I've been on a bit of a kick of making homemade marshmallows lately, and this week it is mocha marshmallows. C

This summer farro salad with crisp cucumbers and tangy blueberries seasoned with lemon and thyme is my new lun

A simple puff pastry cheese stick using Irish cheddar cheese. Perfect as an hors d'oeuvre or to accompany a he

Have you ever heard of the Nordic Way of eating? I'm currently reviewing a cookbook about it and was inspired

Earlier this month, I shared a recipe for a honey lavender sugar scrub and mentioned my love for lavender.  M

I've never thought to make a sugar scrub with honey, but now that I have, I confess that I totally wanted to e

I've been experimenting a lot lately with turmeric as a spice, even making a sort of turmeric latte with cocon

One of the things I loved about the food in Jordan was the mezze, which are small appetizers similar to Spani

Yes, I know I've been all about the sugar scrubs lately.  Our travel schedule really kicks off next month, s

I love whipping up a homemade sugar scrub with ingredients readily found in my kitchen. For one -- I know wha

Traveling to write about food, I usually have my fingers on the beat of the latest trend, and turmeric is defi

I don't know about you, but we tend to favor sweets around the holidays and winter months.  There's just some

This recipe for Welsh Gingerbread is an old one.  I picked it up during my culinary tour of Wales, and as yo

Throughout my travels through Louisiana, I indulged in quite a bit of shrimp and grits -- a comfort food that'

As much as I love the autumn season, back home in Florida we still have the air conditioning cranked and we'

This BBQ crock pot pulled pork recipe is one of Pete's favorites, and it has saved us from slaying over a hot

My friend Nelson recently sent me a copy of his Portuguese Travel Cookbook, and having skimmed through the sto

Summertime is sockeye salmon season, and this Maple Glazed Salmon recipe is one of my favorite dinners to make

One of my favorite weeknight meals is a Thai ginger lime ground pork recipe called Nam Sod.  Not only is it

A refreshing mango chicken salad with all the tropical fixings is perfect for a quick and nutritious lunch th

I think I’m going to have to invest in a set of those cloud-like magical hotel pillows that seem to cocoon m

I've written down this lemon pasta recipe on a napkin so many times for friends that I thought I should actual

When our work schedules get busy and the weather is just a tad chilly outside, I have a go-to quick and easy t

One of the new features I was excited to discover during my Carnival Cruise was a coffee shop! Because of my l

Tres Leches cake is the perfect dessert for those of us that love to dunk their cookie or donut into a glass o

This recipe for ham salad sandwiches is perfect for a picnic in the park or afternoon tea and they're quite ea

While spending a day in Old San Juan during our last Carnival Cruise, we visited the famous Barrachina Restaur

One of my favorite dishes in the whole world is a hearty, cheesy risotto.  With cauliflower being one of the

Everyone could use a little pampering every now and then, and I love having my homemade vanilla coconut sugar

Inspired by my tea experiences in London, as well as my obsession for all things Downton Abbey, I had to mak

What do you get when you combine two of my favorite things?  Nutella recipes that also use coffee!  The choc

I admit that I'm sort of a hoarder collector of cookbooks.  But there are a few in particular that are extra

Khao soi - the coveted coconut curry noodle dish popular in Northern Thailand.  During my first visit to Chi

I've had a stuffy-nose kinda cold this past week.  I know, lousy way to start off the new year.  But the goo

If there were ever a cocktail perfect for a winter warm up, it would be the hot spiced cinnamon rum drink know

Inspired by my trip to London to explore gin, and my recent trip to Thailand, here's a cocktail that infuses t