What do you get when Thai green curry and vodka soda with lime have a delicious little baby? You get this cocktail, y’all! I had this epiphany in the car driving back from the lake house with my girl friend, hi Wendy! I truly enjoy a spicy cocktail. Not the burn your face off kind…
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Hatch Chile and the Beer Dip
This dip is incredibly simple and completely delicious! The Hatch Chiles are going to be gone soon. Maybe this weekend you can round a few up and make this for a gathering! Roasting the chiles made the flavor a bit more mild but kept the tang and still had legit kick, even through the cheese….
Fat Tuesday: Salted Caramel Butter Bars
Mindful Monday was about the time I spent with my girlfriends. Fat Tuesday is going to be about something I fed to them. My girl, Wendy was feeling these bars. Just like the name suggests, there is some butter in there. If you cut these up like you would a pan of brownies, you would end…
Affogato and the The World’s Easiest Ice Cream
I have been excited about sharing a recipe that included this ridiculously simple ice cream. Three ingredients, no machine, no cooking and no eggs. homemade ice cream has never been so attainable! The Rock Star loves espresso… His coffee consumption is quite calculated in fact! Starting the morning off right, getting over the midday hump…
TGIF! The Rosemary Grey
Greetings from vacation! I couldn’t forget about my #TGIF post! My Friday cocktails are too much fun to miss! We arrived to the lake house here in beautiful Donner Lake, California. Just a few miles from the quaint town of Truckee and a stones throw from gorgeous Lake Tahoe! By Saturday night this house will…
Fat Tuesday: Chicken and Waffle Bites
I had never eaten chicken and waffles until I moved to Southern California. To be honest, breakfast was a clear division of sweets and savories. I did NOT want my bacon and eggs in my syrup! Once we relocated, I was obligated to try Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles. I mean, this is a little slice of…
TGIF: This Ain’t Your Mama’s Mimosa Bar
Listen, it’s brunch and there’s no such thing as brunch without champagne. That doesn’t mean that we have to be cliché about it! Everyone likes a good mimosa, there’s no way that we aren’t going to include this sensible sister of champagne cocktails! It’s a no brainier! So, get your bubbles and some OJ and…
Pasta Puttanesca: The Whore’s Spaghetti
Long, long ago in Italy, the fine upstanding women of society decided that it was beneath them to shop in the markets alongside the ladies of the night, if you will. They insisted that these working girls had their own shopping day. Of course, they were not willing to go for a 50/50 split which…
Fat Tuesday and a Little Almond Cake
I made these sweet little almond cakes a couple weeks ago for my evening at The Huntington. I mean, there’s no reason to not have special food just because you’re eating it on the grass, right? These types of cakes are sometimes referred to as friands when they are baked in oval, muffin tin type…
Mindful Monday and My Filipino Roots
I know some of you are like, “what is this white girl talking about with that Filipino roots stuff?” Well, not all family is blood related and some of mine is Filipino. My mom was young and single and trying to find herself. In her efforts she came across this family. They took to me…
TGIF and The Hatch Cocktail
Oh yeah! It’s FRIDAAAAAAY! Yes! We made it! Another week down and another weekend to celebrate! I am celebrating Hatch Chiles, people! These babies are like shooting stars, they are like humming birds, they are like childhood! They are special and gone in a blink. Last year I tasted a mango Hatch Chile smoothie at…
Fat Tuesday: New Friends and a Free-Form Pie
I’ve been wanting to make a pie, a peach pie to be exact! I also wanted to do something a little funky with it. So, I decided to bring the funk by doing something different with the top crust. It was super fun to play with, too! The adult answer to play dough! The Rock…
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