A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
If I had to pick one meal that I thought defined Texas this would be it. Enchiladas filled with either beef, cheese or in this case my spicy pulled pork, smothered in Chili Con Carne and covered with cheese. Served on a plate in between Refried Pinto Beans and Mexican Rice. This is the meal […]
Read MoreThose hot summer days are fast approaching here in North Texas. Usually they are already here by now but so far we have been lucky this summer and it hasn’t been too unbareable. Knock on Wood…. I know on those hot summer days when it’s 100+ degrees outside the last thing that we want to […]
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Ever since I was a young girl I have always loved France and it was 4 years ago almost exactly that made my first trip across the pond. I spent sometime in England, and then it was on to Nice where I truly fell in love, along the Cote d’Azur. Don’t get me wrong Paris […]
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Several summers ago I was fortunate enough to visit Lyon, France. If you don’t know this, many consider Lyon the gastronomical capital of France and if you are a lover of French foods like me Lyon was like visiting the Food Holy Land. One of my favorite dished that I had while in Lyon […]
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I have often mentioned my grandparents (aka Papa and Mayme) and talked about their garden. As a child Mayme and Papa would take care of me during the daytime while my parent were at work. My Mom would usually drop me off at their house around 7:45 in the mornings and I would run straight […]
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I made my spicy pulled pork for my pulled pork tacos. It was a huge 10 lb pork roast and left me with plenty of extra pork for other recipes. As I said before, I use this pulled pork for everything and I think you are going to be drooling like […]
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One of my favorite places to travel to is San Jose del Cabo, in Mexico. San Jose is this beautiful little art town at the very tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. The landscape is a hot, arid and rather prickly set up against the beautiful deep blue Sea of Cortez. It’s an oasis in the […]
Read MoreThis photo was taken during a early morning walk with my husband along a beach in Los Cabos, Mexico. The waves that morning were huge and we later found out that there was a tropical storm about 200 miles off the coast. To answer your question… No he had no idea that the wave was […]
Read MoreIs anything better than the sweet smell of basil in the morning? Now time to make pesto…
Read MoreBreakfast, Lunch or Dinner, Baked Eggs are ALWAYS a Winner! Baked eggs are one of my favorite meals to make after a long hard day, the morning after a late night, or for nice Sunday lunch. These baked eggs are a stress free quick fix dinner that cooks in under 20 minutes. For me there is […]
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Meals With Mel 