Blood Orange & Ricotta Crepes Suzette

Blood Orange & Ricotta Crepes Suzette

Even though the weather isn’t cooperating very well, we are doing our best to channel a little bit of spring indoors. With weather like this last week… …which our pup thought was the best thing ever, and snow in the forecast for the next three days,...
Firecracker Salad in the Big Easy (part one)

Firecracker Salad in the Big Easy (part one)

New Orleans, it’s gritty, friendly and the land of amazing music, art and good eating. My husband and I both have history in this town. Ric was born here and lived here for the first four years of his life. His grandfather who lived in the French Quarter in the...
My Valentine

My Valentine

It was a long-awaited sip of something sweet and profound in a glass of Syrah Voluptuous, soft, and juicy, oozing with possibilities But with this particular drink of serendipity that I had ventured back for a deeper moment, a wisp of time that I would never forget...
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Sliders

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Sliders

Okay, so I’m not the biggest football fan but I do enjoy all of the hoopla surrounding the Superbowl. It gives me a good excuse to eat things that I don’t usually indulge in. You know, chips, queso dip made with Velveeta, which I don’t really think...
Envy, Cheese and My Swiss Experience

Envy, Cheese and My Swiss Experience

Being that we have been snow challenged this ski season here in the Rockies, I’m feeling a little envious and nostalgic when I see the reports of snow sweeping across Europe. Skiing was and is a big deal in my family. Raised by a Norwegian mother whose main form...