Chicken With Forty Cloves of Garlic

October 27, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

I can’t believe we are already in the last week of October…. Has this month gone by quickly for anyone else? I’ll be honest, it’s been a crazy month and I feel like I haven’t had as much time for cooking as I would like. Work has become all-consuming to say the least and moments […]

Italian Couscous Summer Salad & Grilled Balsamic Chicken

August 7, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Happy Friday Everyone!!! I hope y’all have had a great week. It’s been really hot the past few days here in Texas and according to the weatherman it’s only going to get hotter. Yuck! Is anyone else ready for Autumn? I really don’t enjoy August heat it just puts me in a funky mood. I’m […]

The Trials and Tribulations of Making Limoncello Lemon Drizzle Cake….

April 9, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dear Lemon Drizzle Cake you are a tricky one aren’t you? For the past month I have been trying to make a lemon drizzle cake. The first time I attempted to make this cake I wanted to use a traditional British Recipe….. Where did I go wrong??? It wasn’t just the fact that I was […]

Migas Stuffed Breakfast Chile Rellenos

March 21, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

Most mornings I’m not a breakfast person all I need is few shots of espresso and I’m out the door running. But when I do make breakfast you can almost bet it will have a Tex-Mex flair. In other words there will be eggs, onions, peppers, tortillas, and cheese involved… Now I will admit that […]

Merry Christmas!!! Orange Zest and Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée

December 24, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

I hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday!!! And for those of you who will be having a White Christmas this year…. LUCKY!!! While there is a 0% chance of me getting a White Christmas this year, last year was a different story. Last December I spent 5 days just before […]

Homemade San Antonio-Style Flour Tortillas

October 9, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

After my post the other day for Texas Brisket Tacos with Blue Mesa Jalapeno Relish I got a request for the recipe I used for making the flour tortillas. The recipe I used for my tortillas is from one of my favorite cookbooks The Homesick Texan, by Lisa Fain. I truly love this cookbook and […]

Croque Madame Partie Deux…. and Friday Night “Man” Pizza

September 21, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

Earlier this week I made Croque Madame Muffins from Rachel Khoo’s cookbook The Little Paris Kitchen. As I said before a Croque Madame is one of my favorite sandwiches and I’ve been thinking about these flavors all week. While I have all the ingredients to make another batch of these delicious muffins I have decided […]

Daydreaming of France…… and Croque Madame Muffins

September 16, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Life has been a whirlwind lately. Work has had me constantly running around and I’ve been spending WAY too many hours behind the wheel of my car. It’s usually early in the morning when I first hit the ground running, at least 6am. On the bright side I always get to enjoy the sunrise while […]

Hungarian Paprika Chicken

September 15, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

This is a recipe from another one of my favorite cookbooks, “Eva’s Kitchen” by the one and only Eva Longoria. Who, by the way also just happens to be a Texas native :). Eva’s hairdresser on the set of Desperate Housewives shared his grandmother’s recipe for Hungarian Paprika Chicken with her and now I’m sharing […]

Mama’ Keown’s Vanilla Pudding: Transformed into Bananas Foster Banana Pudding

August 6, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

After making a couple batches of Mama Keown’s Fluffy Banana Cake yesterday I still had 2 bananas left over. What else can you do with leftover bananas? UMMMM BANANA PUDDING…. I have always loved my Grandmothers Banana Pudding, and what makes her Banana Pudding so GOOD is she makes homemade Vanilla Pudding. There is no […]