Panzanella Salad

Summer is drawing to a close.  There.  I said it.  Sorry to burst your bubble, but regardless of what the temperature is where you live, the start of the school year is a not so subtle signal that the long days of water skiing and sunscreen are all but over.  For me,…

Caramelized Onion Dip

It has been kind of crazy at my house this last week.  Suffice to say that work, school, and the health of all parties involved lead up to one big vacuum of time.  Not to mention that we are presently trying to pack for a family trip; quite the task in itself…

Guacamole

Hola!  It was a Mexican Fiesta this weekend at our house and here is the guacamole recipe I promised you!  I also made shredded beef tacos with spicy sour cream, salsa, and mexican rice.  We had carrot cake for dessert (my husband’s FAVorite-although not exactly fitting for our Latin theme!) and all I…

Garden Salsa: Fast, Easy, Fresh!

As I have previously mentioned, Mexican food is not my favorite cuisine. My husband does not share this opinion. Also, his birthday was this week.  Do you know what this means?  It means that I suck it up and make him Mexican food because I love him more than I hate cilantro….

Mexican Rice W/Black Beans: Mexican Food and Marriage

There are certain compromises that everyone makes when they get married. For example, my husband folds his T-shirts a certain way and when our households merged, I was expected to comply with this strange, and to me, ridiculous, rule.  He in turn, hand washes all our knives separately and without complaint because…

Oven Roasted Potatoes-AKA Good Lookin’ Man Potatoes

There is an old dutch proverb that reads, “Eat butter first, and eat it last, and live till a hundred years be past.”  I don’t know about you, but this seems to be some great advice. Of course we now know that eating too much butter on a regular basis is a…