While in Italy this past April, I ate Caprese salad several times.  I love, love, love it!  And since I've b

I bought a big watermelon the other day at the grocery store with the idea of making some fresh watermelon jui

Don't you just love to eat food on a stick?  I do!  Vegetable kabobs, meat kabobs, chicken kabobs, shrimp ka

One thing I learned while traveling to Italy and France last month is that its really hard to get a good cockt

It's Wednesday, which means its time for another Hump Day Happy Hour recipe! I discovered a new martini that I

Here is both the original recipe for this Limoncello passed along to me by a friend, and the amounts I actuall

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I thought today would be appropriate to post an Irish cocktail in it's honor. Unfor

Looking for a different way to cook your cabbage this St. Patricks Day?  Try this Cabbage with Bacon and Roas

This Thai Cucumber Salad has all the yummy flavors that make Thai food so fantastic…salty from the fish sauc

Recently I came across a very old asian inspired chicken salad recipe I use to make.  I thought it would be f

While here in NYC we're staying at an extended stay hotel/apartment type place.  One of the amenities I've en

One of my favorite chocolate flavor combinations is chocolate and orange.  I like chocolate syrup on orange s

My two favorite cocktails are Pomegranate Martinis and Lemon Drop Martinis.  They're my tried and true, go-to

Are you looking for a super decadent way to use up some of your Barb's Bailey's Irish Cream that hopefully yo

This ingredient list is just a guide. Like any salad, add amount and other ingredients that you like!

It's almost Trick or 'Tini time!  I know, I should probably have a Halloween cocktail ready to go for you tod

Do you make big breakfasts on the weekend?  I don't as frequently as I use to when I had two boys living at h

Here I go again...pulling all the orphans out of the refrigerator to make something up to eat.  I just love d

A simple recipe using store bought ingredients for quick and easy preparation

Original recipe from Gardner's Community Cookbook

Here's a twist for your Taco Tuesday...Unique and Delicious!

First off, let me apologize for another tropical 'tini.  I just can't help myself.  My car read 92 degrees a

I love an all purpose, delicious vinaigrette and that's exactly what this Chipotle Honey Lime Vinaigrette is!

A delicious, refreshing cocktail reminiscent of a day at the spa!

Who doesn't love corn on the cob?  Frozen corn and canned corn just can't compare to the sweet, juicy, pop wh

 This Pesto recipe is my absolute favorite...in fact, I've been told by many people that it's their favorite

Today's Mai Tai-tini isn't really a martini since a Mai Tai is typically served in a glass with ice.  But hec

What's your favorite kind of cake?  One of my favorites is this Carrot Cake with, of course, cream cheese fr

Strawberries + Basil = YUMMMM

A deliciously moist zucchini bread. Perfect for all that zucchini growing in your garden!

It's Happy Hour time again!  You know what that means?  Another round of my Martini Madness.  I've been wor

Original recipe from Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen.

This Shrimp, Mango, Avocado, Black Bean Salad with Chile-Lime Dressing is a really fantastic dish, perfect for

It's Wednesday...which means it's Hump Day...which means it's time for Hump Day Happy Hour! Today's Martini Ma

It's Hump Day Happy Hour time...time for a refreshing Grapefruit Martini! I had two lonely pink grapefruits si

I had some leftover watermelon from my Watermelon Gazpacho (and my Watermelon Martini) so it was time to make