Improve Your Cooking with Alcohol. I am not saying get your guest drunk before they eat, so they think you are a good cook, but cooking with alcohol. You will see many recipes that call for the use of alcohol. Beer, wine, and even spirits are used in cooking. I am sure everyone has tried […]
Announcing Harvey Mimosa Miss Mimosa is honored to announce the birth of Harvey Mimosa. Baby Harvey Mimosa weighs in at 6 ounces and shares the orange coloring of his mother as well as her sparkling personality. It is also apparent that there is a vanilla and anise taste present. The mother confirmed that there is […]
Picking up the wine glass in front of me, I look at the chardonnay I am about to taste. Following a slight swirl to release the aromas, then a sniff, a sip, and now it is time to savor the depth of this wonderful wine. Over the next few minutes, I continue to take […]
Pork loin and bacon, are a combination to love. What more needs to be said? Pork Loin and Bacon Here is an easy-to-prepare dinner that is fast to make and mostly light on your budget. I say mostly light because bacon can be very expensive. I made this one evening a few days after […]
Looking for a quick lunch or snack with a decent amount of protein? And inexpensive? How about a burrito in less than 5 minutes? I recently came across a new product from StarKist called Smart Bowls. These are their version of a grain bowl. Fully cooked, they can be eaten from the pouch or heated […]
Tuna and Pasta is a great comfort food lunch that is easy to make and easy on your budget. Today was a comfort food type of day. The weather this week has been crazy. It was 72 °F (ca. 22 °C) the other day, and I was out walking in a short-sleeve shirt, and there […]
You know how you can get a song stuck in your head, and you can not let it go. Have you ever had that happen with food? I had that happen recently with crêpes. Then I went on a cruise that had a crêpe station every evening. I planned my day to have a crêpe […]
Tomatoes and Eggs for breakfast? A fast and impressive start of the day, A Tomato, a egg, some seasoning and a little cheese to top it off.
Do some Cooking to Impress Yourself with this fast and simple dinner. A Pan Seared Tilapia over Spinach Mashed Potatoes topped with a lovely Lemon Butter Sauce. This can be done as a shortcut meal, being finished in about 20 minutes. This is a pantry meal for me, as all the ingredients are things I […]
I was recently in Miami Beach and walked past a Peruvian restaurant. It was one of those expensive places that had a leather-bound menu out front. What caught my eye was there was a whole section devoted to ceviche. Ceviche is a Peruvian seafood dish that instead of being cooked is marinated in citrus juice. […]
