My current love affair just got pretty hot and steamy. He managed to wow me by bringing along a couple of his friends, The Black-Eyed Pea and The Green Pea. Things got pretty exciting… And by “exciting”, I mean “I made some chili!” Then I ate that chili with some Chickpea Cornbread Biscuits! This recipe … Continue reading »
I love spicy foods, but to be perfectly honest, my body does not handle it as well as it used to. Back in the day, my friends and I would try the burritos at a different taqueria each Sunday. This went on for about 2 or 3 years. At one point, I felt confident to … Continue reading »
Two of my most favorite people to cook for are my stepkids, Maxwell and Sophia. They are eleven, twins, have very particular palates, and generally offer up good, honest critiques. Although they are twins, their tastbuds differ quite a bit. For example: Sophia loves peanut butter but Max hates it. Max is into cinnamon-flavored things … Continue reading »
I was actually going to make something completely different this night. I had gone to the store and seen to it that I had all the ingredients for this recipe I had envisioned. I set them all out on my counter, put my cute little apron on, tied my hair back and was ready to … Continue reading »
Cinco de Mayo is coming so I wanted to give you a themed recipe to fit the occasion. Despite the fact that the only thing even remotely “Mexican” about this dish is the fact that they are tacos, the combination of flavors is luring enough to try it. I recently found this idea on Pinterest … Continue reading »
When I was a little kid, I would eat anything. I was a parent’s dream- any vegetable they wanted me to try, I was totally game. Whatever my dad cooked, I ate. The only thing I remember ever not wanting to try were beets, but my parent’s tricked me, saying “Oh well, more for us. … Continue reading »
On Urban Dictionary, one of the definitions (after several unnecessary x-rated definitions) for “Fiesta” is: A small economy car that is popular in Europe and/or other poor or liberal hell holes. “Billy drives a Fiesta and he is a communist.” That is actually not the definition I was looking for. I was thinking something along … Continue reading »