Making homemade versions of easy, convenient, store bought foods can be tricky sometimes. We’ve all come to rely on convenient, ready-made, over processed, and preservative added foods in our hectic fast paced lives. I am completely guilty of this, especially…
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Poached Eggs with Lemon Asparagus
I think one of the most lovely and (yes, I’ll say it) sensual foods is the poached egg. A little bit difficult to master, but so, so good on pretty much anything. As part of a crisp salad with…
Easy Black Bean Enchiladas
It is pretty well known to those around me that I love spicy food. Even as a kid, I would have hot pepper eating contests with my friends; we would competitively chomp down bowlfuls of jalapenos, move on to Tabasco…
Roasted Beet Salad with Shallot Dressing
I know what you are going to say…..Beets! Yuck! Blech! Who would eat something like that? It tastes like dirt! Never! I felt the same way until a couple of years ago. I had rudely relegated these ruby colored tubers…
The Best Tomato Soup
As we deal with the “Polar Vortex of Doom” in our part of the country, with the cold winds blowing, I start to crave something special… Is it warm spiced cider in front of a roaring fire? Hmm, sounds enticing,…
Fran’s Retro Thai Inspired Sesame Noodle Salad
Thai Inspired Cold Sesame Noodle Salad Do you have those food memories that even as an adult, you still can’t resist? Beyond the piles of remembered Halloween candy (1000 Grands… Dude…) or the insane amounts of fast food burgers consumed…