Grilled Cajun Lime Chicken

Mmmm! You gotta love grilling in the summer.  Nothing beats the barbequed taste of food that has been thrown on the grill.  I love the flavor of lime and it brings just the right balance to this Cajun chicken.  Cilantro gives it a nice, extra zing, but sometimes in a pinch I add parsley.  Just slap this chicken on the grill with … [Read more…]

Surprise Banana Cake

  To my surprise, the family came up with an ingenious plan to not eat the fresh bananas that I purchased.   They cleverly figured out that the bananas would begin to get spotted, and then I would turn the ripe bananas into one of my one hundred and one banana dessert recipes.  Okay, who can blame them?…This moist banana cake is better … [Read more…]

Spicy Lime Salmon

  This salmon is packed with a kick! Since it is a bit on the spicy side, you will not need a lot of the sauce.  You know what they say, a little goes a long way. But feel free to adjust to your spice level…if you are not about the spice, tone back on the sriracha. But if you’re … [Read more…]

Shrapnel Dip

  Love, love, love this dip for summer (and spring, winter, and fall).    It makes a beautiful presentation with the variety of colors, but more than that, it’s a mouthwatering explosion of tastiness.  Great with tortillas.  Makes a great appetizer.  Try adding some cooked shrimp for an even bigger bang!

Old-Fashioned Lemonade

Sometimes I think homemade lemonade is a dying art.  There are so many options for lemonade on the market today…powdered mixes, frozen concoctions and the refrigerated bottles.  And then you have the different flavor and color options, but I’m on a mission to bring back good, old-fashioned lemonade.  You know what I’m talking about, the sweet,  slightly tart and … [Read more…]

Mascarpone Chocolate Chip Cookies with Cookie Dough Frosting

One day I was making chocolate chip cookies, and everyone (including me) wanted to eat the cookie dough before I could get the cookie sheet in the oven.   But after I eat an uncontrollable spoonful of uncooked cookie dough, my conscience begins to plague me about the raw egg.  Should I have just eaten that?  I suddenly began toying with the idea of … [Read more…]