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Make frozen peas taste better

Make frozen peas taste better

Frozen green peas are almost always in my freezer as I’m not a fan of the canned ones. Peas are a vegetable that can be ready in minutes and are kid friendly and are difficult to get ‘fresh’ and not worth the time to shell them yourself. They […]

Baked Potato Bar

Baked Potato Bar

I was at an event for work last week and saw something that really caught my eye. It was a baked potato bar! The potatoes were scooped into a plastic martini cup and each individual added their own toppings. The guests were easily able to […]

Fig Recipe: Figs with Boursin and Prosciutto

Fig Recipe: Figs with Boursin and Prosciutto

Figs are an underutilized fruit. When they are in season, my warehouse store (Costco) sells them in 2lb packages. They are so good and there are so many ways to eat them. We have a fig recipe for a bacon wrapped fig that we put […]

Bacon Wrapped Grilled Figs

Bacon Wrapped Grilled Figs

I love figs and this is a great time to buy them. They had some good looking ones at the store the other day so I impulsively bought them. On the drive home, I was thinking how I’d cook them. Then, in a sudden inspiration […]

Leftover Steak Salad

Leftover Steak Salad

I had leftover steak from my BBQ Tri tip and decided to make a yummy salad with the leftovers. Now, there is no recipe needed for a good salad. Just look in your fridge and see what you have. On this occasion, I found: 2 […]

What do you call these kitchen gadgets?

There is a marketing term called a ‘generic trademark’ which essentially is the effect of a brand or company name becoming so synonymous with a particular product that the product itself is referred to by the brand or company. Some of the brands which best represent […]

How to Pickle Peppers

How to Pickle Peppers

I love growing peppers in my little urban garden because these plants generally produce so much fruit. It makes me feel good about my gardening skills because they always produce, no matter how bad your skills are! In fact, one banana pepper plant and one jalapeno […]