I recently hosted a tapas themed party at my home for about 8 people from work. I like the whole tapas thing, trying a bunch of different things and grazing over the course of a few hours over mojitos, wine and fun conversations. Whenever I think of tapas, it’s a requirement that it includes patatas [...]
Pork belly is my thing, well it has been since I first tried it a couple of years ago in Dallas. But even before that I’d become obsessed with trying it. You can blame Richard Blais who made it so often on Top Chef that I just had to try it. Talking about Top Chef, [...]
I make alot of mussels. They are quick, healthy, yummy and my son loves them so it’s an easy and frequent choice in my household. The challenge is how to make them differently each time since I love variety in whatever I eat. I typically never look for recipes when it comes to Mussels but [...]
I had a party recently at my house and I made these double stacked quesadillas which were a real favorite. Multiple people asked for the recipe and despite everything I made, and I made alot, these were gone as soon as they hit the table. There are alot of ingredients and steps but this one [...]
I was looking for a side dish that went with the baby back ribs Leen was making. Something simple, tasty and complementary. I found this dish in Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill cookbook. Along with the rice I took along an unbelievably good bottle of Arrowood Syrah, 2002. BOBBY FLAY”S MESA GRILL BLACK RICE Ingredients: 1 [...]
