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One of the things I love about Latin America, is all of the fresh fruit juice stands that you can find at the park, the market, on the street corner, well you can pretty much find them all over the place.  My favorite mix is strawberries and freshly squeezed oranges.  I would never have put that combo together [...]

Featured Writer: Michelle Day Taco Salad is one of those recipes that everyone you know makes differently.  I have had many Taco Salads over the years and kind of just combined all my favorite ingredients out of them and made my own recipe.  I make this salad a lot in the summer!  Give it a try and [...]

Feliz Dia de Cinco de Mayo!  This is one of the most celebrated holidays by non-Mexicans mostly because who doesn’t want to partake in some amazing queso dip and chips, fun Mariachi band and delicious desserts!  There is more to our country and to history of Cinco de Mayo but for some that is more than enough.  So whether you go all out and celebrate the history or just partake in the food [...]

I want to introduce you to my “Rock Your World Creamy Lemon Sauce.”  This sauce is so versatile! I use it to pour on fresh fruit, like lemon curd for my toast, over fruit trifle, fondue….. the possibilities are endless.  And most importantly it’s in this category because you only need 2 ingredients and it took 5 minutes [...]

These were amazingly yummy they were light, fluffy and soft!  I am notorious for getting myself full on good complimentary rolls at restaurants.  In the South, they have Ryans and Texas Roadhouse and let me tell you those restaurants can make some rolls! Ingredients 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 tablespoon of sugar 1/2 cup warm water 2 cups milk [...]

I loved how these turned out. I saw these last year, made by Beth with crescent dough and stuffed with egg salad but this is more my love language- Mozzarella, Pepperoni, Spinach with Sundried tomato stuffed! In this picture the first carrot is in a cone shape, I stuffed foil in them to keep them that shape.  The [...]

Consider yourself warned, this pretzel is a lot like Auntie Annies soft pretzels and you may  not be able to stop yourself from taking another bite. I learned how to make pretzels when my son was assigned the country, Germany for his preschool International Food Fair.  I am so glad I learned how to make them because [...]

There is nothing like soup to comfort you on a chilly day.  Homemade soups are not as complicated as you may imagine and sometimes even healthier. I would like to share with you some Award Winning Soups from our home to yours. Well, at least they are award winning in this casa. The most requested [...]