I have nearly finished the entire basket of mangoes that I was gifted and we have arrived at the last recipe I will be posting for my month long series – Monsoon Mangoes. It’s been a whole lot of mangoes and I think I’m ready to be done with mangoes for this season. Today, I’m…
We have been doing a month long ode to mangoes with all my recipe posts including the key ingredient mango. We have arrived at the final week of Monsoon Mangoes and today I have a recipe for Mango Beef Wrap. It’s a simple wrap with beef, fresh baby spinach, Dijon mustard marinade and of course…
You can jazz up a regular grilled cheese simply with a few slices of mango. However, take it up an extra notch by using Pepper Jack Cheese. The spicy Pepper Jack compliments the sweet mango and the combination gives the everyday grilled cheese a punch of gourmet flavor. I got this idea thinking about how…
“Doughnuts! Is there anything they can’t do? “ – Hommer Simpson Eating doughnuts is uniquely patriotic. National Doughnut Day occurs every year on the first Friday in June, prompting the nation’s best known doughnut makers to roll out the red carpet for doughnut aficionados from East to West with offers of free doughnuts. Created by…
Parmesan crisps are the answer to my prayers when I have the munchies and I’m trying very hard to be good. These are a wonderful substitute for potato chips and to quench your cravings for salty and crispy. What I like about Parmesan Crisps is that they can fill your bread basket just as well.…
Did you know that it’s National Grilled Cheese Day? National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day is observed annually on April 12th. According to food historians, cooked bread and cheese is an ancient food, enjoyed across the world in many cultures. The United States modern version of the grilled cheese sandwich originated in the 1920s when inexpensive…
As we have arrived at the end of our 21 Day Meditation of Shedding the Weight: Mind Body and Soul, I think it might be nice to highlight food that might enhance our meditation. I don’t know about you, but when I meditate, I drink tea. It’s soothing and enhances the meditation. Tea is simply…
In California, raspberries are usually in season or harvested around April. However, in most cities you are able to get almost any fruit year round. That being said, I happened to have some raspberries that for some reason no one had eaten and if I didn’t figure something out soon, they were not going to…