The inspiration for this recipe was the year my husband and I spent living in Brazil. Like many aspects of Brazilian culture, this dish originates in Portugal. In Portuguese, the dish is called caldo verde, literally meaning green broth. Kale is the green element of this soup, and it’s […]
The inspiration for this recipe came from a recent Fall issue of Parents Magazine. I have been receiving Parents magazine for probably a minimum of four years now. My daughter just recently turned one. While I would like to claim that I was merely compiling years of knowledge […]
The inspiration for this recipe is getting back in the saddle again. After an almost 2-year hiatus to the day from adding new recipes to WorkOutChowDown, involving language training, a year abroad, and having a baby… I’d love to celebrate my daughter’s first birthday with finishing a long-overdue post! After taking […]
The latest and greatest news for our little family of two is that we are moving to Rio de Janiero, Brazil, this coming January. It is the beginning of many adventures in Latin America for the rest of my husband’s career. I add this bit of info because hopefully it […]
As I’ve said before, all the recipes I’ve put on my website are ones that I find fail-safe and delicious. I certainly can’t single out every recipe as a favorite, but this soup is way up there on my lists of dishes that I love and can’t wait to make […]
Au gratin potatoes used to be one of my favorite side dishes as a child. Yes – those boxes of dehydrated potato slices and powdered cheese. I don’t think I’ve had a potato dish like that in years, but the memory of them coming out of the oven brown and […]
If you have browsed a bit through this website, you have probably noticed that a common style of cuisine is Indian food. Taylor and I cannot get enough of the beautiful spices and flavors of India, and I am so proud to be able to create them in my humble […]
Chicken Tikka Masala was literally the first Indian dish I ever ordered at an Indian restaurant. Although it was not a very adventurous choice, it acted as a gateway to my love of Indian food. A simple chicken dish of tomato and a touch of cream, it tastes decadent without […]
The inspiration for this recipe came from two places. The first: Melissa d’Arabian’s Almost Raw Asparagus Soup recipe that I saw on her Ten Dollar Dinner show. The second: I had struggled in the past to create bacon wrapped asparagus that cooked both the asparagus and bacon well. The common […]
When I think of Hawaiian flavors, quite a few things come to mind: the Dole Pineapple Plantation’s insanely delicious pineapple ice cream, tuna poke, fresh fish, and home-cooked meals at Katie’s Kaneohe Bay home. When I came across the original recipe for these meatballs in the Penzeys Spice Catalog, I […]
