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 […]
This recipe is one of the first posted on my website. It remains one of my favorite soup recipes to this day, and can be enjoyed in any season (just make sure you stockpile canned pumpkin in the Fall)! When I made this recipe recently, I was going from memory. […]
If you are familiar with my site, you have probably noticed that there are some ingredients that I tend to use more frequently than others. One of those ingredients is a protein that I have only really started to appreciate in recent history. Better late than never I suppose! Lamb […]
Sometimes, an idea just hits you in the kitchen, and it fails. Other times, the stars align and you are rewarded with a dish that you just can’t wait to share and make again. Luckily, in the midst of packing up and getting ready to move cross-county, a last minute […]
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 […]
Want a flavor-packed meal that takes less than a half hour from start to finish? This shrimp dish is the recipe for you. I stumbled upon the inspiration for this dish on the Food Network website – it was a recommendation at the bottom on the webpage. The original recipe […]
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 […]
