CAMPING – DAY ONE Today we embarked on our adventure – us, three dogs and about 800 pounds of gear. Our first stay was at Rye Patch State Recreation Area in the middle of the Nevada desert, about 50 miles outside of Winnemucca. I was a little nervous as we approached what seemed to be … Continue reading
This year I’ve spent a lot of time in my garden. I’m currently beginning to enjoy the fruits of my labor, and last night we enjoyed a great meal that went from the garden to the grill. It did make a couple stops, for washing, chopping, seasoning and skewering before it hit the grill. To … Continue reading
A quick cooking recipe for a summer day. It is entirely too hot in my part of California to cook the way I like – with several burners & the oven going. Today we topped out at 109.8 degrees! I needed to make something for dinner that wasn’t going to add to the heat in … Continue reading
A good marinade recipe is simple to make and really enhances the flavor of whatever meat you are cooking. Since grillin’ season has donned, I thought I’d share my secret marinade with everyone. This is a marinade I’ve kind of come up with and added on to over the years. Trish’s Steak Marinade 1 1/2 … Continue reading
Often times, my leftovers meet a new existence in the form of pizza. As I was playing “clean out the fridge” this week, I had a few stray tomatillos and a little bit of cilantro left over so I decided to go for a Mexican veggie pizza. What a bright and amazing flavor! If you … Continue reading
I have to say that Amelia makes my favorite Thanksgiving turkey. Her secret? Flippin’ the bird! She starts off roasting the turkey breast side down then, as the turkey gets to be close to being done, she flips the bird over and bastes, bastes, bastes until the breast is golden brown. The turkey comes out … Continue reading
A proper grilled steak deserves a proper marinade, don’t you think? Impart flavor to your meat! Marinades take only a few minutes to assemble! For two medium sized steaks: 1 large clove garlic, chopped or crushed 3/4 cup light colored beer 1 cup pineapple or orange juice (pineapple is optimal, but orange is acceptable) 1/3 … Continue reading
All along the rolling hills of northern California live the most amazing things-free artichokes! Okay, maybe not the kind you are used to seeing in the store but, despite their smaller size, the flavor is the same (better in my opinion, actually). And free, if you don’t mind the prickly, aggressive spines. My husband and … Continue reading
Other than flavor, the one thing I really like about shrimp for dinner is that it’s a very fast cook. Literally, two, maybe three minutes. Today I’m paring that with fresh, homemade pasta so I timed myself to see how long the whole process would take, including making the pasta. Surprisingly, the pasta only took … Continue reading
A layer of chicken made “green” with tomatillos, cilantro and jalapeño – a layer of Monterey jack cheese and sour cream – and a layer of red Spanish rice made with leftover salsa make up the 3 color layers of the Mexican Flag into an excellent burrito. Green Chicken About 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken … Continue reading
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