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Recipes List
Sweet and Spicy Maple BBQ Sauce
And here's to another recipe for the upcoming grilling season: Sweet and spicy maple bbq sauce. Aaah, I can almost hear the call of the grill. Summer is just a few weeks away. It can't get here fast enough, because I've come up with this awesome bbq sauce that combines two of my favorite flavor profiles,...
Sparkling Berry Lemony Mocktail
This sparkling berry lemony mocktail is the perfect end to a day's work, especially in hot weather. What is a mocktail? A fun, flavorful drink sans booze. A sweet way to perk up I adore the way the flavors of Dasani Sparkling tickles my taste buds. It's the perfect choice when you want a little...
Ultimate Spicy Vegan Curry
This is truly the ultimate spicy vegan curry, not because my daughter gave me the recipe, but because it's delicious beyond words. Now, I am not a vegan by any stretch of the imagination, but this dish would make me a convert if I was so inclined. I honestly think that it is the mixture...
How to make Ricotta Cheese
A couple of summers ago I became interested in cheese-making. I was talking to someone who casually mentioned she made fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheese. My ears perked up. I mean, up until that day I always thought any type of cheese-making involved a cave. Not so! [feast_advanced_jump_to] My cheese-making adventure began with goat cheese...
Avocado, Shrimp, Grapefruit Tapas
I've created a recipe: Avocado tapas with shrimp and grapefruit. [feast_advanced_jump_to] Ahh, avocados! One of my favorite things to eat. By the way, did you know that avocados are from Mexico? Yes, from Puebla to be exact. They go back to 10,000 B.C. I have to wonder when people discovered that they are for much...
Easy DIY Za'atar
Zatar or Za'atar, I love it! Until recently I was buying it from a company that specializes in spices. Recently it dawned on me that zatar is a spice blend, therefore I could probably create my own blend and you can too! After all, I had already dabbled in and succeeded in making chili powder,...
The Perfect and Classic Manhattan
The Manhattan: Not originally a strong drink The Manhattan was developed as a way to make a drink that was not TOO strong. Really? Yes, I guess the use of sweet vermouth was supposed to tame down the bourbon, or whiskey which I recently learned is the traditional choice. Cocktails like the Manhattan are making...
Basmati Rice with Apricots and Almonds
My Inspiration For the Recipe How many basmati rice recipes do you know? I am sure quite a few. Well, here's a brand new one that is delicious and nutritious as well: Basmati rice with apricots and almonds. This recipe is awesome; it's actually an adaptation from one of Goya's recipes. What makes it so...
French Style Herbed Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb
Roasted leg of lamb is the ultimate comfort food. I'm dreaming of juicy leg of lamb, which brings me to this post. Sometimes the best gifts are the simple ones. No bells and whistles, glossy pages, or shiny anything. There is definitely beauty in simplicity. No, I didn't get a leg of lamb for Christmas....