Donuts... Homer Simpson isn't the only one who drools at the thought of them. But there is always that guilty little voice whispering around the gorgeous taste of a donut saying “saturated fats”. The voice gets louder when I have the donuts’ evil ...
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Zucchini Blossoms… painting, procreating & preparation!
Zucchini blossoms are delicate by design, exquisite to eat, and pleasurable to paint. But today I didn’t just paint Mother Nature… I tampered with it. Really, it wasn't my fault - the birds and bees were busy elsewhere. I shamelessly did the bee’s ...
Mini Spanish Potato Tortilla
This simple and delicious Mini Spanish Potato Tortilla will be like a mini trip to Spain. I love Spanish cuisine. Recently I had the opportunity to learn how to make one of its stars, a “tortilla,” from my Spanish born-and-raised girlfriend ...
Salads that Scream Olé
Nothing screams olé more than this show-stopping Spinach and Flaming Strawberry Sangria Salad. Life of a Spanish Party... "Salad cannot be the life of a party,” a friend said to me recently. As an inveterate salad lover, this gave me pause for ...
Duck Breast with Pomegranate Reduction
There is nothing sexier in my book than cooking French. That could explain why I traveled 6,000 miles to take cooking lessons in France from a gifted cook and teacher Susan Herrmann Loomis. Her culinary classes became my destination. Why ...