Monday, May 23, 2016

Loaded Tex Mex Burger

Recipe for a burger with southwestern flavors and topped with guacamole and crunchy tortilla strips.

What is it about warm weather that makes me start craving burgers? Sure, there's the whole outdoor grilling thing but I can really make them anytime on a grill pan in my kitchen. Still, the sun is out, the temperatures have warmed up, Memorial Day is a week away and my burger cravings have started. So, I started my summer burger love with an epic version.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Naked Lemon Cakes

Recipe for a lightly frosted (naked) cake, flavored with lemon and topped with fruit.

Wow, where does the time go? I swear spring just started and then I blinked and now we're just a little over a week away from Memorial Day weekend. Somebody please slow the world down because I can't catch up! Still, the arrival of the first official / unofficial weekend of summer always makes me happy because it means grilling, BBQ and outdoor party season has arrived.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Hummus and Salad Appetizer Pizza

Recipe for an appetizer pizza with hummus and salad greens.

Did you know that today is National Hummus Day? Actually, if you were to look inside my refrigerator on any random day of the year, you would likely conclude that every day was hummus day. One of my neighbors was over recently and, when I opened my fridge to get a beverage, he remarked on the amount of hummus in there. So, yeah, I celebrate hummus day often.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Pear, Blue Cheese and Honey Tartine

Recipe for grilled, open faced sandwiches with pears, blue cheese and honey.

There are just certain flavor combinations that are perfect together in any form and one of my favorites is the pairing of fruit, blue cheese and honey. Most of the time, the form they take for me is in a salad but with the weather warming up and grilling season starting, I decided to play around with new forms.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Creamy Strawberry Banana Daiquiri

Recipe for a rum cocktail flavored with banana, strawberry and cinnamon.

Let's talk about warm weather drinks. Um...OK, wait. First let's talk about getting some warm weather. It's coming, right? New York has been doing the April showers brings May flowers thing and it's been a little nippy. But I know from experience that we'll wake up one of these days soon and run to turn on the air conditioners.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Strawberries and Cream Stuffed French Toast

Recipe for French toast filled with sweet cream cheese and strawberries.

I've been pondering Mother's Day brunch menu options and keep hearing people tell me to make French toast. They tell me how much they love French toast. But the thing is, I don't really love it. There's nothing wrong with it, of course, but it just seems kind of boring. Stuffed French toast isn't boring though and although it's not a new idea, it was new to me.