Some dishes are just so good, simple ingredients yet immensely satisfying. When they are easy to make and serve up many portions it just seems like a bonus. I cook and photograph for a living. I cook a lot, I cook for other people a lot, I menu plan, shop, cook and teach a lot. […]
My roots are all seafood. I grew up the daughter of a Navy diver turned commercial fisherman. I was tortured as a young child and was forced to eat scallops, geoduck, crab, sea cucumbers, abalone, ling cod, octopus, and a variety of other seafood. It depended on what my dad was diving for at the […]
I wasn’t sure if I would be able to do it with 11 hour school days, but if you love something enough you manage to find the time! I’m referring to Secret Recipe Club, The club where bloggers are secretly assigned another blog and cook one of their recipes and then it’s revealed on a […]
Ever make something and it turned out horrible? Disgusting? Inedible? The first time I made this soup, it ended up ranking right up there with one of the worst dishes I’ve ever made, maybe even worse than the first time I tried making Yakisoba.
There is so much to do between now and the up coming holidays. Especially since I hate shopping and put it off to the last moment! There is also a lot more entertaining going on this time of year (which I love) so I’ve compiled six easy appetizers to stave off starving guests. Brie en […]
When it comes to cooking, I pretty much just cook the everyday stuff. The typical American hodge podge, melting pot of meals. I cook Mexican/TexMex but don’t make my own tortillas. I cook Italian but I don’t make my own pasta. I cook French but don’t make fancy pastries. I cook German but don’t make […]
Ask my family what their favorite Seafood is? Shrimp, they’ll cheer! Ask my family what their favorite starch is? Pasta, they’ll cheer! Ask my family what their favorite meat is? Bacon they’ll cheer! Ask the doggies what’s their favorite? And they’ll cheer, EVERYTHING! Poor Summer thinks she’s a Circus dog, until she looses her balance […]
In honor of William and Kate’s wedding, my post today is British themed. Some of you already know this, but for those of you who don’t, I spent 4 years living in England. Receiving an overseas assignments was one of the best perks of being in the military. It was so incredibly exciting, I had […]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I spent most of mine cooking, that is improvising my cooking. I also had some drama, not too serious but scary (more on that in a moment). I failed to plan for Easter (that’s not the drama I’m talking about). I more than failed to plan, I didn’t […]
Fajita Marinade. Is the a fajita about the marinade? I’ve had just plain grilled meat, seasoned meat, marinated meat, stove top fried, broiled and grilled meat. It seems to me that a fajita is more about serving some meat in a tortilla with some cooked veg and lots of condiments. Which is one reason why […]
