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Avocado Mania – A Tribute to Southern California

We are in year 4 of our move from Southern California to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  We left essentially for our children so that they can grow up in open space and fresh air.  I am at a point in...

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Rice Noodle and Edamame Salad

This salad spoke to me, no…sang to me.  This is right up my alley on what foods I want to experiment more with.  Rice noodles, edamame’s, dried seaweed and of course I am always ready to practice my...

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Brownies With Salted Caramel Sauce

I decided to try a new recipe that I found in the current Bon Appetit magazine.  How can one go wrong with brownies topped with a salted caramel sauce?  Salted caramel is so the latest fad, for which I...

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Hoisin Pork with Rice and a Trifle to the Rescue

My husband had a few buddies over for a long weekend of fishing.  Straight fishing kids.  Nothing but fishing.  Boy, did those boys stink.  Either way it was awesome to see our friends come all the way...

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Grilled Chicken Thighs with Cucumber-Mint Salad

Let me set the stage…..yesterday I was wearing a cute little jean skirt and my favorite Dodger tee.  We planted more seeds, my little buddy and I, and replanted some starts into bigger pots.  The sun...

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Succotash Salad with Buttermilk Avocado Dressing – A Salute to My Bestie

The thing is…I absolutely loathe the word “bestie.”  Makes me cringe.  Blah.  No thanks.  The other thing is that my best friend hates the term best friend.  She finds it negative in terms of having...

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Watermelon Salsa

I was thinking.  When my sista from anotha mista comes in, I picture a moment.  It’s not an expectation or else I’d probably get bummed it didn’t happen, but more like a hope.   If it happens that a...

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Roasted Cilantro Chicken Breast with Avocado, Mango and Papaya Relish

Please don’t judge the color of my avocados. I live in the mountains, there is not an avocado tree in sight… Okay kids….it’s cleanse time!  Tomorrow, I embark on my 21 day “are you insane” cleanse.  No...

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Mango and Coconut Milk Smoothie

I’m on day 2 of my 21 day cleanse. Wait… IT’S ONLY DAY TWO!? And so it begins.  I forget that the first few days I need to eat a little more than the latter part of the cleanse.  I found myself really...

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Pineapple Inside-Out Cake

My lovely friend has invited myself and my family over for a lovely dinner this weekend.  I’m so excited, not only for my kids who absolutely love her but for our husbands to get to know each other a...

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Star-Studded Berry Tarts – Happy Fourth

Fourth of July in a small town is the best. Our celebration here is old-school.  Something you’d see at the beginning of a horror flick with that creepy instrumental music or in a 1970s movie with the...

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Mexican Chocolate Loaf

So I decided to make this today….. Thanks Food Network Magazine, I guess. Because I’m cray cray. And also, because my friend moved up to this mountain top. The male version of me So I wanted to do the...

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Peach Melba Tart

I wanted to leave you all with something sweet.  I am off to California in a few days for close to a week.  No husband.  No kids. What ever will I do with myself? Hmmmm, let’s start off with my best...

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Whoops, I Just Ate Southern California

My toes alongside the Ventura Pier, California July 2013 I had the most amazing trip to Cali.  Stayed with my great friend.  I then stayed the rest of the trip with my Grandmother and Granddad.  All...

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Mediterranean Chicken – The Art of Being Frugal

Coming home from a vacation lends itself several obstacles to hurdle over in the week following. Firstly, I’m tired.  Yes, I know, I know, I just had about 6 days of frolicking in California.  No kids,...

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Roasted Vegetable Panini – Wanna Do Lunch?

I have a wonderful friend. Invited her over for a casual lunch. I decided to make things I normally don’t get to. Like roasted eggplant fire roasted bell peppers buffalo mozzarella ciabatta bread pesto...

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Succotash Salad with Buttermilk Avocado Dressing – A Salute to My Bestie

The thing is…I absolutely loathe the word “bestie.”  Makes me cringe.  Blah.  No thanks.  The other thing is that my best friend hates the term best friend.  She finds it negative in terms of having...

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Patty Melts and Smash Potatoes – Smashing Perfectionism

This bitchin’ journey called life!  What a trip.  You think you’re one person a year or decade ago and then BOOM!  You transform.  You learn from mistakes and from the suffering and ill feelings of...

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Salted Caramel-Apple Upside-Down Cake

It started out horribly.  Thursday I leave work because I have become violently ill. Let’s back up. Once a year some ladies and myself rent beautiful cabins in the woods and have ourselves a luxurious...

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Fall Celebration – A Sweet Party

A month back I thought.  Damn.  I love Fall.  I love Fall so much.  I want to marry Fall.  And in true form, instead of celebrating nuptials with a season I decided to throw a party for my love of...

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