I always figured people either loved bourbon and whiskey or they didn’t. Before making and enjoying this cocktail, I would have told you that I drink clear liquors only, and even that’s a bit of a stretch. The key for me was making a cocktail…
The very second the temperature starts to dip, the air becomes crisp, and I spot the first leaf falling from a tree I start making plans to cook chili. When I think of fall, I think of a big pot of chili simmering away on the stove…
Chai is my pumpkin spice. In high school, a friend introduced me to a chai latte and I immediately loved it. This was pre-pumpkin spice mania when Starbucks beverages were a bit simpler. Chai lattes have remained my seasonal beverage, though these days I prefer to…
Let’s be honest, if it wasn’t for the toppings and the dressing most of us wouldn’t choose to eat a salad. The perfect salad is created so that each and every forkful has the ideal ratio of greens to yummy toppings. During the long, hot days…
We all have that one thing that we see on a menu and no matter what you were planning on ordering or what you thought you wanted, you’re now getting whatever that one menu item is. For me, that one thing is red curry. It…
Fall is finally here and I am rejoicing in the cooler weather. I know some of you already have snow where you are, but up until this last week it has been as warm here as it was in July. A change in season comes…
Last week I pulled the 2 basil plants I enjoyed all summer out of my garden and made a big batch of my favorite classic basil pesto recipe. Instead of enjoying the pesto I made for dinner that night, I decided to freeze it to enjoy…
It’s a miracle that I’m posting photos along with this recipe for crunchy honey almond granola. After baking the granola, waiting patiently for it to cool, and finally breaking it into small clusters I couldn’t stop snacking on it. And by snacking on it, I…
“Picadillo is an easy weeknight meal…something every Cuban knows how to make.” Elsa tells me this as we stand in her beautiful, recently renovated kitchen drinking wine and preparing dinner together. The mother of my best friend, Elsa has always been like a second mother…
Today is my husband Chris’ birthday and I’m not going to tell you how old he is, but let’s just say that it’s a big birthday we’re celebrating over here. We spent this past weekend eating all of his favorite foods, blowing out candles, and…