A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
Like most girls I would say I’m a sucker for mussels just not the kind of “muscles” you normally find at the gym. I just happen to like my mussels steamed in a big pot with lots of white wine, garlic, butter and fresh herbs. Toss in some spicy sausage and a good crusty French […]
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We made it back from the beautiful Island of St. Croix in the U.S.V.I and instead of sharing a post about food I decided I would give you all a little taste of the Island of St. Croix. I would love to tell you it was an adventure filled trip but honestly we sat on the […]
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It has been one busy week since my last blog post. Over the past week I have decked out the house for our Big Kahuna Company Luau Party. We had to moved most of the party indoors because the weather has been so wet. Cooked all the “Hawaiian Style” food for about 50 people. Thankfully […]
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It has been just over one year since the first post on Meals With Mel and it has been quite a journey since then. Meals With Mel started as the brilliant idea of a friend and I can never thank them enough for that. Now one year later I have met so many wonderful people […]
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Happy Cinco De Mayo! After a fun week in “Going Hawaiian Style” I’m glad to be back to Texas and just in time for one of my favorite days of the year. Across Texas today fajitas are being grilled, tacos are consumed by the dozens, margaritas are being shaken, and tortilla chips are being crunched. […]
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Aloha! It has been a blast getting out of “Texas” and “Going Hawaiian Style” with all of you this week, and as the sun sets on this little adventure I want to thank everyone for their show of support and comments. Mahalo! For this last Going Hawaiian Style post I wanted to deviate from the […]
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Aloha! I hope everyone is having a great weekend!! We have almost reached the end of our little Hawaiian Style adventure and with just one more post to go I wanted to share another Luau side dish with you. But first I have to tell you about the star ingredient of this salad and it […]
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Aloha and Happy Saturday! This photo was taken 2 years ago along the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The Big Island is home to volcanos, observatories, coffee plantations, breweries, and of course the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Factory. I just love macadamia nuts don’t you? In Hawaii macadamia nut products are everywhere […]
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Aloha and Happy Friday!! With the weather turning warmer I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the end of the week than a pitcher of white wine sangria. Now I know what you’re thinking…. Sangria? Hawaii? What is the connection? Did you know that Hawaii is located along the same line of latitude […]
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