Here is a super easy recipe for pizza sauce. You do not need to cook it and I promise you will love it! Make some as a gift from your kitchen and you will have some very happy friends! This is what you need: 1 – 6oz. can tomato paste 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 [...]

Chicken thighs are generally quite inexpensive. Especially if you purchase them on sale. I like grilling them during the Summer because they don’t dry out. I keep the skin on when I grill them but you don’t have to. Go ahead and remove the skin if you prefer but make sure you oil the grill [...]

Plantains are easier and easier to get in the States. You will definitely find them at Hispanic and Asian grocery stores. They are great boiled, fried, baked and in cakes as I will show you here. Make sure the plantains are really ripe. This will render a sweeter end result. This recipe will make 6 [...]

Fingerling potatoes are so tender and tasty they always make a great side dish for any meal. This recipe is very easy to make, looks elegant and is loaded with flavor. All you need to do is the following: Cook your potatoes until they are tender but not mushy – approximately 15 to 20 minutes. [...]

My friend Carmen-Daisy taught me this. The sweet potato is roasted in the oven and then served along side a delicious basil ailoli. Aioli is a homemade mayonnaise with garlic. In this recipe I went ahead and used store bought mayonnaise to speed up the process. I can promise you this will be a hit [...]

Lasagna is such a popular dish and it really is not as hard to make as it seems. It is also a great inexpensive way to feed large groups of people. You can make it ahead of time and freeze it so that you have it handy when you want to eat it. Here is [...]

This salad requires a few steps so make sure you have some time to prepare it. For starters you will be marinating the chicken breasts for at least 30 minutes. You then need to roast the chicken. The final flavor is astonishing and well worth the steps! You will also need time to bake the [...]

This recipe is great for entertaining or simply feeding the family! Cornish hens are inexpensive and they are so much fun to eat. Kids love them! Here, I butterflied them, rubbed them and cooked them on the grill. The final result was absolutely delightful! Enjoy! Print the Grilled Cornish Hens Recipe Here Amazon.com Widgets

Watermelon salad? Really? Really, really! It might seem odd to think of watermelon as something you might combine with onions and cheese but it is a winner! I promise! What’s more, watermelon is so incredibly cheap these days! So here we go: In a large bowl mix together 4 cups largely diced watermelon, 1/2 small [...]

This banana bread is super easy to make and is a wonderful addition to any meal. Make some for your next brunch or turn it into sandwiches with some cream cheese in the middle for a school lunch. The blueberries not only add flavor to this but also make it very colorful. You can use [...]

I usually buy my tri-tip at Costco but sometimes I can find it on sale for a really good price. This particular recipe calls for marinating the meat for a minimum of 6 hours so please plan accordingly. I marinated it in beer and cooked it on the rotisserie on the grill. It turned out [...]

Quinoa is a common staple in the Andean region. It is considered a super food and is getting more and more common in the USA. I buy mine from Trader Joe’s – who happen to import it from Bolivia, where I grew up. We ate quinoa all the time as kids and I encourage you [...]