Spicy Grilled Street Corn Salad is a "deconstructed" version of Mexican style street corn. The flavors of Mexico without the butter, or the mess! I totally appreciate my Wisconsin friends. They always have cheese...naturally. They are "go-with-the-flow" and love trying new food. Best of all, they enjoy cooking. Food connects us and it has created a commonality between us. And when they experience something they drank or ate that blew their minds, they pride themselves on authenticating that … [Read more...] about Spicy Grilled Street Corn Salad and Sweet Friends
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Panzanella Salad with “Wild Wonders” Tomatoes
Panzanella Salad with "Wild Wonders" tomatoes is rustic, hearty, full of fresh flavors and super simple to make. I could eat a Panzanella Salad with "Wild Wonders" tomatoes everyday and never get sick of it...which is weird, because I used to despise tomatoes as a child. I use the term, "Wild Wonders" metaphorically because not only are they a large variety of tomatoes, but its truly a "Wild Wonder" that I love tomatoes as an adult when I couldn't stand them as a child. A tomato could hardly be … [Read more...] about Panzanella Salad with “Wild Wonders” Tomatoes
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