Fajita Chicken with Chile Cheese Rice

May 20, 2010

Houseguests – Part 2 As promised, here is the next installment of  ”Houseguests” (not to be confused with Housewives - this is a G rated website). Fajita Chicken with Chile Cheese Rice  fits all the requirements ...

Mixed Berry Strata

May 18, 2010

May… the season for graduations, weddings  and….. houseguests. Yeah, I know what you are thinking. It might be a great time to have the house fumigated.. Or finally gut the guest bathroom. Heck, it might ...

Mango Margaritas!! Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

May 5, 2010

It may not be a big deal where you live, but in Southern California Cinco de Mayo is a big deal – the stores have festive displays of avocados, tomatoes, limes  and of course,  cerveza. ...

Disaster Dinners Part 2 – Barley Sausage Skillet

May 4, 2010

This is one of my all time favorite “disaster dinners”. Why is it a favorite? Let me count the ways. It’s infinitely flexible – you can pretty much put whatever you have  in it. It ...

Disaster Dinners – Polenta with Mushroom Marinara Sauce

April 21, 2010

It was, as they say “one of those days” – you know the ones I’m talking about – when the theme song from “Friends”  is playing through your head and you are checking Expedia to ...

Going with the Grain – Oatmeal and Chocolate Covered Raisin Cookies

April 14, 2010

Bet you didn’t think you’d be seeing the word “dessert” in the same sentence as “whole grains”, did you? Whole grains for dessert? I know, I am really stretching the envelope here. But these cookies are ...

Going with the Grain – Tabbouleh with a Twist!

April 7, 2010

Spring has arrived in Southern California!! Just as my cats are shedding their winter coats I am shedding my heavy jeans and sweaters and trading them in for capri’s and t shirts. Unlike my cats ...

Breakfast for Dinner -”Rosti” Quiche!

March 31, 2010

Breakfast for Dinner – “Rosti” Quiche! When my kids were little, my husband traveled quite often for business. The change in routine and the loss of their favorite playmate was hard for my boys – ...

The Countdown Begins…..

March 28, 2010

Multi Grain Bars The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming and in households across the nation  that age old ritual has begun. The Countdown.  The date is circled in red on the calendar -T ...

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