Not your grandmother’s blog!
You may notice a trend in the recipes I post here – Mexican (or TexMex) and healthy versions of recipes from sites like SkinnyTaste.com. So it shouldn’t be a shock… Read more »
In my house, there are a few main cuisines served – Italian, Mexican (more Tex-Mex, technically) and Asian. We also like to keep it fairly healthy so you won’t find… Read more »
We recently purchased the Instant Pot, after everyone at both of our workplaces was saying how wonderful they are for speeding up meal prep. With our schedules that’s big… plus… Read more »
Everyone knows lasagna was invented by the Italians… but what if it were invented in the south-west United States, home of the Tex-Mex cuisine? I had this variation at the… Read more »
Okay, so this isn’t something you would eat but it is a recipe of sorts. Instead of using a commercial silver which removes the tarnish (silver sulfide) and some of… Read more »
I got this recipe from a neighbor at her Christmas party, after a significant amount of it was consumed without realizing it. Dangerously smooth, very tasty, and wonderful on a… Read more »
Everyone loves chocolate-chip cookies… even better if the cookie itself is chocolate! My variation takes it a step further and replaces the vanilla extract with orange or raspberry for a… Read more »
A whipped-cream base flavored with chocolate and a hint of orange… There is rarely any left over! This began life as a cream filling for a pastry my mother made,… Read more »
Every time I went to the local hibachi restaurant growing up, my favorite dipping sauce was the ginger & sesame vinaigrette. It took me a few tries before finally figuring… Read more »
One year for Cinco de Mayo, the cafeteria in the building where I work made this as a daily special. I was so impressed with it that I immediately asked… Read more »