Many of us are going to be getting for the July 4th weekend.  For so many of us this means getting together with friends and family and enjoying their company around an outdoor grill.  Grilling up hamburgers and hot dogs, steaks, veggies, and other goodies is certainly the way many of us pass the holiday.   [...]

Hearty summer salads are wonderful, you don’t have to heat up the kitchen, and you get to enjoy good fresh produce.  These colorful vegetables really pack in the antioxidents, and this salad also tastes wonderful with the cumin.
12 oz carrots, peeled and trimmed
12 oz raw beets, peeled and trimmed
2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
2 tsp [...]

When you have a roast in the oven, you might as well add some vegetables.  Carrots are an inexpensive side dish, and with a few added ingredients, these come out rich and sweet and make a perfect side dish.
1 lb carrots, washed and trimmed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and freshly ground [...]

Jack in the Box makes some wonderful mini sirloin burgers, but they also serve up mini buffalo chicken sandwiches.  These are easy to make, and perfect for a party, a tailgate celebration, or even any night for dinner.  Be sure to use Frank’s Red Hot Sauce to make these sandwiches spicy, Frank’s Red Hot sauce [...]

We have been spending a lot of time updating our photos.   This weekend was spent cooking many of our recipes, and taking photographs.  We know that most of us like to look at a real picture of a recipe before we cook it, so we can get some idea of what our dish is to [...]

Tapas, are Spanish appetizers that are wonderful to have as a meal.  Lots of little dishes means you get to sample many different flavors.   We made these at a recent Tapas party.  We modified our recipe to be beef only and they were still quite tasty.  These meatballs have a wonderfully complex flavor, and you will definitely want [...]

Few things are better than a freshly baked warm chocolate chip cookie that comes fresh out of the oven.  This recipe was originally published by Jaques Torres in the New York Times.  The unique key to this recipe is that you refrigerate the cookie dough for a minimum of 24 hours before you bake the [...]

Looking for a different cookie, that has a unique taste, the cinnamon, and cream of tartar add a special flavor to these crackly surfaced cookies.  One of my earilest memories was making snickerdoodles when I was a girl scout.  Since then I have made these cookies for cookie exchanges, and when I wanted something sweet, [...]

When fresh tomatoes start to ripen on the vine, give this recipe a try to enjoy the flavor of fresh tomatoes. Nothing beats a fresh tomato, combine fresh tomatoes with Spanish olives, capers, brandy, olive oil, and lemon zest for an unforgettable taste. These make nice and light appetizers that taste so good.
For [...]

So we spent the majority of this week getting ready for a Tapas party for one of our friends. We had talked about going out, but grabbing Tapas out at one of our local places means spending a ton of money, and drinking down some seriously watered down Sangria, and at over twenty dollars a [...]