Tilapia with Quinoa Mango Cucumber Salad
This was a fun meal to make – my daughter helped me make the salad and the whole time she kept commenting on how beautiful the produce was, how delicious the cucumbers and mangoes were, and how I had to be sure to post…
Peppers and Onions with a Plancha on a Grill
Yum, we had pork loin chops on the grill tonight and I cooked up a batch of peppers and onions to go with them. I read in a magazine recently (Sunset maybe?) about cooking steaks on a plancha on a grill (a plancha is…
A Lunchtime Fruit Plate
I was getting ready for lunch today, looking in the fridge when I realized that we had a ton of fruit. I initially was going to make a fruit salad, but I decided to make a composed fruit plate instead and the kiddos loved…
Salsa Criolla: Peruvian Red Onion Salsa {Recipe}
After I made pickles the other day it got me thinking about other delicious condiments to have on hand in the fridge and the top of the list was Salsa Criolla. This Peruvian salsa is a kind of pickled onion relish that is traditionally…
Cook the Collection #5: Simply Classic
(Disclosure: The cookbook links below are affiliate links and if you happen to make a purchase through them I’ll receive a few cents of your purchase – and of course would be so grateful!) Let me just start by saying if anyone ever wants to invite…
Summertime Grilled Chicken Supper
On a warm summer Sunday, I always like to indulge my urge to cook out on the grill. Tonight I made grilled chicken thighs, corn on the cob, and white rice with basil. I did have a big assist from Alvaro – he made…
Happy Independence Day!
Oooh, I almost forgot to post tonight! My project today was food for our holiday celebration – olive tapanade, Mediterranean bean salad, steaks and grilled corn. I got the recipe for the bean salad here – it’s Easy Mediterranean Bean Salad and it certainly…
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