The first time I ordered nachos and got fake orange goop over stale Doritos I was incredulous. Nachos? You might as well slap a piece of colored Styrofoam on a hamburger bun and call it a burger…Oh…wait…
If you are eating that stuff stop it. Stop it now. You will end up glowing in the dark and if we ever get attacked by zombies they will find you first. Reason #106 NOT to eat weird food. Besides, in the same amount of time..or close to it you could be eating this:

These are serious nachos. The real thing. Tex-Mex at its absolute …read more

I am addicted to taco salad. Seriously, who ever invented this stuff was brilliant. Meat, beans, cheese, lettuce and other raw vegetables…Just add watermelon for dessert and you have all four food groups!
Back in the day, when I forst got married everyone made taco salad the same way. Doritos, canned kidney beans, cheddar cheese, hamburger, sour cream, iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and catalina dressing.  There might be a little variation on that but not much.

Well, taco salads have evolved into much more than that. They are still easy and budget friendly, but fresher and more delicous I think. If you …read more

When I am looking for a dinner recipe that is quick, easy, and cheap, pizza burgers come to mind.  They come to mind when I am not looking for that kind of recipe, too, because they are just that good.
When I was growing up in Pennsylvania we used to go to this pizza place that was called Frankie and Johnny’s.  I don’t remember a whole lot about it except that the seats were blue vinyl, it smelled heavenly, and they had the best hoagies, pizza, and pizza burgers in the known universe.

I am not really sure why I started calling htis quiche recipe Alsatian, only that I did.  It isn’t at all a fancy thing; good stick to your ribs food really.  With having our own chickens, quiche is not only an easy meal, it is a cheap one.
The first time I ever tried quiche I ws 17.  I took my boyfriend’s mom, who I adored, out to shop at a local, upscale mall.  She was from Europe and had not been in the states too long.  We went to a restaurant that I thought she would like and as we …read more

Yep.  Pizzaria style.  Hand tossed.
The thing is I always make hand tossed pizza.  I have been doing it for years..I can even get it spinning.  I thought..aha! This will be a piece of….cake pizza.

I, as you may have figured out, like to bake an cook. Alot. One of my favorite types of cooking is French because I find it challenging. And because it is just so good.
But I will admit to craving the odd taco now and then. I am, after all, a resident of Texas, land of Tex-mex cooking. I add fresh cilantro to salads because I can’t get enough of the flavor, and I love chipotle, chiles, and other amazingly spicy things.
To me, the best of these cultures comes together in Southwestern Quiche. The flavor of the chiles, slow cooked onions, …read more

  These wraps are so good. Really. My kids love them, and you can use just about any vegetable in them…Do make sure to have a mixture,  and you need the zucchini (or you could substitute eggplant).
 For the tappanade
1 can black olives
1/2 c green salad olives
1/4 c onion
3 cloves garlic, peeled.
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tsp italian seasoning
1 tbs olive oil
pulse together in food processor until coarsely pureed. Set aside.
16 flour tortillas, whole wheat homemade is best, but whatever you like.   

For filling:
2 zucchini-sliced in 1/8″ thick slices LONGWISE.
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c chopped red onion
1/2 …read more