RECIPES 101

A creamy, smokey, bacon-y soup recipe from my childhood that is super easy in the crockpot. Stay warm with this comfort food classic.

Best easy beef stir fry for beginner cooks. This easy and tasty stir fry recipe uses few ingredients that are easy to find. New cooks and experienced cooks alike will love this easy and delicious weekday dinner. A special request from my college girl, an easy stir fry for beginners.  ‘Mom, please teach me how …

The French’s love of butter really shows in this sardine pate recipe. The sardines make for a surprising rich, creamy spread that is delightful on baguette slices. If you ever wanted to learn how to make a pate, this is for you. This French inspired recipe illustrates just how much the French really love their …

A simple and easy way to roast a juicy, delicious chicken. Roasting a chicken should be on every beginner cooks agenda, taking the mystery out of such a delicious and impressive dish.  This will give the new cook confidence as well as impress their friends.  It’s kind of like roasting a more impressive bird like …

Roasting a pumpkin is super easy and it freezes well. This is a simple technique for roasting pumpkins.  Use for all of your favorite pumpkin recipes. Roasting pumpkins is super easy and the puree will keep in the freezer 6 months.  So if you have a pumpkin patch that gave lots of pumpkin babies, have …

Many layers of flavors and heat combine into this wonderful, spicy, traditional Mexican soup called Pozole, or Posole.  An authentic Mexican dish that is celebrated on Cinco de Mayo, birthdays, Christmas, New Years and Independence day.  A classic pork and hominy soup that is robust and spicy. Walking into the oldest market in Austin, B …

A quick and easy refrigerator small batch pickle recipe. No canning needed, just store them in the refrigerator. Simple and delicious. Refrigerator pickles are so much better than store bought I can kick myself for not making them more often.  They are as tangy, sweet, salty and spicy as you want them.  They are stored …

This super simple, authentic Polish Beet Soup Recipe is both delicious and super healthy! This sweet, earthy soup in enjoyed by northern European countries whose main vegetables are root veggies. Very delightful and a great use of those garden beets. This beet soup is light and refreshing.  A healthy, vegetarian soup that is easy and …

An easy Bruschetta recipe that is inspired by our trip to Florence, Italy using fresh, high quality ingredients and Cento San Marzano tomatoes. It’s amazing what good quality, fresh ingredients can accomplish.  This is one of my all time favorite recipes, inspired by our trip to Florence, Italy.  I am constantly reminded that most of …

Super easy Asian inspired slaw with crunchy, raw ramen noodles give this Asian twist on an old American favorite. Crunchy, fresh, colorful…that is how I view slaw, or coleslaw.  I really like fresh slaw and skip the pre-made stuff.  I just don’t get that mayo-like vinegary mystery dressing with soggy dressing.  This is so easy …