This black bean salsa is a nice change from the regular bottled salsa and is much more hearty. We have tacos and burritos a lot at my house. Most of the time, we use traditional toppings and sides. Today I decided to make a special salsa to go along with the tacos. They pair together …
These roasted potatoes with lemon are cooked in the oven, not deep fried, to make them tasty and healthier at the same time. Roasting any vegetable brings out their natural sweetness. I love roasted potatoes. There is nothing like biting into a crispy outer skin and then having a creamy center surprise. Roasted Potatoes with …
If you are looking for an easy weeknight meal , this pizza roll up recipe is a great option. The recipe combines chicken with spicy sauce in a refrigerated dough. It’s kind of like a pizza in a pocket. All the flavors combine to make a delicious filling that tastes amazing. Pizza Roll up with …
This recipe for sugar snap peas, mushrooms and tomatoes is easy to make and just full of flavor. It would make a fast side dish for any weeknight when time is limited. Best of all, the ingredients are fresh from the garden! What could be better? Nothing tastes quite like a vegetable dish made from …
This luscious Chocolate covered hazelnut coffee drink also adds Kahlua to two of my favorite tastes. They give the drink a coffee flavor that takes the other two flavors to a whole new level. Any cocktail that combines hazelnut and chocolate is a good one, in my book. These flavors are used for the delicious …
My husband loves the car show Pimp my Ride. He gets a kick out of how people dress up their cars in neat an innovative ways. But the show has never yet shown how people use their cars as car planters! It appears that many gardeners also like the idea of pimping their cars – …
Food carving and creative food art is something that requires a great deal of patience to end up with just the perfect result. I love seeing what creative people can do with food to make it into an art form. Food is soft and this makes it the perfect medium for carving into life-like objects. …
These great porch and patio designs would soothe the most ardent workaholic! There is nothing like ending the day by sitting on a patio that makes you feel relaxed and glad to be home from work. As well as being a place for relaxation, porches and patios are attractive and add so much to the …
Many drink recipes ask for a sweet and sour mix. This home made version is perfect for those who don’t want a very sweet mix. There are lots of commercial sweet and sour mixes available for purchase in grocery stores and where liquor is sold. But most of those are too sweet for my liking. …
Sweet Williams have pretty fringed flowers that grow in a cluster on top of a long stalk. Dianthus Barbatus is a lovely variety of the dianthus species. Dianthus Barbatus – is a tender perennial. It is often treated as a Biennial with leaves the first year and flowers the second before dying off. My Dianthus Barbatus …
Even though Labor day has come and gone, you can still grill. We do it most weekends here in NC, all year long. These Margarita steaks will be perfect for the barbecue. My husband is the grill master at our house, but he counts on me to come up with something to season or marinate …
Tiki torch Planters add a nice bit of ambiance to your parties and have a more natural look than normal lighting does. There are lots of ideas for how to brighten up your patio space for night time entertaining. This fun idea combines lighting and plants for a decorative effect that your party guests will …
I recently tried this roasted rutabaga recipe and it is just delicious and makes a wonderful fall side dish. I have always used rutabagas in casseroles and stews. I like using lots of root vegetables in recipes like this type of recipe. Roasting rutabagas concentrate the natural sweetness of the vegetable. This is the same …
This creamy garlic pasta is an adaptation of the higher fat recipe that contains full cream and butter. I have made some substitutions so that the fat content is reduced but the flavor is still great. I’ve added broccoli to the recipe because I love pasta dishes with broccoli. Any veggie you like could be …
There are plenty of egg replacements but first you have to examine your recipe to find out what you want the egg to do. Eggs have many different uses. Sometimes they are used for binding ingredients, sometimes for making a recipe lighter and fluffier, ) and sometimes just for the taste of the egg itself. …
Wheelbarrow planters are one things on my bucket list of must do gardening ideas. I have been looking for just the right old fashioned wheelbarrow for months. I want to add them as focal pieces in my perennial garden beds. Since wheelbarrows are an often used garden tool, recycling them into planters just makes sense. …
These Amaretto cocktails all use an almond base liqueur as part of the drink. I first tasted Amaretto when I lived in Australia. It was very common to end most meals in a restaurant with a liqueur of some sort. Amaretto soon became one of my favorites. Some of these cocktails are simple and some …
The Hotel Riley Rum cocktail combines vodka, amaretto and coconut rum with the refreshing taste of lime and pineapple juice. Let’s enjoy another of my delicious tropical rum cocktail recipes! This one is so, so delicious. There is nothing quite like the taste of a Caribbean-flavored drink. From frozen strawberry daiquiris to mixed drinks made …
This Kahlua Amaretto cream is a great cocktail recipe that is perfect to serve at a cocktail party. Amaretto is one of my favorite liqueurs. The flavor of almonds is just delicious and I use them all the time in recipes for both food and drinks. Not all good cocktails contain spirits. Sometimes, they are …
This White Russian Kahlua cocktail combines that taste with vodka and cream for a great tasting drink. I love the coffee taste of Kahlua in cocktail recipes. I’m not a coffee drinker but the smoothness of Kahlua is a great taste sensation. It is creamy and rich and you can make one at home in …
This dark Russian Kahlua cocktail combines that taste with vodka, chocolate milk, and cream for a great tasting drink. Here is another of my favorite Kahlua cocktail recipes. I’m not a coffee drinker but the smoothness of Kahlua is a great taste sensation and this drink won me over. You can make one of these …
Fresh rosemary is one of my favorite spices. I use it all the time in Italian cooking and also in many of my chicken recipes. This herb easy to grow and is a great one to start with for those who are new at growing herbs. The favor of this fresh herb is robust and …
The Cuban Breeze cocktail combines Amaretto, vodka and pineapple juice for a refreshing tropical style drink with just a hint of almonds. Looking for a refreshing cocktail recipe that gives a tropical feeling when you drink it? There is nothing quite like the taste of a Caribbean-flavored drink. From frozen strawberry daiquiris to mixed my …
This easy recipe makes a super DIY stainless steel cleaner at a fraction of the price of a retail produce. There is nothing quite like the look of stainless steel appliances in a kitchen. They are very popular right now and most kitchens seem to have them. But one of the problems associated with them …
Food manufacturers seem to think that all home cooks have muscles to spare! This easy DIY jar opener shows them I mean business without heading to the gym before opening their jars! The older I get, the more I start to believe that some jar lids were just not meant to be opened. Some just …
Readers of the recipes on my blog know that I love my slow cooker. Today, I have another love to tell you about – A crock pot timer. Have you ever found a great crock pot recipe for breakfast but thought “I’d have to get up in the middle of the night to get it …