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 ...
Roasted Cherries with Salmon
I have a love-hate relationship with cherries. I love to eat them and I hate to pick and pit them. Back on the farm in Iowa, we had a sour cherry tree that represented countless hours of pure drudgery to a child. I endured the pain for the taste of ...
Grilled Corn, Tomatoes & Basil Salad
This simple and fresh Grilled Corn, Tomatoes & Basil Salad is a combination of summer's best flavors. Sweet corn was a welcome summer favorite at our home in the Midwest. I don’t know who was more excited about it, the raccoons or me. My furry ...
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 ...