Category: Cooking & Cocktails

Vietnamese Caramel Salmon

Vietnamese Caramel Salmon

Cookbook:  Dinner Changing the Game by Melissa Clark I know my last recipe was from this same cookbook, but honestly, it is quickly becoming one of my favorite cookbooks!  I also know I just did a salmon recipe not that long ago, but salmon is […]

Jalapeno-Honey Steak

Jalapeno-Honey Steak

Cookbook:  Dinner, changing the game by Melissa Clark   melissaclark.net This is one of the excellent cookbooks that even a novice like myself can understand.  Simple.  Straightforward.  Non-fussy.  My kind of

Raspberry-Thyme Smash

Raspberry-Thyme Smash

Even though summer seems to be coming to a quick close, I’m still in the summer drink making mode.  Today’s Raspberry-Thyme Smash as originally posted by Bon Appetit is excellent although powerful.  This lightweight felt a buzz after the third (more…)

Sesame Chicken Noodles

Sesame Chicken Noodles

Cook Book:  Cravings by Chrissy Teigen    Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat First off, I love this cookbook and I would recommend everyone run out and buy it.  I can’t wait for Chrissy’s new one to come out!  The dishes […]

Rum Babalu

Rum Babalu

Yikes!  It’s National Rum Day!  I was shutting down my computer for the evening and off to bed when the internet caught my eye and informed me it was National Rum Day so of course,

Dirty Martini

Dirty Martini

So I always thought a Dirty Martini had olive brine in it, but apparently not.  Quite a few recipes said the brine gave the Martini a bitter taste and used lemon peel oil instead?  Here is (more…)

Banana cakes with rum caramel

Banana cakes with rum caramel

Buy “Sweet” on Amazon here I made this recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi & Helen Goh’s “Sweet” cookbook.  The image I used is the image in the cookbook because,

Simply Salmon

Simply Salmon

It’s summer so I try to use my oven as little as possible.  You can either put this on the outdoor grill or broil for six minutes.  We found the recipe

Chocolate Pomegranate Cake

Chocolate Pomegranate Cake

Cookbook:  “Layered” by Tessa Huff     Photo by:  I think Tessa Huff.  It was taken out of the cookbook     (more…)

Mexican Mule

Mexican Mule

You can’t beat this on a hot summer’s night!