I was never a watermelon fan growing up.  Mainly because I wore braces and during that time in my life. there weren’t seedless watermelons around.  As an adult I use to occasionally enjoy a slice or two, but not often.  Then someone made a savory salad from seedless watermelon, and I was sold.  I recently …

I have France on my mind, particularly Gascony.  The first time I had a tomato tart I was in Gascony at Kate’s home.  It blew my mind that such an amazing tart could be make with simple summer time tomatoes. The warm tomatoes were slightly blistered after baking, and each bite was juicy and savory. …

I vaguely remember this being on the regular meal eating rotation when I was growing up.  I, also, had forgotten about it until last summer when we were visiting my sister and her family.  My brother-in-law, made a version of it and suddenly childhood memories came rushing back.  Needless to say, I came home and …

Happy Summer!  I am so ready for hot summer days and nights.  How about you?  We got back from Peru last week and while it was fantastic, it was winter and chilly.  I am long for sitting on the patio, putting up my feelings and enjoying a luscious bowl of this creamy  Strawberry Verbena Ice Cream, …

I have been using all the strawberries by making this super easy dessert every week for the past two months.  That is the honest truth.  It is utter perfection, sings Spring when touching your lips, not to mention it is so creamy and dreamy with every bite.  Can you tell how much I am in …

One of our favorite food events of the year is Kita’s Burger Month.  We always participate since we are lovers of a great burger.  Thirty full days of burgers, as well as weekly giveaways filled with amazing prizes;  how can one possibly go wrong?  The event started out with only a few burger lovers sharing …