Dos Caminos
Can you find great Mexican food in New York City? Well, coming from California, I never thought so. That was until I tried Dos Caminos, a Mexican restaurant on the East Side at 53rd St. and 3rd Avenue. It was late evening and I was craving Mexican food and looking for something light. The first…
Woody’s Sports Bar
I’ve been to Bermuda twice in the past couple of years and both times had the pleasure of dropping by Woody’s Sports Bar on Boaz Island in Sandys Parish. What a great place! They have a small outside bar and patio on the front of the building and a larger inside bar around back. I…
Marcona Almond Butter
I had never heard of Marcona almonds before I tasted them a few months ago while tasting wine at the Paraduxx Winery in Napa, CA. They were served with cheese and dried fruit along with the wine selection. I loved the rich, sweet buttery flavor of these unique almonds, so I had to search for…
French Onion Soup
Years ago, when I first began as a young waiter/bartender at a couple of different restaurants in the Milwaukee area, I often served French Onion Soup to customers. I thought the crusty cheese on top always looked very appetizing, but never having tasted it growing up, I wasn’t sure what I might find underneath the…
Basic Pasta Dough
Is making fresh pasta really worth it? Up until a few months ago I would have said “no”. I always thought it looked like a lot of work and wasn’t worth the time and effort. But now I would have to say I’ve changed my mind. Some time ago, I was given a pasta rolling…
Macaroni And Cheese
Mac ‘n Cheese……this is what comes to my mind when I hear the words “comfort food”! I can remember at a very young age my Mom served us Mac ‘n Cheese that usually was the kind that came in the little blue box. It was creamy, it was cheesy and it was delicious. At that…
Sunflower Seed Butter
Sunflower seed butter, also known as sun butter, has a delicious roasted and salty flavor. My first encounter with sun butter was years ago on a United Airlines flight. I was hungry and ordered the Classic snack box which had sun butter, preserves and crackers in it. I loved the taste of sun butter on…
Grilled French Fries
These grilled French fries taste as good as they look. I love French fries and wanted an easier way to make them at home without having to pull out the deep fryer and all the mess that comes with it. By grilling them we do not get them as crisp as deep frying, but the…
Grilled Beet Sliders
I had never even heard of beet sliders before the time I hosted a party where I was serving pork sliders and learned that at least two of my guests were vegetarians. I had to come up with a vegetarian slider that I could serve them. Luckily, around that same time, I saw an episode…
Green Goddess Dressing
This dressing was originally put together as a sauce for my Beet Slider recipe. As I researched more about classic Green Goddess Dressing, I learned that typically it includes anchovies as an ingredient. Since I was creating this for the vegetarian version of a meat slider, I could hardly slip in a non-vegetable ingredient and…
