Fire-Roasted Tomato Salsa is the perfect appetizer to serve Dad on Father's Day. My Dad can do anything. He's the "silent and unseen" teacher who taught "The Avengers" everything he knows. He doesn't wear a cape to be incognito and because he's not a show-off. He can leap tall buildings in a single bound, move mountains with his mind and can lift a car with one hand. My Dad can totally beat up your Dad...no doubt. He is the ultimate protector, supporter and defender of me. Well, I guess you can … [Read more...] about Fire-Roasted Tomato Salsa to Celebrate Dad
Banana Chip Muffins will have you “Going Bananas”
Banana Chip Muffins are made with 3-1/2 bananas and are perfect for using up super ripe bananas! I love these Banana Chip muffins! Hence, I love bananas. I love bananas so much that if I was stranded on a deserted island, and only had bananas to eat, I would eat them everyday and be perfectly happy. Bananas on pancakes, sliced on top of yogurt, oatmeal, and toast with peanut butter. Banana ice cream, cake, the ever classic banana bread, bananas dipped in chocolate and frozen on a … [Read more...] about Banana Chip Muffins will have you “Going Bananas”
Strawberry Lavender Jam; Epitome of Summertime
"Strawberry Fields Forever Jam reminds me of the simplicity from my childhood, and our kitchen that held a "field of memories for me." Growing up, I lived in a yellow cape cod with white scalloped edging along a pitched roof on Park Street. Stenciled window boxes were bubbling over with flowers and vines, and the grass was always lush, green and inviting. Giant willow, evergreen and maple trees lined front yards and neighbors were often found busying … [Read more...] about Strawberry Lavender Jam; Epitome of Summertime
Caprese Orzo Pasta and lessons in the kitchen
I taught my first cooking classes in April 2015. It was a pretty exciting time to showcase in person how wonderful our herb and spice blends are to elevate flavor, even in the simplest of dishes. The menu of items to be cooked, including my Caprese Orzo Pasta, would showcase my spice blends in 2 separate, 1-1/2 hour cooking demonstrations. The menu consisted of an appetizer, 2 side-dishes, 2 entrees and 2 desserts. During the first cooking class, French bread was burned in the oven (rookie,) … [Read more...] about Caprese Orzo Pasta and lessons in the kitchen
Spicy Guacamole Is My California Dream
In the summer of 2014, my husband and I took a trip to San Diego, CA to visit my husband's mother and step-father. As we approached their house, I was astounded by the obscene freshness and divine opulence of produce growing everywhere. An avocado grove graces their front yard along with several Tangelo trees. Facing the front of my in-laws home is a grapefruit grove with citrus the size of your head and super juicy to boot. And the neighbor who lives past the berm and down the hill behind my … [Read more...] about Spicy Guacamole Is My California Dream