Lemonade is a drink with endless possibilities.  After the great success of my strawberry lemonade, I’ve been daydreaming about different medleys like blueberries, or cherries, or even pineapple.  Unfortunately I don’t have any of those growing in my own backyard but I do have plenty of herbs, and lavender seemed the perfect choice to start with. Read more

For those of us who love really good pizza, those delivery joints just don’t cut it when a craving hits .  But making a fresh batch of dough and taking the time for rising and kneading (all good things!) isn’t always an option.  This is my go-to recipe when the need for pizza hits at the last minute, it even makes enough for two thin crust pizzas so you can freeze some for next time. Read more

Hello from Mexico!  I scheduled this post just in case I was so busy having a fabulous time that I couldn’t write anything.

My last post was hearty warm you up seafood chowder, but I thought I should post something appropriate for the sunny beaches of Mexico this week.  Plus I get to show off one of my Christmas presents!  I put a Himalayan Pink Salt Block from The Meadow on my Christmas list.  My sister Sharon thought that was too cool not to get me!  It’s a unique serving platter that can be used in a ton of other ways as well!

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Here is step two in getting the man in your life to like Asian cooking.  Remember that steak you have leftover from the “steak sandwich” (also known as Banh Mi)?  Put it to good use in the next few days by making steak summer rolls!  (or spring rolls, if you want to know all about the many different names check out my shrimp roll post).  This will definitely be stepping out of the meat and potatoes comfort zone, but just remind him that it has the same amazing steak that he loved in his sandwich.

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