Recipes

A few years back, when I was a fundraiser for a chapter of a national charity, one of my volunteers was a woman from Italy. She was part of Houston’s elite society and a very warm and generous lady. We had a meeting at her home with the then President and CEO of Continental Airlines […]

This is an easy salad that presents beautifully and great as your salad course for company. When used with my recipe for lemon garlic vinaigrette, each salad is only 150 calories. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 4 Cups spring mix salad 4 Plum tomatoes, quartered and seeded 2 Yellow pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded and cut into

After having a version of these at the Enchantment Resort in Sedona, Arizona, I had to come home and do what I could to duplicate the dish. This is a delicious twist on Eggs Benedict. Mexican Huevos Benedictos (Mexican Eggs Benedict) incorporate the wonderful flavors of Mexican cuisine and Southwestern flavors that have become so

For Father’s Day, Instead of Mimosas, treat your dads to a Prosecco Margarita. This recipe is courtesy of Chef Marcella Vallodolid. INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 15 limes), plus slices for garnish 1 cup tequila blanco, or to taste 1/2 cup Cointreau 1/2 cup simple syrup, or to taste (see

This is another recipe I developed for my daughter’s fitness group that offers great taste with minimal calories and fat grams. I presented it to her group as a bite size appetizer. You may use whatever type of lettuce you prefer. The calories and fat grams listed at the end of this recipe reflects this

  After visiting Kuwait and enjoying their food, I was especially enamored of their kabobs. I was determined to come home and replicate it. I tried several recipes that I found and ended up pulling from different recipes to come up with my own. The Kuwaiti’s use lamb for their kabobs so I use the

My mother would make this salad often, especially during the summer. No need to fix anything else as this salad has vegetable, starch and protein. She always made it with sardines and used canned green beans. I kicked it up a notch with fresh green beans and shrimp. If you love sardines, by all means

I rarely use any other dressing for my salads than this simple recipe. It’s a crowd pleaser. I usually make double or triple the recipe to keep on hand and for those who like to pour a little more of it on their salad. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 1/2 Cup extra virgin olive oil Juice

I first learned how to make meatballs from my Aunt Margaret. As you have read in other posts, her mother-in-law immigrated to the United States from Sicily and my aunt learned many spectacularly delicious Italian dishes from her. In all the years that I have been making them, they have evolved into a recipe that

This is another recipe that I developed for my daughter and her fitness group.  It makes for a great summer appetizer, especially in the outdoor heat at a picnic or pool party. You can also serve this as a first course soup in a larger container garnished with some minced chives. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: