Four Ingredients that make me smile Have you ever made your own spice blend? You probably have these four ingredients in your spice cabinet already, so combining them should be super easy. I love repurposing items and in general hate to throw things away that…
My Man and His Monarchs My man loves butterflies. He loves most bugs to be honest, but he especially loves Monarch Butterflies. One day about a month or so ago, he was supposed to be pulling weeds with me, but he was lagging behind. I…
Monarch Migration Pepé and I made these Monarch Sugar Cookies in honor of the monarch butterflies that we watched metamorphose from caterpillar, to chrysalis, to fully fledged butterfly. You can read the full story by following this link, which includes a time lapse video…
You know whats better than a BLT Sandwich? A BLT Salad with these homemade croûtons. So, Pepé is wondering why I’m cutting the bread into small cubes. He said, “Are you planning on making a bunch of teeny tiny BLT sandwiches?” I said, “No,…
How to pronounce duxelles Now I’ve been making duxelles for years, but evidently I’ve been saying it wrong all this time. Pepé has just informed me that he will be walking out of the kitchen if I don’t start saying it correctly. I guess it…
Chanterelles are a fabulous foraged food We have foraged many fabulous foods from our forest for sure, but the chanterelles are probably our favorite. We didn’t even know what chanterelles were before we bought our house many years ago, but thank the heavens…
Is Juneau, Alaska on your bucket list? Juneau, Alaska was NOT on my bucket list, but it should have been and now I want to go back. It’s beauty is beyond words and I was absolutely stunned. The town is charming, the people are friendly,…
My first sea plane ride! If you haven’t read my first post about Juneau, Alaska, I traveled there for my first Food Bloggers Conference. On my first day there booked an excursion with Wings Airways, where they took us up in a seaplane and flew…
Making homemade hamburger buns is fun, easy and way better than pulling weeds… Just ask Pepé Summer weekends often seem to involve a lot of grilling or gardening and this one was going to be both. We planned on grilling some burgers on Sunday, but…
My hubby makes the best grilled burgers It was a lazy summer day without any plans other than to relax by the pool, so I made these Easy Homemade Hamburger Buns and my hubby grilled his incredible perfect burgers. He’s been making them for years,…
Is it a sauce or a marinade? Well, it’s both. Or as my hubby would answer… “Yes”. If I ever ask two questions in a row… a “is it this or that”, “do you want to go here or there“ question, you can count on…
Grillin’ & Chillin’ We just grillin’ & Chillin’, but Pepé is confused as always. He wants to know why I’m putting my sweet potatoes in the microwave when I said we were grilling. Fair question I guess. I like to put my veggies on the…
Well, the Game of Thrones finale may have been disappointing, but my dinner was a hit! I originally wanted to do a pig roast. Not your ordinary pig roast, but cooked via sous vide, then on a spit. I saw the idea from ChefSteps® and…
No flip, no mess, no stress Hey, thanks for stopping by. There are probably 40,000 chicken quesadilla recipes out there, so I have no idea how you landed here, but I’m glad that you did and I really think you’re gonna love this recipe. I…
Because there are other options besides rice and beans Why does almost every Mexican meal in the United States come with rice and beans? OK, I like rice and beans, don’t get me wrong, but really? Let’s step it up already. Plus this Light Mexican…
Margaritaville was too crowded Sometimes you just don’t want a margarita with your Mexican food. I mean let’s be serious… They’re good, but I can never drink more than one or two before I need to scrape all that sweet and sour stuff from my…