LeCreuset GIVEAWAY!

If you’ve ever cooked with a LeCreuset French Dutch Oven, enameled cast iron cookware, you know how wonderful they are, along with the rest of their products.  Not a whole lot compares to its performance.  Perfect heat retention and even heat distribution make every dish spectacular.  Just in time for Easter and...

Cooking Tip!

Unless you’ve seen these directions side by side you might just gloss over the phrase without thinking what it actually means. One cup rice, cooked (comes out to about 2 2/3 cups of rice) One cup cooked rice (comes out to 1 cup rice) Of course now that you...

Grilled Swordfish Kebobs with Black Bean, Corn & Quinoa Salad

Quinoa has been called the Complete Protein Nutrient Powerhouse because it’s packed with all 8 essential amino acids, plus vitamins and minerals.  In addition its: high in potassium which helps control blood pressure wheat and gluten free which is great for those suffering with celiac disease or wheat allergies low...

Perfect Hard-Cooked NOT Hard-Boiled Eggs!

Easter will be here before you know it and for those celebrating you’ll probably be making lots of hard-cooked eggs.  Whether you’re making them to decorate or to eat you’ll want to be sure you cook them properly.  It’s really quite simple to prepare perfect hard-cooked eggs. First of all...

FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY – JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING!

Sprng is here again in Missouri.  I can hardly believe it.  I’m hoping it will stick around a while this time so that I can finally enjoy grilling season! Have you ever prepared a meal, waited and waited for the meat to get done, then finally pulled it out,...

Unorthodox Passover Dish!

Nowadays mixed marriages are very common.  So when I read this article I thought how perfect for those marriages celebrating Passover this coming April.  It’s a great way to please both sides. Although I’m sure not everyone at the Passvoer table would agree with a Bacon Wrapped Matzo Ball!  I’m sure most would...

Grilled Tuna with Stir-Fry Vegetables

The weather here in Missouri is still like a rollercoaster.  One day it teases us with spring like temperatures and lots of sunshine and then the next several days we’re back down into the 20s and 30s with clouds.  Fortunately the other day when we were blessed with warm weather...

Meyer Lemon Madeleine’s

Meyer Lemons are a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange.  This unique fruit blends the traditional flavor of a lemon and the sweetness of an orange creating a refreshingly exceptional taste experience.  It’s rich, dark and aromatic juice is much sweeter than a conventional lemon. So when...