Here in good old San Antonio, it is going to be a sultry 94 degrees today! (Mind you, it is 18 March; not May, June, July, August; but, March) Today definitely is NOT soup weather… so, as I drink my HOT coffee in my 83 degree house this morning, I am thinking lemons. Anything…
Tag: tradition
Colors of the Rainbow ~ and my kitchen
The “canned food” section of my kitchen! I have cans of Hatch Green Chile, Coconut Milk, Water Chestnuts and Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes in my pantry, but that is it. For most meals, our plates look like a color bomb exploded! Fresh this, fresh that ~ You can’t help feeling healthy with every bite!…
CHICKEN SOUP CURES ALL ~ READ ALL ABOUT IT!! Chicken soup may contain a number of substances with beneficial medicinal activity including an anti-inflammatory mechanism that could ease the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, according to a new study. (Science Daily) Although many foods are considered to be healthy due to their individual blends…
hoppy, fluffy, marshmallow
If you have ever received a Christmas platter from me, you’ll have discovered my toasted coconut marshmallows nestled in with the fudge, thumb print cookies and sunflower-pumpkin seed brittle ~ but marshmallows for Easter?!? I am so excited to give these lemon jewels a try! I hope you enjoy these variations from Epicurious.com ~ and…
love affair
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien For me, it started about 15 years ago ~ my love affair with food (come on, what did you think this was about?) When I was a little girl, my Grandma Margaret would often…
chocolate-peanut butter goodness
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles M. Schulz In search of the perfect cake? Looking to impress company? Maybe you just want to treat your family to a chocolate-peanut buttery piece of culinary genius ~ this is it! Look no further! Since 2006 (when I picked…
Cinco de Mayo!
The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico,…
Food from Friends… The Marriage of Poland and Italy
I am so excited and honored to be sharing this post today! I know what you’re thinking… “Poland and Italy? Is she crazy?” Mr and Mrs D ~ second family to my husband after he immigrated with his family and moved to Ohio, are amazing. Mr D is the typical hard-working, generous and kind-hearted…
Paradiso
Sicily is at the very heart of my family… we feel the beat of daily life, breathe the culture of the people, soak in the very essence of the place ~ Sicily is to Italy as the genteel southern US states are to the faster-paced northern states. There is a sensual slow-down that occurs almost…
sharing tamales ~
i lived in santa fe, new mexico until i was in 4th grade ~ it wasn’t so much a city to me, but an expression ~ an expression of color, cultures, cooking, an expression of sharing all of this with those who were around you ~ my first taste of tamales was in santa fe….
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