With this hot summer weather It makes me yearn for Gazpacho. I really liked this tasty quick and easy recipe using ingredients usually on hand, or summer vegetables from the garden, cool off with this cold, healthy, and refreshing soup. Gazpacho 4cups – tomato juice 1ea. – onion, minced 1ea. – green bell pepper, minced [...]

I made some Carnitas last night for dinner, got a real good price on pork stew meat at Henery’s market. It came out great my wife really enjoyed it. Served with beans that I made from scratch, cilantro, lime, and salsa. Simple and easy to make. Carnitas, literally “little meats”, is a type of braised [...]

With this hot summer weather It makes me yearn for Gazpacho. I really liked this tasty quick and easy recipe using ingredients usually on hand, or summer vegetables from the garden, cool off with this cold, healthy, and refreshing soup. Gazpacho 4cups – tomato juice 1ea. – onion, minced 1ea. – green bell pepper, minced [...]

Summer is  here, get your grill ready! These are some quick and easy recipes for summer grilling. Grilled Chicken Breast with Kiwi Vinaigrette 3 to 4 – Kiwi fruit,peeled and halved 1/4 cup – Red wine vinegar 2 tbls. – Honey 1/4 tsp. – Salt 1/8 tsp. – White pepper 1/3 to 1/2 cup – [...]

Olive Oil And Olives A Simple Guide to Olive Oil Flavors change a great deal from one region to the next, all over the world, with Spain being the world’s largest producer. Keep the following shopping tips in mind when when purchasing olive oil. * A bottle labeled “Extra Virgin” means that the oil has [...]

I thought this was an interesting article so I thought I would pass it on. Exercise & Nutrition by Dr. Mitra Ray What I’m about to tell you is considered heretical by many, but it’s the absolute truth. At the risk of seeming self-important by including myself in the company of Copernicus and Galileo (both [...]

Braising Once you understand a few simple principles it’s easy to create braises as elegant and flavorful as those you find in great restaurants. As a technique, braising couldn’t be simpler. You just brown whatever it is you’re going to braise (in oil or butter), add liquids like wine, stock or even cider or Armagnac, [...]

Salsa Fresca – Simple, quick and easy! Takes a little knife work but well worth the fresh flavor. (Fresh salsa) 2ea. – large ripe tomatoes, seeded, and diced 1/4cup – Red onion finely chopped 1ea. – Jalapeno seeded and chopped fine (wash your hands after handling chili) 2tbls. – Fresh lime juice(about 2 limes) 1tbls. [...]