Honey and it’s Many Health Benefits

It’s that time of year again when everything is in full bloom. The winds are blowing and so does everything else outside that appears to cause my eyes to water, throat to itch and periodic sneezing. A few years ago I happen to go into the local pharmacy only...

Arugula Salad with Grilled Chicken & Strawberries

The weather was so unbelievably beautiful today especially since originally the forecast was for rain and storms all day. I felt like something light for dinner this evening so I decided to make a salad. My family didn’t mind since I always make big meals. So tonight was light...

Mother’s Day Dessert

Well I made my Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce for Mother’s Day but, instead of using grilled peaches with my homemade frozen yogurt, I used cubed Angel Food Cake. The store I went to wasn’t carrying peaches yet and I didn’t have the time to run down to the Farmer’s Market to...

First Low Carbon Restaurant

For those of you that are vegetarians or vegans you might find this restaurant to be a MUST on your list the next time you’re in New York or London. I discovered this restaurant while reading one of my foodie magazines today. I found it so fascinating and amazed...

Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce

This weekend for Mother’s Day I thought for dessert I would make Grilled Peaches, which have just come in season, with Homemade Vanilla Frozen Yogurt and a Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce to go on top. I made the Strawberry-Rhubarb sauce last week and put it on top of sliced pound cake...

Cinco de Mayo

Well tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo. So many people I know love to go out and celebrate drinking Margarita’s and eating lots of great Mexican food. But if you’re not up to going out why not celebrate at home with your own great fiesta? Tomorrow night I’ll be fixing...

Memory Lane

I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I had some favorite foods as a kid. Although they aren’t gourmet I still love them to this day. So when the weather suddenly turned from warm to rainy and cold this past weekend I got a craving for none other...

Edamame Pesto

I love pesto. When I was making dinner last night which was a roasted turkey with carrots and potatoes, I was in the mood for some pesto. Unfortunately I didn’t have any basil. So I looked around to see what I had that maybe I could substitute for the...