern Arizona… ALMOST arrived! Still, the evenings and mornings are getting a bit cooler (or is it my imagination?) and the kids are back to school. Fall vegetables are just starting to show up in the markets, but yet, there are still some summer favorites hanging around (I’m
Are you confused by the salt to taste, or season to taste, recommendations in recipes? What exactly does that mean? And what if I don’t like much salt and you do? How do I know what , “to taste” tastes like? If you are like me, I always ignored these recommendations until I learned a
Since my Dad has moved in with us, he has been asking for tacos! He is from the east coast and it seems everyone there thinks we must eat tacos all the time! And I DO love me a good taco, so I thought fish tacos may be the ticket. But the only fish I
Ahhh summer is in full force! I just returned from almost 3 weeks in different parts of Italy where they were having a record hot summer! Just what someone from Tucson, Arizona needs on vacation! But other than that, it was a great trip (I will be posting some photos on Instagram) and I once
Ahhhh, June is here! It’s officially the summer season for most of us here in the northern hemisphere and all the fresh fruits and vegetables will be spilling over on us in the next few months! I can’t wait to bring you fresh, healthy summer recipes using all that amazing bounty! Here in southern Arizona,
So, I had this thought to do some shrimp cocktails for a small group of ladies that came to my house for a cabi party. Call out to Ms. Ginger Etcheson my cabi consultant. If you aren’t familiar with cabi, you should check it out. Quality clothing, shown in private homes so all women can
Happy Mothers Day! I have to admit it is pretty fun for me to have a little one in my life again. Finding new ways to get veggies and other whole foods on his plate has spurred a new direction for my cooking at times. These veggie donuts have been a real hit. They can
Oh, I love me a stuffed pepper! Brings back memories from my youth. My Mom would make them with ground beef and rice stuffed into whole green peppers with a simple, but flavorful tomato sauce over them. We loved them! This is my modified (as always) version, to make them healthier, prettier and with that
Here in Tucson, we celebrate Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) in true Mexican style, even though the holiday seems to be an American creation! There are parties and restaurants have specials and basically, it is an excuse for indulging in Margaritas and Mexican food and all the fun, festive things that brings. Bright
Ahhh, Easter! For those that celebrate it, it tends to have all those feeling of re-birth and rejuvenation and is a highly religious holiday that celebrates not only the resurrection of Jesus, but the re-birthing of the land and all its flora and fauna. We eat eggs and spring greens and ham and peas. Maybe