“Chicken Quesadillas.   It’s a pet peeve of mine.  A quesadilla is a tortilla with cheese.  If you put chicken in it, it ceases to be a quesadilla. It’s like putting a slice of cheese between two buns and calling it a hamburger. BUT in an effort to show that I can conform, on occasion,… [continue reading]

This is actually my mom’s version of Chilaquiles. In Mexico where we learned to eat them, they don’t deep fry the tortillas, just brown in oil. They use fresh tomatoes with onions and chiles blended. They let the tortillas get soggy. I prefer the tortillas crisp, but of course the sauce made with fresh ingredients… [continue reading]

It’s that time!  Texas peaches are ripe!  It’s a mad rush to bring them in because the critters outside steal them isn’t it?  Don’t have a tree in your back yard? No problem! You can find them galore in the grocery stores right now and they are GOOD! Truth be told I’m not a huge… [continue reading]

Your holiday treat list is not complete without a batch of fudge, or two, or three, or… I mean really, is there ever too much chocolate? Fudge used to be one of those scary things to make. There were as many stories of fudge failing as ruining the turkey. When it comes to fudge, I’m… [continue reading]

I love homemade potato salad!  It’s one of our Easter meal must have side dishes.  Where as Jason’s grandma Doodle would usually purchase the potato salad for Easter, I always make it from scratch just like my mom made it.  Well, it’s how I remember my mom making it.  Through the years I’ve made changes… [continue reading]

This is one of my favorite make ahead recipes for company.  I first made it when Jason and I had only been married a couple of years.  It was then that I really threw myself into cooking and enjoyed making new recipes daily.  For fun I followed a once a month cooking plan and made… [continue reading]