Ingredients: Crust: 1 egg 3 T granulated sugar 1 pinch salt 1 ½ cups wheat flour ½ c butter, cut into 1/2 –in squares Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 9-inch pie pan. In one small bowl, mix together egg and sugar.  In a food processor, combine salt and flour.  Pulse a few times […]

In an attempt to be healthy for the fourth of July, I prepared a veggie tray with dip along with watermelon and tajin.  I wanted a light a cool, zesty cucumber ranch dip ro go along with the veggies, so searched online for a recipe, and headed to the grocery store for the ingredients.  While […]

  Ingredients 1 package white beans 8 cups water 8 oz. Tomatoes 8 oz. Tomatillos 1 small onion chopped 1 jalapeño chopped 1 lb. ground turkey 6 c chicken stock 1 T garlic minced 1 t paprika 1 t sage 1 t ginger 1 t oregano 1 t Salt ½ t Black pepper ½ t […]

With a desire to use up extra tomatoes and cucumbers, I searched for ideas and came across several recipes for gazpacho. Since I have never had gazpacho, and the pictures looked good I thought I’d give it a try. To   further complicate the afternoon, I decided to add empanadas as a  side to complement the […]

(12 servings) Ingredients 9 c water 2 (14.5 oz) cans stewed tomatoes 2 red potatoes, cubed 1 onion, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 3 carrots chopped 1 head cabbage, chopped 1 zucchini, sliced 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans 1 (15 oz) can garbanzo beans 16 oz macaroni pasta […]

(6 servings) Ingredients: 1 package spaghetti 1 jar marinara sauce ½ red pepper diced ½ yellow pepper diced ½ green pepper diced ½ onion diced Meatballs (frozen or homemade) In a medium saucepan combine marinara sauce, red pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper, onion, and meatballs.  Heat on medium heat until bubbly.  Stir occasionally.  Simmer for 20-30 […]

Ingredients 3 cups White or brown rice cooked 3/4 lb cooked Shrimp 8 oz Pineapple chunks 1 onion diced 1/2 bunch of cilantro minced 1-1/2 tsp Garlic 1-1/2 tsp Cumin 1/4 tsp salt or 1 tsp soy sauce 4 eggs 1 Tbsp milk or cream 1 tsp olive oil or cooking spray Lime juice from […]

(1 serving) 1 cup water ¼ cup steel cut oats ¼ cup seasonal berries cut into bit sized pieces Pinch of salt 1 tsp maple syrup 1 tsp butter If you are not a fan of oatmeal or have not tried steel cut oats, I highly recommend you give this recipe a try.  Steel cut […]

As I was looking through old pictures for this website, I came across some images from my trip to New York last summer, and I suddenly had the craving for a lobster roll.  Luckily, Ralphs had imitation lobster on sale, so I picked up a few packages and some rolls from the bakery.  This isn’t quite the […]

(4 servings) Ingredients: 2 T honey 2T Dijon mustard 1T ginger – freshly grated 1 t garlic minced 2 T diced onion 2 cups fresh spinach (or frozen – thawed and drained) 1 pound salmon fillet cut in half 1 package pastry puff ¼ c queso fresco, crumbled Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a […]