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I came home from work hungry the other night with a whole evening in front of me to work on the garden produce. The first thing I pulled out of …

Adapted from Ina Garten’s tabouleh recipe If you’ve never had Tabbouleh, it’s a middle Eastern salad made with cracked wheat (bulgur), tomato, cucumber, parsley, lemon and mint. It does NOT …

Chicken enchilada saga: part 2. I tried to finish the enchiladas my daughter requested for dinner in one night, but I just couldn’t do it on a weeknight. On a …

If you’re concerned with all the ingredients or the BPA lining on your canned enchilada sauce, I want to tell you it’s really quite easy to make your own homemade …

After I made that fabulous Cilantro Lime Rice, I kept thinking of ideas for how I could use it. The first thing that came to mind was the Fresh Mex …

A  yummy Nebraska home-grown recipe for a French Dressing that’s kind of a mid west US obsession … my copycat recipe has less sugar, less fat, but it’s still super …

If you love pesto,  shrimp, and sun-dried tomatoes, you’re going to love this pizza. It’s got a layer of Pesto Rosso (sundried tomato pesto) underneath, a layer of Italian cheeses, …

All homemade breads are wonderful in my book, but Focaccia is one of those breads that is just heaven to bite into. This focaccia has extra Italian flavor from Italian …

One more for Cinco de Mayo: a simple breakfast  quinoa with Mexican flair. I had this for breakfast yesterday while I was working on that Cinco de Mayo collection. It …

I am baking up a storm because my friends and I are having a “wine & design” night on Friday night and they’ve conned me into bringing the food. Not …