It’s not summer without a barbecue on a nice sunny day or long weekend. Between the food, drinks, friends and family, it is something we all look forward to. Now let’s focus on the food side and this creamy calabrian pasta salad. This recipe will definitely stand out at any barbecue. You’ve had the potato …
Focaccia is an Italian bread that is flat and relatively easy to make. It has a similar texture to pizza and often is used as a base for pizza. As an option it is sometimes topped with herbs like rosemary and drizzled with olive oil prior to baking. This version of focaccia is quite the …
If you are like me and love bread then you will love this panzanella salad. I mean a salad where bread is the main event is definitely okay with me. Since bread is involved in a huge way in this recipe, I had to make sure that the dressing was fitting. Typically, panzanella is dressed …
I love waking up every weekend and thinking of the endless possibilities for breakfast and brunch. Crepes are something I do not make as often as pancakes or waffles but they are type of pancake. With crepes you can either go sweet or savory and with sweet it can either be breakfast or dessert. This …
Do you ever get tired of having the same salads over and over again? The good news is that we have come a long way from a couple lettuce leaves and croutons. I live on salads during the summer time and I also like to switch it up when I can. Thankfully, there are no …
There are two things I love when creating recipes and one is getting a random ingredient and using it as a base. The other is thinking of a way to use it especially when it comes to classic recipes. When I bought blood oranges at Trader Joe’s this weekend, I had a salad in mind. …
With the temperatures warming up and summer approaching, we can all look forward to grilling season. One of my summer go tos are salads and here is a recipe I came up with using leftover jicama. This salad is really easy to make and comes together in a few minutes. You will need a melon …
If you have been following my page religiously you will probably notice I love a balance of sweet and heat. One of the ways I achieve that is adding a little honey to just about anything spicy. These tacos are bold with flavor with the addition of hot honey. To help balance the flavor, I …
I think breakfast has to be the meal I most look forward to especially on weekends. There are so many ways you can use common breakfast ingredients. Eggs are one of the ingredients I most often use, either for scramble or an omelette. This is my take on a Mexican style omelette that is filled …
This Limoncello Hibiscus Collins is a modern twist on the classic Tom Collins. Collins is a classic drink that consist of gin, lemon juice and carbonated water. This modern take on it uses limoncello in addition to lemon juice, Tazo berry hibiscus mixer and ginger beer. I recently made limoncello ricotta pancakes and I am …
