I didn’t plan to share this Mexican inspired Bean Dip with you today. Didn’t plan to have it for dinner either. We normally eat dinner foods not appetizers at that time of day. But Summer does that to us. It throws all the dinner rules out the window. Life slows down and relaxes a bit…. Continue reading
Yesterday, after setting out breakfast for the kids. I made my usual plea for input. “What do you guys think we should have for dinner tonight?” No response. Perhaps too early in the day? I went through usual litany of choices. Chicken? Fish? Salad? Eggs? Stir Fry? BBQ? Fancy Sandwich? Beans? Pasta? Still nothing. Until… Continue reading
Yesterday, I had pizza envy. Lately the hubby and kids have been making pizza on big flour tortillas. They make a gorgeous thin and crispy pizza. I had been making my own on brown rice tortillas with the similar results. However, I did not have any in the freezer. Darn!! Is that fair? Once you… Continue reading
One of my Hubby’s favorite dishes to order in restaurants is Seared Ahi Tuna. Bone Fish Grill is no exception. There they serve it all dressed up with pickled ginger and wasabi. I prefer to pair it with garlicky spinach wilted in a splash of sesame oil, and some sticky rice. They all go together… Continue reading
I am definitely seeing a weekly pattern forming here. Start off the week with super healthy, tasty food. To put a stop to the food debauchery that occurred all weekend. It usually starts out quite innocently. Maybe the Hubby has been out traveling all week The fancy market has that really good french pate, the… Continue reading
It was so warm and sunny here earlier this week. The birds had returned to their perches and were singing, again. Almost all the snow had melted, again. It seemed only a matter of days and those long buried bulbs would be sprouting in the garden. Spring was in the air. I was longing for… Continue reading
At breakfast this morning, I asked that age old question. “So, what do you guys feel like for dinner tonight?” Yes we discuss dinner at breakfast. Doesn’t everyone? After the feeding frenzy at the super bowl party this weekend, we were all fooded out. We attended a big party in a friends barn/game room. Invite… Continue reading
Okay, three weeks into January, and I think I have reversed most of the effects of holiday merry making and gluttony. It seems I only last a few weeks any time of the year, and I have a yearning to entertain. Lately though, it seems that not just our calendars, but the stars must also… Continue reading
My husband was always amazed that I didn’t like mussels. I love raw oysters on a Friday night with a split of champagne. Will gladly gobble up clams in any form. Dream of grilled prosciutto wrapped shrimp. And need to have some type of asian prepared ahi tuna regularly. So why the dislike of mussels?… Continue reading
I had 6 men in my dinning room for dinner one night last week. Yep, me and 6 men. Okay, one of them was my Hubby. The rest were co-workers, some from out of town, a few local. They had been sequestered all day in the boardroom. Going over yearly sales figures, projections and predictions… Continue reading
I had dinner all planned , in my head that is. Had written a grocery list, for this and that. Drove to the store. However, the first item I see in the produce department are these gorgeous ripe figs. Game over. Figs for dinner. No question. They are only in season from June until September,… Continue reading
If I had to choose my all time favorite type of seafood, it would undoubtedly be clams. I just love them. However the kids haven’t jumped on the clam bandwagon, yet. They will eat seared ahi tuna, calamari even octopus. But not clams. And the Hub says he likes them but will eat just a… Continue reading
If you, or any of your family, or friends have a garden you are probably looking for more zucchini recipes. Right? I am here to help. For those of you who don’t have an abundance of zucchini littering your kitchen, and just purchased some at the grocery store. Then choose the smaller ones, they have… Continue reading
Last week my Husband hosted his french wine group here for a tasting of really expensive Burgundies. And, being the fabulous wife that I am, I offered to make a few snacks. Now this is not dinner. Just wine and a few snacks. The Hub had already picked up some nice runny stinky french cheeses,… Continue reading
Last week, when my niece was here, I made these crunchy sesame chicken fingers. I wasn’t planning on making chicken at all, in fact I had everything lined up to make this gorgeous soy ginger salmon. Only problem was Kailey did not eat fish! Yikes. I had to giddy up, and dream up something fast for… Continue reading
How do you feel about tofu? It is a very polarizing food. Most people think you either like it, or you don’t. The carnivores thought they didn’t like it. Until we baked it. Once baked it has a nice charred, crispy exterior, and chewy interior. It does not resemble it’s previous soft and pale packaged… Continue reading
Paleo Diet, have you heard about it yet? Some refer to it as the “Caveman Diet”. A gal in my Husbands office is following it, she was explaining all about it a get together last month. What I found interesting were the similarities to eating gluten free. Both need to have most food choices from… Continue reading
I had my doubts this morning. The forecast predicted was 80 degrees and sunny. Wait, what? It was 59 degrees and foggy at 7am this morning. However around 10 am the clouds parted, and the skies cleared, oh yeah there’s the sun. Missed it this last few rainy, cold, fall (gasp! already) days. I am… Continue reading
Arriving home after a week away, rather skidding to a quick stop with tons of laundry. I found myself rushing to get the house in order and pull together a quick appetizer for a friends 50th cocktail party. Lucky for me we have a fabulous fish market just around the corner. I was thinking something… Continue reading
To me, clams are quintessentially summer. I probably eat them at least once a week when it’s warm. We picked some up the other day anticipating our dinner outside on the porch. However 64 degrees and rain wasn’t what we had in mind. Also the clams I wanted to make are more of a warm… Continue reading
That image just about sums up what we were doing on the holiday weekend. Hanging out at our cottage on Lake Ontario with great friends. Laughing, catching up, cooking, drinking wine, kids swimming (too cold for me yet) and loving life. Saturday we set up the big picnic table in the shade by the water…. Continue reading