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This is good. Real good. Chicken mango fajita bake. Think a warm tender bun with some crispy on the bottom from the baking and grilling in melted butter. Then y... Read More...
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Thanks to Dole Sunshine for partnering with me for this post, pineapple enchilada slow cooker chicken ! I am the creator of this recipe and for the description ... Read More...
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Thanks to Dole Sunshine for partnering with me for this post! All the opinions and creativity are solely my own. For a full disclosure, click here!
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Inspiration for this creation comes from several incentives. Let me share because I think you'll get a kick out of how my recipes are 'birthed'!
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This moroccan veal kefta is a sponsored post~Cedar Springs Veal. #ReVEALingExcellence
All of the content and opinions is strictly my own.
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(Note: This is a sponsored post. I received compensation for reviewing this product and using it. All of these opinions are mine, and, believe me, I speak the t... Read More...
Simple. Elegant. Impressive. Yes, all these adjectives describe the pico de gallo oven chicken. If you want to use chicken thighs then have at it~they'll work p... Read More...
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There are so many things I love about this recipe for roasted salmon pouches. Let me count the ways! Easy. Healthy. Simple. Elegant. Boholicious!
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Update: Be sure to follow my camping adventures SEPT 2015 ~ come see what's gonna be happening! #followthefeasts
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I love the combination of a smokey grilled flavor with sweet, salty, and spicy, and this recipe has all that in one! The mandarin orange lamb chops with the pas... Read More...
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Tagines are vessels of beauty and history, And, you know, there's no better way to explore ancient history than through food. The tagine (this one is from Le So... Read More...
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If you work, you'll probably want to make these beans on the weekend. Believe me, they keep in the refrig a few days, and you can freeze them. I'd say put the c... Read More...
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Just the sound of this recipe, lemon butter herb roasted whole chicken, makes me hungry! Names of recipes set the stage for our brains to start firing neurons a... Read More...
Nothing speaks of comfort food than country style beef meatballs with gravy. Rich and hearty, turning simple ground beef into these tasty meatballs makes you th... Read More...
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The 'ottoman empire burger'~~hummmm, sounds pretty amazing and fancy schmanzee, huh? Now just how did I get that name~~well, if you explore the ingredients, yo... Read More...
What inspired this crispy spicy chicken and the recipe is that my girlfriend, Sally, wanted a lesson in making 'fried chicken'...see she's a Rocky Mountain girl... Read More...
Simple quick and easy dishes seem to always make me smile. I used frozen cod in this recipe because I couldn't find any really good fresh cod~~got this at Costc... Read More...
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Ribeye steaks are just full of flavor~~and even more flavoring for this thick cut steak, seasoned with a spice mixture that will make you think Marco Polo was y... Read More...
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I like to eat pretty things. I like to prepare unique looking dishes that have eye appeal. I like to introduce to my family and friends new versions of their fa... Read More...
This recipe comes from Knorrs, and it is a sponsored post.I made it as part of my participation in a contest for Knorr® sponsored by Zooppa. My mission was to c... Read More...
Whenever I find bone-in lamb chops on sale, you bet I'm gonna splurge and get them! It doesn't take much to season these lender chops, but with some creative co... Read More...
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This recipe comes from Knorrs, and it is a sponsored post.I made it as part of my participation in a contest for Knorr® sponsored by Zooppa. My mission was to c... Read More...
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Oh, if you love cauliflower, you'll adore this soup. And, if you don't like cauliflower, watch out, you may not even know that's what's in this soup--yes, it's ... Read More...
I'd say this comes pretty darn near close being the ultimate kids' meal--I mean mac n' cheese and hot dogs! This recipe is one that is brought to you by Knorrs.... Read More...
I know when you read how long I cooked this roast you're gonna say, a 2 pound roast and that much time! But, believe me, I did. Maybe it was because it was an o... Read More...
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This recipe has been developed over nearly 30 years. It won the 'Gallo Family Vineyards' family recipe contest. Once you try it, you'll know why. I've had ma... Read More...
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Skirt steak~~prized more for it's flavor than it's tenderness. To get that tenderness, it takes some low slow cooking, and what's better than a slow cooker. Now... Read More...
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When you cook this put on the Frank Sinatra music 'New York New York'! I say even beef stew sometimes should be made with the finest cuts of beef, and, in this... Read More...
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Meatballs that you'll eat like gum balls! These luscious luvs have bursts of asiago cheese in them that's an unexpected surprise. Then there's a full canvas of ... Read More...
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There's not a potato I don't like~~mashed, boiled, baked, fried, toasted, roasted, basted and tasted~~nothing better. And, these mashed taters, yes, garlic onio... Read More...
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Living part of the time in the mountains of Colorado has so many advantages, especially during the summer. And, when you have a neighbor who loves to fish. A ... Read More...
Pork never tasted so good! Like a spectacular explosion of enchanting flavors~~spicy Cajun seasoning, sweet juice grapes, caramelized apple slices and hints of ... Read More...
You're gonna be so glad you gathered all these mouth-watering ingredients to marinade your chicken because, it's worth all the effort! After the chicken breast ... Read More...
Most of what I cook is sparked by what I see in my refrigerator, pantry or what's sitting on my kitchen counter. Yes, I'm very 'organic' and 'random'...I suppose that's part of my Boho spirit...I go with what moves my soul depending upon the day, the weather, the mood, the vibes that I'm getting from how my day's going. It's great to be like that because, you're always on an adventure! Now you may ask, how do I have the ingredients?
And you thought pre-packaged refrigerated canned biscuits were just canned biscuits? Au contraire, these nifty convenience items can be fashioned into a lot of other cool things, and whomever's eating the dish will probably never know you started with canned biscuits! That's the fun part of cooking~~it's like artistry~~the ingredients can create a new canvas. So become a biscuit sculptor in your own kitchen...come up with fun new ways to design and use them...that's what makes being a chef an artist!
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At the 2013 World Food Championships, I competed in the 'Recipe Category' and our 'themed' ingredient was pasta! We had to do two builds to make it to the Top 1... Read More...
Most of ya'll know that one of my favorite foods is beans~~most any kind of bean out there~~well, there is one bean that I just don't care for and that's black ... Read More...
I suppose it's the inspiration of the Fall season that sparked this lunch~~or maybe it's the two Octoberfest celebrations we've been to in September where the s... Read More...
Pork chops~~easy seasoning, easy prep, easier cooking. What more do you want! Then after they're all done...yep, with those cool grill stripes from the cast i... Read More...
Contests are like hurricanes—with hurricanes, you can predict and prepare, but you don’t know until it strikes what really’s going to happen. Contests take pre... Read More...
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This dinner can be done actually in about 30 minutes or less~~just have all of your ingredients handy, and you're in business. It's not only healthy and delicio... Read More...
I’m convinced that food is the great connector in life. Seems that any place I go and it doesn’t matter what the occasion or reason, the topic of food comes up!... Read More...
This recipe is brought to you by DOLE Packaged Foods, however, all of the recipe development and creative food artistry, including the photography, is solely th... Read More...
Quick. Easy. Healthy. There's always enough time to come home from work and prepare this boholiciously bohoriffic dish~~you've got layers of flavors with just a... Read More...
You know what happens when you go to Costco, you buy, and not just a little bit, a lot! So, this is what happened with these New York strip steaks, I'd bought ... Read More...
Yeah, this chicken might not be the purrrrdeeeest on the block~~kinda like 'Ugly Betty'~~but, she sure is one of the tastiest! What makes this bird rock is the... Read More...
Yeah, I've done these mussels and shrimp before (just put those words in the Google search box on my website and start counting), but each time I gussy 'em up a... Read More...
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This is one of those carving dishes that I just had to make for me~~I was home alone (well, I did have a 'friend' whose photo I also took) didn't want to spend ... Read More...
This is one of those easy quick recipes that you can serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner~~it can be a side or add the sunnyside up egg and you have an full mea... Read More...
It's hard to write all that makes me happy about this recipe! I saw it posted at my foodie friends' Facebook pages, Tiffany of 'My Crowded Kitchen' and Tara, f... Read More...
Yes, this can be for breakfast, and that's exactly why I fixed it one morning~~I thought, hey, why wait til dinner, this is about as close to a great eggs and b... Read More...
What's not to love about a tender white fish that's just so easy to prepare, needs little primping, and each succulent bit melts in your mouth~~when I scored an... Read More...
This recipe is one of several in a series of eats we recently had while wilderness camping in Colorado~~there's just something about being at nearly 11,000 feet... Read More...
I haven't met a bean I don't like! But, there are some that I like, no love, more than others, and one happens to be this cranberry bean, which in Italian is kn... Read More...
Camping is always an adventure! Growing up I never camped—actually, this is one of the new escapades of my life after 50! My philosophy is that I want to experi... Read More...
There are 3 steps to doing this 'Tagine of Pork and Greens'~~greens, pork, tagine. I'm laying out the recipe instructions a tad bit different giving you the 'w... Read More...
I love entering contests, and when I came upon the "Legends from Europe Contest" I knew I wanted to give it whirl! What is Legends from Europe? They're maker... Read More...
For me one way to pack some great flavor in meats and veggies without loading up on butter and oil is to use spices! And, if you've jumped on my magic carpet tr... Read More...
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'Hi, I'm Ally & I'm a burger addict.' Just something about the layers of flavor from the charred and grilled meat to all the toppings you can layer on fro... Read More...
Not much to say about this NY Strip other than it's dang good! It tasted like something from a fancy steak house like Mortons or the Palm~~hummm, maybe better!... Read More...
This butter her garlic grilled chicken makes for a couple of fine meals~~remember, the carcass is full of nutrition once you've pretty much picked the bird clea... Read More...
This recipe is brought to you by DOLE Packaged Foods, however, all of the recipe development and creative food artistry, including the photography, is solely th... Read More...
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I had no idea these 'burgers' would be better the next day and cold! Yep, while they were boholicious right after cooking, hot and loads of flavors then bites ... Read More...
Inspiration for new dishes comes from random events and places for me like when I'm brushing my teeth or gargling and then from some pretty predictable places l... Read More...
Disclaimer~~This is just not for special occasions! Holiday dinners call for something pretty fanceee schmanceee, and there's nothing more stunning and delicio... Read More...
Best thing about this cast iron skillet mexican pie recipe is that it's EZ and you can use a bunch of leftovers and less than 'pretty' picture-perfect ingredien... Read More...
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A variation of my other bolognese recipes that have won awards, I worked months on this recipe for the 2013 World Food Championships~~and, it was my first build... Read More...
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Pork...Southern. Peaches...Southern. BBQ...Southern. Sweet & Smoky Hibachi seasoning...welcome to being Southern! Take a bone-in pork loin roast, let it... Read More...
When Ben and I lived in Boston until about 2011, my dear girlfriend, Reagan, and I had an affinity for finding the best burgers in Boston~~so, we started the 'T... Read More...
The technique for cooking this chicken and getting the crunch involves two steps~~first you have to flash fry for a few minutes to mold the outter crust, then y... Read More...
For busy families, cooking is all about having time, enough time, to prepare a great meal. The key to making that easier is cooking more of something when you'... Read More...
This recipe is brought to you by DOLE Packaged Foods, however, all of the recipe development and creative food artistry, including the photography, is solely th... Read More...
The aromatics of the spices in this Moroccan Grilled Chicken are intoxicating! I just love Harissa and Ras el Hanout~~and, if you follow my Bohemian Bold cooki... Read More...
I just can't say enough about the value of a rotisserie chicken from a grocery store deli, Costco, Sam's Club or any other place you might pick one up! For a s... Read More...
There's just no way to say 'there's not time to cook healthy' with this dish! Most all types of seafood are really easy and quick and make delicious meals with... Read More...
By now many of you know that I love charring on my food...maybe it's the crunch, maybe the burnt flavor (I like burnt potato chips, too!)...not sure, but even a... Read More...
I love holidays when family all gathers, and our family, 5 children, 5 and soon-to-be six grandchildren is one big clan when about half of us get together. The... Read More...
This recipe was the Midas Touch! It won me 25k! My feet still haven't touched the ground! The reality of it hasn't sunk in! The thrill of all of this amazing co... Read More...
I've never really spent a lot of time cooking with parsnips~~it's pretty cool that parsnips date back to the Roman times and that they were once used as a sweet... Read More...
Chuck roasts are usually cheaper cuts of beef with more fat marbleing~~they're usually not as tenderf unless you work your magic when cooking it! Now the thing... Read More...
Our days in Tuscany in the Chianti area have been marked with a huge meal in the middle of the day at a fabulous restaurant somewhere in one of the many medieva... Read More...
Grilled Chicken with Sun Dried Tomatoes Balsamic and Arugula...just had to do that translation for you! I've created this recipe while staying in Tuscany~~Ben ... Read More...
I spent a lot of time, money and energy on entering recipes into the first category, Doable Dinners, of the 2013 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest...now I'm not whini... Read More...
You'll need a fork with this 'pizza'~~it's gooey and oooey and fat and sassy and full of yummilicious, and only seven, ingredients! Why not speed up the proces... Read More...
My heart gravitates to certain cookbooks~~those that are ethnic, those that have a rustic peasant allure to them, those that incorporate non-typical ingredients... Read More...
Who doesn't like free! I got free dandelion greens, nice succulent fresh tender green ones, while walking with my girlfriend alongside the road a couple of day... Read More...
Making this lasagna is easy...all you need to make it 'boho' is to have made the 'Bohoemian Bolognese'! And, since when you make this fabulous sauce you have e... Read More...
Inspiration for cooking can come from likely and unlikely sources. This creation comes from a likely source~~a great cookbook that just intrigues my eyes, my p... Read More...
According to the Urban Dictionary, someone who's Bohemian is 'somebody who leads an alternative lifestyle, they are not hippies because they can have an extreme... Read More...
I owe a big thank you to my foodie friend, and MasterChef roommate, Beth, for teaching me how to make beurre blanc and beurre rouge sauce. Beth runs cooking cl... Read More...
Summers in the South are known for fresh fish, shrimp, frogmore stew, outdoor and porch living, and always grilled burgers. Nothing is more intoxicating living... Read More...
These meatballs get better and better on days 2 and 3~~that is, IF there are any left to 'age' that long! I usually make these meatballs when I'm making my 'Bo... Read More...
Finding nice juicy large boholicious scallops is always a treat! Even if they're 'previously frozen', which is the case most all the time when you're living in... Read More...
This is a meal you can have ready literally in about 20 minutes! It's healthy and delicious, and you can serve with it your favorite salsa, fruit or topping. ... Read More...
One of the best things about being a foodie and blogger is the number of talented and generous other foodies you meet via social media. Many of my friends, who... Read More...
You are what you eat—nothing defines my legacy more than food—growing up in the coalfields and hollers of West Virginia, a mainstay on our table was cornbread a... Read More...
Eating 'close to the earth' is one way to give your DNA what it needs to serve you well, make you feel great, and arm you with the regenerative nutrients needed... Read More...
Creating this recipe for the Ile de France Cheese 'Holiday Recipe Contest' was a lot of fun! Living on the coast of South Carolina means I have access to some ... Read More...
I'm on a mission to learn more about Asian cooking~~ I mean I love to go to Asian restaurants and just like all the different types of foods~~Viet Namese, Thai,... Read More...
Buffarizo! Buffalo or/bison and chorizo—think Gringo and Amigo—food elements that are a treasured part of my life. For the past almost 20 years, my nomadic lif... Read More...
When I find something really interesting on sale, as in marked down 50% or more, like these beef short ribs, I snatch 'em up...good thing there wasn't anyone ar... Read More...
I made some really wickedly good Anasazi beans, and had about 4 cups left over~~this became the reason for this chili! There was the ham hock, too, that the b... Read More...
Sometimes I just have a hankerin' for something different for breakfast, and since I had these beautiful bunches of fresh kale and chard staring me in the face,... Read More...
This is the kind of cooking that will drive people cra cra if they come to your house while it's cooking! The smells...the scents...the aromas~~oh, yeah, you'l... Read More...
Leftovers always call for a new design. The once beautiful New York grilled steaks and baked potatoes that were leftover from dinner were perfect a couple of d... Read More...
This Shrimp Clam Corn & Arugula Soup has a rich broth slightly thickened to add to the velvety touch on your palate. Plus this makes it even better for di... Read More...
Watercress is one of my favorite greens! It's full of amazing nutrition and is one of those green super giant foods that is good for your DNA. This 'Watercres... Read More...
This dish is a slight variation of the one created by the talented Carrie at Carrie's Experimental Kitchen...I love her cookbook for many reasons~~the recipes a... Read More...
Farm to table eating...just what's that mean? Organic? Unprocessed? Cooked but retaining its natural goodness without a lot of 'stuff' to overshadow the orig... Read More...
Honestly, almost a night doesn't go by and I'm cooking, and I don't pull out at least one cast iron skillet! Cast iron skillets are more than just cooking uten... Read More...
I'm thinking this can be a meal in and of itself, but would it satisfy you...would it fill you...would it make you finish and know you've eaten a hearty meal...... Read More...
I'm in love with spices~~ I mean to the point that I think I lived another life sometime thousands of years ago, and I roamed the Grand Bazaaar in Istanbul coll... Read More...
If you search my recipes, you'll find quite a few recipes for beans~~yes, I'm a 'bean queen'~~reckon it's them thar West Virginia hills I grew up in where beans... Read More...
I'm always thinking of ways to spice up beans~~for me, they're one of my most favorite ingredients! Rustic and peasant, inexpensive and healthy, beans become a... Read More...
Dine around the world without ever leaving your home! That's what cooking and experimenting and a spirit of adventure lets you do in the kitchen. I've done se... Read More...
When I was a kid, I thought buttermilk was yucky! I mean who wants to drink 'sour' milk. Nasty! Wonderful that as we get older our tastebuds mature, and we c... Read More...
Nothing's easier to fix, more elegant to plate and style, yummmier to eat, and ultra-healthy for your body than fresh salmon, and my Ginger Lemon Pan Seared Sal... Read More...
When you buy really good meats you don't need to do much to flavor and season them. Some recipes suggests methods of brining and other things to keep them from... Read More...
I travel the world without leaving my kitchen! This dish takes me and my family to North Africa~~Harissa Beef Brisket. If you haven't tried harissa, you must ... Read More...
What in the world was I thinking when I created this recipe? I was thinking 'Martha White' cornbread contest, and I was thinking something really different and... Read More...
Ya'll probably know that when I post a recipe, it's going to be 'my' version of the dish. No, I might not adhere to the strict guidelines of what ingredients a... Read More...
Couture: The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client's specific requirements and measurements. That's the definition for the word in the cl... Read More...
Cost: Less than $4 bucks. Feeds 4+. Healthy & nutritious. So what's the big deal, who wouldn't want this! Livers or liver...most people rarely straddle... Read More...
There's a tsunami of food on Facebook~~gorgeous food porn that even Dr. Oz has found to be neurologically stimulating! Sometimes there's precisely the one thin... Read More...
Leftover turkey breast meat. Mezzetta products in my pantry. What do you do? You create a sandwich for the 2012 Mezzetta 'Make That Sandwich' Contest! 'The ... Read More...
This is one of those recipes that's born from a contest. Yep, I'm getting really crazy with grilled cheeses, and this one's for the St. Francis Winery contest.... Read More...
Since I had been to Costco and bought a big container of Campari tomatoes...since I had gotten lucky and bought a large container of Fage Greek yogurt for half ... Read More...
So, I cut the corn off the cob of leftover grilled in the shuck corn. What to do with it? At first, I thought I'd try using my nifty pancake skillet from Will... Read More...
Dense, moist, rustic. Don't expect this to raise and be big bread! This Pistachio Fig Peasant Bread isn't your typical light airy bread. When you bite into i... Read More...
Everyone's got to have a 'boho'd' pizza (To 'boho' a recipe means you let your creativity surge, think of something new to do, and you make sure it's memorable ... Read More...
When Ben and I were dating, we were both working in demanding jobs, long hours, and we hated to have do take out or go out somewhere and eat after work. We, th... Read More...
Ever heard the saying '...a chicken in every pot...' I thought it came from the Great Depression and thereafter--that abysmal era in American history when folk... Read More...
My grilled lamb chops are a cowboy’s dream! The spice blend mixture for the chops is just so darn versatile…it can be stored in canning jars and left at room t... Read More...
Let your palate begin the journey as you travel the "Spice Route" with an array of Ras El Hanoot seasonings once considered as valuable as gold and silver. Ther... Read More...
You just know that 'Bohemian Bold' cooking (and living) means traveling the world going global and finding things that spice up your life, literally and figurat... Read More...
Don't underestimate the value and flavor of the chuck roast...I mean this is 'chuckie' at his best, and when slow roasted with smoked paprika and some other spi... Read More...
Home home on the range...where the deer and the antelope play! You may be seasoned enough to remember that song...if not, just Google! Bison...those majestic ... Read More...
Popover cheese Avocado Frittatas...betcha you've never heard of those! Let me tell you they are the cutest divas that you could ever serve for breakfast or bru... Read More...
Move over Colonel Sanders! There's a new chick in town! There's nothing better than fried chicken, but how do you create a crispy crunchy fried chicken withou... Read More...
I want to win a week in one of your Tuscany villas! Fresh vegetables, farm to table...the eternal youth elixir! You'll think you're in Tuscany, eating this lus... Read More...
Food does crazy things to me! I don't think food is just food. Food is something that gives me a chance to experience the world right at my own table. I've do... Read More...
Growing up one of the favorite things my Croatian Mom would make was stuffed peppers or punjene paprike. In the 'old country' cooking was mainly fresh and ligh... Read More...
Pork—the other white meat! It really doesn’t take that much work to create the perfect tenderloin—simple, easy, quick, and sure to please!
There’s nothing m... Read More...
Bohemian Bold eating means thinking globally when you cook. This thinking can come simply in considering the spices that you use to season your foods. Where d... Read More...
Somewhere in my DNA, I must have some Irish blood because I am inexplicably in love with potatoes! It doesn't matter how they're prepared, I can make meals on ... Read More...
Don't wig out...I didn't use hot dogs in the chili sauce! Only the freshest and most natural ground pork and ground beef!
Then there's layers of fresh veget... Read More...
This dish was made for a ‘girfriend dinner’. T, as I call her, had just lost her sweet kitty, Patches, and since Ben was gone, I thought we’d just have a specia... Read More...
My cool foodie friend, Jenni, at Pastry Chef Online, chooses a weekly recipe from Food52 and invites other foodies to create their own interpretation of the wee... Read More...
I admittedly am a 'Bean Queen'...growing up in the hollers of West Virginia, pinto beans were a staple in our diet several times a week. They were cheap. They... Read More...
Your tastebuds will travel to the Middle East as you take your first bite of this succulent 'Lamb Tuscan Kale Roll.' The myriad of textures and flavors that co... Read More...
A light, airy spicy and savory fresh Roma tomato tart made with Saucy Mama Chipotle Mustard and the best of fresh ingredients. It's healthy, low calorie and,... Read More...
A foodie friend on Facebook, Hey Garlic Head, asked me if I wanted to try their BBQ product. Keith, one of the the owners of K&L Products, emailed me and af... Read More...
Pasta sauce is one of the most favorite things I like to make for an elegant and luxurious dinner. Just plating and serving it with a nice glass of wine makes ... Read More...
I really never ate fish growing up (well, other than what was in a can) in West Virginia where the river waters were black from the coal mines, so learning to c... Read More...
Sometimes an inexpensive cut of beef can be transformed into sometime chic, luxurious and exquisitely tasty with just some simple ingredients—that’s the Bohemia... Read More...
