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 …
We love, love, love a great bowl of guacamole, the kind that makes us eat it by the spoonfuls. This recipe for guacamole is exactly that; delicious (spoon worthy) and easy to make. We have been making it the same way for years, and it came about after a trip to Mexico. The simplicity of …
When we met Kita we instantly thought of her as this spunky gal, who get’s it all done, the kind of girl that us 40+s, kind of wish we were. You know, good at cooking, girly things and can hit the trails with the guys. Kita is another friendship that came from attending MIXED CON, and she …
Do you love avocados as much as we do? Then you are going to love this post. Our friend Gaby from What’s Gaby Cooking has a cookbook out that is all about avocados, and appropriately it is called Absolutely Avocados. It is filled with 80 recipes that will take you from breakfast all the way …
I kind of have a thing for fungi. Lucky for us, as mushrooms are readily available in our neighborhood markets. One of the things that I adore about mushrooms is how versatile an ingredient they are. They can be used in recipes from breakfast to dessert. I often toss in meaty mushrooms to replace a …
This recipe for Quick and Easy Festive Flatbread is a quick dinner recipe, and it is so flavorful. It will please even the pickiest eaters. The is another recipe that I recently developed for Old El Paso. This flatbread is smothered with spicy enchilada sauce, traditional re-fried beans and loads of fresh veggies yellow corn, spicy …
I am working with Old El Paso to develop and photograph some recipes and I am excited to share the first one with you. It is for a quick and easy Ole El Paso Breakfast Quesadilla, which is a great way to begin the morning. One would think that when you work at home, breakfast …
You are probably thinking to yourself, that this grilled cheese with green garlic butter, tomatoes and avocado sandwich does not fit into our new, low-cholesterol diet. Lenny was traveling last week, so I did him a favor and finished all of the cheese. Don’t judge. Someone had to do it so I took one for …