Everyone talks about crab cakes, but no one ever talks about fish cakes.  Why is that, do you think?  I can

Today is one of Matt's days off, and he is coming over for dinner.  Which means Steve wanted to grill a steak

Right about now, there are many of you who have been teased with a hint of Spring, and, as a result, are read

Do you know what passion fruit tastes like?  I ask because I have found it very difficult to find pure passio

When I left Brazil to come to college in the US, one of the things I seriously missed was coxinhas.  Pronoun

What do you call a stuffed chicken breast, with Havarti, pesto, and spinach, perfectly seared and cooked to te

Shrimp scampi is very easy to make, and has SO much flavor.  Who doesn't love shrimp scampi?  Citrusy, garli

Given the comments I have received that the cheesecake filling is not sufficient to make the quantity of shoot

I love to make pizza.  So much so that I'm shocked that I have gone months without a pizza post.  Well, this

It seems that after the Italian wedding soup, I just couldn't resist making up a batch of Swedish meatballs. Â

Steve called from the road on Wednesday and told me he wanted Italian wedding soup for dinner Friday night wh

Grilled salmon, veggies, and onions, and a sweet chili lime sauce come together in a mouth-watering dish that

I try to go to the gym at least 5 days a week.  Sometimes I even make it 6 days.  But then other times I onl

Although originally from Lebanon, different countries make similar versions of these open-faced meat pies we

Whether you've heard of heart of palm or not, chances are it is not something you usually serve at home.  Fo

Collard greens are REALLY healthy.  They come from the same group of foods as kale and broccoli, they are r

FRESH ARTICHOKES!!!!!! Still focusing on healthy for the new year. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them.  I love them beca

It's a new year.  And I really don't do new year resolutions.  But I do recommit to my focus on healthy livi

Fried ravioli is a thing, right?  Everyone says it is a St. Louis thing.  That is, everyone except me becaus

Homemade dinner rolls.  Good any time of the year, right?  But just about an ABSOLUTE requirement for the ho

Cold weather is hitting just about everyone a little hard lately, and the end-of-the-year activities have us h

Time for something sweet...with just a hint of savory.  Still on my holiday theme of versatile recipes to fil

Flatbread pizza is everywhere lately.  This particular recipe is my take on a flatbread pizza served at Seaso

Feeling stretched?  Everyone is juggling a bunch of tasks at the best of times.  But during this time of th

December is less than two days away and that is why you must try this festive colonial apple cake!  The last

Today I discovered that breaded cauliflower is not very photogenic.  Which is such a pity because this dish i

So, if you saw my last post on Greek Rice, you know that these Greek Shrimp Skewers (camarão a grega in Portu

Is this Brazilian dish, called Greek Rice, really Greek?  Got me!  All I know is that it was a well-loved di

What in the world is a "gourmet" quesadilla?  Well, it's something I made up when we were living in El Paso a

What is caldo verde?  I hope it is soon to be one of your favorite soups because it sure is well loved in my

This pork tenderloin salad is SO versatile, it's definitely quite the little over-achiever. To start, it is a

A couple of weeks ago I ate at a restaurant, and they had this new item on the menu called Fig and Prosciutto

It's the first day of November, so it is time to turn our thoughts to the Thanksgiving holiday menu.  And my

Skirt steak roulade is a fancy name for a steak served in the form of a roll, with a soft filling of some kind

Caprese skewers are so delicious, I can't stop eating them.  They make great appetizers for dinner parties,

I've never met a meat lover who did not have a cozy little corner of his or her heart reserved for pot roast.