Category: Recipes

Coconut Mango and Mint Margaritas
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Amen, brother! It is time for patio sitting and sipping. Especially on a rainy day. Coconut Mango and Mint Margaritas 2 c. frozen mango cubes 1 c. coconut water with pulp 2-3 oz. blanco tequila 4 large mint leaves 1 oz. lime juice Place all ingredients in a…

Homemade Whole-Grain Dijon Mustard
It can’t be Champagne unless the bubbly is bottled in that French region. Sweet onions can’t be called Vidalias unless they are from that specific area in Georgia. True New Mexico green chiles can’t be called that unless they are grown in Hatch, NM. So, Dijon mustard must be the same—it can’t be true Dijon unless…

Granola Cinnamon Rolls
The dough is vegan but I can’t find a substitute for the butter in the filling. Gotta have that buttah!

Italian Quinoa-White Bean Salad
So, you’ve heard there’s no such thing as a free lunch, right? Well, at my school, there is. One of the few perks of the teachers and staff is that we all get a free lunch. Really, this does add up and it is a real benefit. I hate to complain, though, but…

Persian Ice Cream and Chocolate Bundt Cake
Read on for delicious ice cream and cake recipes inspired by this month’s Cook the Books selection: Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas.

Rosemary Lemonade
This month Food ‘n Flix feature is Bridesmaids. Intrigued? Here’s my recipe inspired from Helen’s frou-frou Parisian wedding shower.

Banana Chocolate Chip Granola Muffins and an old friend…
Today is posting day for Secret Recipe Club‘s Group C! Secret Recipe Club is a group of rabid food bloggers that are kept in line by some truly marvelous hosts: Jane, Sarah, Suzanne, and the fabulous Group C host, Debbi. Each month the membership receives a “secret pal” and must choose something from the assigned site…

Black Bean-Goat Cheese Enchiladas with Christmas Sauce
Like you, I read lots and lots of Cinco de Mayo recipes this month. I even posted one myself. There were lots of delicious Mexican-inspired recipes and I was most taken with Liz of That Skinny Chick Can Bake fame and her Smoky Black Bean Dip. I have a really bad habit of making appetizers…

Making Red Chile Sauce with Dried Chile Pods
…and dreaming about New Mexico.

Cherry Lemon Vanilla Margaritas
Happy Cinco de Mayo, ya’ll! This will be one of the obligatory margarita postings for today’s holiday, but I hope you keep reading….it is extraordinary!