A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
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 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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It’s warm and very humid here in north Texas today. I had just got back from the grocery store and I was starving. Because it’s so warm outside I didn’t want anything really heavy and I was craving tuna. I try to always keep things like canned tuna and chicken in my pantry because you […]
Read MoreWe are all familiar with the deliciousness of roasted vegetables like roasted asparagus, roasted cauliflower, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted zucchini, roasted peppers, but what about one of the most common vegetables we always see on our plates? Green beans? Why not roast the green beans too? I started roasting green beans several years ago and I […]
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This past February I was in New York City for the New York City Toy Fair. We had a few extra days to do a little sight seeing and I finally made it to the Chelsea Market. Now if you are a lover of food, PLEASE, don’t miss stopping here. I ate my way through […]
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Meals With Mel 