Tasting Parties

These cupcakes were inspired by my grandmother and mother. My grandmother loved sweets but was not a big fan of chocolate.  (Hard to believe not...

My mom just had a big birthday, so we celebrated with a cupcake tasting party!  For my contributions to the party, I decided to...

Grilling season is finally here and to a girl like me who grew up in Texas that means barbeque ribs, sausage, chicken and brisket...

I must apologize for the lateness of this post, but as many of you know by now, yesterday was my last day at my...

When it comes to Thanksgiving, I always think of turkey and dressing, or as some would call it---stuffing.  While there are many ways to...

J and I decided to have a last-minute mini-blog party over Cinco de Mayo weekend.  We invited a few friends over and asked them...

Well it is time to announce the winners of the Southern Cornbread Blog Party.  We tasted 4 recipes for Southern Cornbread.  Of course, we...

The Southern Cornbread Blog Party was a big success.  We asked our guests to bring their favorite dishes that go with cornbread.  That resulted...

It is time for the next blog party---Monday, October 21, 2013!   I had originally planned for this party to feature homemade pasta, but with fall...

The taco bar turned out great.  We had marinated, grilled flap (not flank steak---see below) steak. Lots of questions about flap steak!  What is flap steak.  Is it...

We tasted three different pairs of ceviches.  Taste Test #1 A versus B.  The only difference is the marinade.  Both have fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice, but...

Call me crazy, but the prep for a party is fun.  There is something therapeutic about cutting and chopping.  :) (For the recipes, go to...

This should be more than enough lemons and limes for the ceviche, margaritas and sangria.  And don't forget the peppers.  Grilled onions and peppers will...

Wish I could go back to Cabo to pick up the fish for Friday. :)  Instead, a trip to Catalina Offshore Products will do...

My plan is to invite friends to taste test various recipes during the year and let me know what they think.  I will share...