Salad. It’s one of those things that either people love to eat or feel like they have to eat, like it’s a prerequisite to enjoying the main course. Growing up, salad was simple: often iceberg lettuce, some carrots, maybe a few tomatoes, and a heavy dousing of thousand island dressing. It was an amount of…
Three Creative Guacamole Recipes
This Sunday is The Big Game. “Oh, you mean the Sup…” Sshhhhh! You can’t use the “S” word! It’s been heavily trademarked by the NFL, and apparently they like to take legal action against people that use it. So in case any NFL representatives out there are reading this, it’s best to stay under the trademark…
The Most Amazing Winter Caprese Salad Recipe
This past summer, I had a vegetable garden for the first time in my life. It was so awesome: the garden pumped out tomatoes and basil like a champ. Asheley and I definitely had our fair share of Caprese Salad during those few short months. Now that we are in the winter months, tomatoes are…
Pork Tinga Tacos
I first heard about Pork Tinga from Chef Rick Bayless and his recipe in Food & Wine Magazine’s February 2012 edition. I have his Mexican Everyday cookbook and absolutely love it, and Asheley and I both love pork (check out my Taccozzette con Stracotto and Pulled Pork recipes), so I decided to give it a…
The Best Guacamole
I love guacamole. It is the perfect accompaniment to many of my favorite foods: fajitas, quesadillas, nachos, tacos. There’s not much that guacamole doesn’t improve. It’s also just insanely addictive with a big ‘ole bowl of tortilla chips. I have to admit, I’m also the sucker that always has to order guacamole when…
