Are you in the mood to bake a sweet treat on these chilly cold January days? Give this outstanding ginger cardamom cookie a try! Made with molasses and warming spices like ginger and cardamom, and glazed with fragrant orange peel, this cakey ginger cookies are soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside and a fabulous treat to have with a warm cup of tea 🍪🫖❄️!
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Mexican Salad
Here is a recipe for a salad with our favorite Mexican flavors. What makes it so? Ingredients like corn, peppers, tomatoes, onions, avocado, and black beans along with cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and a creamy cilantro dressing give this hearty salad all the fabulous South of the border flavors. Add in pickled jalapenos for extra pizzaz!
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Dinner planning for the week
Hello and Happy New Year! How are the first few days of the new year? Have you made any new year goals or plans? I have a few but the one that I wanted to share with you here is my objective of menu planning dinners for the week.
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Christmas Salad 🎄. Kale, Beets, Carrot and Feta Salad
Happy Christmas Eve Eve!! Hello and Happy Holidays! Are you looking forward to a fun and relaxing holiday season? Today I’d like to share with you a recipe for a delicious salad called Christmas Salad 🎄😄. Called this because of the green, red and white in the salad 😄.
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Caramelized Onion and Spinach Pasta
An easy and delicious pasta recipe sharing with you today just in time for the holidays. This pasta is so easy with simple ingredients yet the flavors are decadent and sophisticated.
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Oceanside Musings in Half Moon Bay & Wine Tasting in Bonny Doon, California
Hello! Happy Weekend! Fall getaways are fabulous time to get out in nature. Whether it be for viewing fall leaves, a stroll on the beach, or a walk in the neighborhood. With our cooler Autumn temperatures this really is a wonderful time to soak in Mother Nature.
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Ford Rouge Factory Tour & Wedding in Dearborn, Michigan
Hello and Happy Weekend! Wishing you a fabulous relaxing weekend ahead! Today I’d like to share pics from our trip to Dearborn, Michigan to attend our dear friend’s daughter’s wedding on Labor Day weekend in early September. A two day affaire with a pre wedding dance party, followed by beautiful wedding ceremony and reception the next day. A fun filled weekend of partying, dressing up, delicious food, and we even got to explore the Ford F-150 Truck Factory in Dearborn!
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Zucchini Fritters
What is summer without zucchinis? These veggies are a summertime bonanza. One would think zucchini won the summertime veggie lottery, they can be found in abundance this time of year. So if you are like me and wonder what more can I make with these veggies, here is a fabulous recipe – these light zucchini fritters.
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Fresh Peach Margaritas
Happy Friday! Today I’d like to share with you this recipe for a cocktail that takes fresh summertime peaches and turns them into a wonderful margarita full of flavor.
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Masala Vadas. Chickpea Lentil Fritters
Here is an appetizer recipe from one of my gatherings with friends this summer – chickpea lentil fritters also called masala vadas. Thick lentil batter is spiced up with curry leaves, ginger, onions and asafetida. Then fried up all crispy on the outside and tender inside.
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