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I love cooking Italian food and trying new recipes, so I wanted to try making homemade pasta. However, unlike Lydia Bastianich from Lydia’s Italy, my previous attempts at pasta making did not turn out as planned. I always had a hard time getting the dough thin enough or cutting the pasta into even thicknesses. However, […]
My husband and I are big fans of Public Television. One of our favorite shows is Confucius was a Foodie. On one episode the host researched whether spaghetti was originally from China, which got me thinking about lo mein. Therefore I started experimenting with different recipes for lo mein chicken. Chinese cooking often uses stir […]
I love trying recipes from different cultures. I have picked up a lot of cook books over the years from the bargain shelves at Barnes and Noble. For Greek cooking my favorite is Food and Wine of Greece by Diane Kochilas, who now has a show on public television. These are some of the most […]
Appetizers are always the best party foods as they aren’t that filling and you don’t have to coordinate a giant sit down meal. They also lend themselves to people stopping by and leaving at different times. Finger foods always make good choices as people can usually stand or walk around when eating. Besides you can […]
I wanted to create some red white and blue drinks in time for the 4th of July holiday. That is to say, after much research and experimentation these are what I came up with. I hope you enjoy these red white and blue drinks as well as leave me a comment as to which is […]
I started this post about pubs and bars around the world because I thought it would be fun to hear about interesting places. My favorite is the Carousel Bar in New Orleans where the bar is an actual carousel which rotates while you sip your cocktails. Who knew I would get the bonus of learning […]
What dad doesn’t like to spend summer weekends in the yard cooking up some grilled BBQ foods. I compiled some of my families favorites here. I will start with my husband’s own recipe for his spice mixture which he puts on almost everything. (It’s a guy thing.) Seasoning for Grilled BBQ Foods Ingredients salt 1 […]
While at our virtual rum class with Ray, we mentioned how we had infused alcohol with different flavors. He then recommended infusing white rum with mint for mojito making. However, at that time our mint plant was not producing enough to try this. After a long wait, we finally got to do it. This is […]
These world appetizer ideas evolved from the platters we created while watching Rick Steves Monday Night Travel. After several weeks of creating European appetizers we wanted to branch out and find world appetizer ideas from other parts of the globe. Although some of these still carry over from our European endeavors, most are from Asia […]
We have compiled our favorite best burgers recipe list for you to help plan your next BBQ bash. In addition to the best burgers recipe choices we have included several hot dog toppings from around the U.S. as well as some grilled side dishes. Best Burgers Recipe Choices When making burgers you can either shape […]