Perfect for any night of the week, Taco Soup is packed with flavor and will make you crave more. With snow on the ground and chilly temperatures, this is one soup I love to have simmering on the stovetop. Taco soup has become popular over the years with a wide variety of ingredients from ranch dressing to packets of taco seasoning. Unfortunately, many such prepared…
One of fall’s beloved flavors…anything ‘spiced’. Although this one is not your traditional pumpkin spiced treat. Instead, it is filled with sweet potato puree but you would never know it! With its warming spices and cream cheese frosting, this cupcake will make you melt with gratitude for all things fall. It is rich and will fill you up with no painful side effects that pumpkin…
Of all world cuisines, Mexican is my absolute favorite, and enchiladas are at the top of the list. The top of the top, in fact. Introduced to this fare at a young age (my mom grew up in Southern California), I have memories of her making beef tamales, huevos rancheros, homemade salsas, oven baked tacos and casseroles just to name a few. Although I don’t…
I have to admit that I am completely smitten by this protein shake. My first attempt making this was during an unseasonably warm fall morning. On a whim, I threw the ingredients into the blender and asked my husband if he wanted some. He politely passed, so I poured the shake into a single glass, had one taste and knew I needed his expert shake…
Fall has made its arrival known on my side of the Earth. We experienced our first frost of the season this week and have had overcast, rainy skies that I think, makes the beautiful color of the leaves pop that much more. In no time, we were craving a bowl of chili to cozy up to. Something spicy that would take the edge off the…
One of my favorite months of the year, October is truly special. I enjoy the start of the fall sweater season especially when I can cook with my windows or patio door open, and I’m wrapped in cashmere to take any chill out of the air. The trees on my side of the Earth are just starting to turn, and I catch the scent of…
September is one of my favorite months of the year. It embraces the transition between summer and fall as if it’s a season all to itself. Cooler nights arrive at last. Pumpkins start showing up at the market. Fall decor is unveiled. Mums begin to reveal their color. And the bounty of the season’s harvest seems to know no limit. And who doesn’t love the…
Summer is coming to an end and fall is just upon us. I love this transitional time of year when anticipation seems to take hold of one’s soul, and we say goodbye to warm days and welcome in a cooler season that brings an abundance of beauty and bounty. My Summerland Soup is perfect for late August as it is still light with bright veggies…
