May192012

Kabobs – Teriyaki Style

We love to grill food outdoors—something that’s possible all year round here in Florida. Kabobs is one of my favorite ways to prepare cheaper cuts of meat. I marinate the meat ...

May182012

El Tapatio Mexican Grill & Bar

I left my husband in charge of kitchen remodeling this week while I went gallivanting up the east coast with a few friends.  We arrived in Norfolk, and headed straight for Margie ...

May172012

Classic Manhattan

[Guest post by Steve] The Manhattan is one of the classic cocktails, and one of Chris’s favorites. It couldn’t be simpler: 2 parts rye whiskey, 1 part sweet vermouth, a few ...

May162012

Ham and Vodka Sauce for Pasta

[Guest post by Steve] Yet another standby–the only ingredient we don’t regularly have on hand is a ham steak. Most of the alcohol in the vodka cooks off (so it may ...

May152012

Barbecue Sauce

[Guest post by Chris] I love barbecue, but I have a problem with a lot of barbecue sauces, especially store-bought ones. My problem is that they are often quite a ...

May142012

Italian Green Bean Salad

As a rule, we don’t cook canned or frozen vegetables unless there are extenuating circumstances (like a hurricane). One day several years ago, mom happened to see this box of frozen ...

May132012

Spaghetti With Italian Sausage & Sun Dried Tomatoes

My mom and dad came up with this recipe one day when the two of them couldn’t decide what to do with the large jars of sun-dried tomatoes they buy ...

May132012

Downtown Produce Market & More

For months, my parents bragged about this produce market in Melbourne that served awesome hot food and had all kinds of cool stuff. My parents apparently shop at Downtown Produce ...