It’s really nice to be able to pick lettuce right outside our back door, along with the arugula coming up in the rocks around the base of the lettuce pot! But I’m most excited to start harvesting asparagus. We don’t have a lot of asparagus plants, so when the spears come up, I try to…
Saigon Cafe
This week while I was running errands in Temple, I decided to eat lunch at Saigon Cafe again. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’m going to have to go back, just to get everything I want to try on the menu. This time I had soft-shelled crab, one of my favorite…
Greek Mahi Mahi
I finally looked for the Mahi Mahi for fish tacos, and was very surprised to find frozen gorgeous strips of Mahi, one pound of solid fillet pieces (no skin). It’s been on special at HEB the past couple weeks. There were only two bags left, and I bought both of them. Now that I know…
Ham Salad
This is one of the recipes that you decide how much you want to put in. One of my favorite things about cooking like this is – you get to add, stir, and taste, repeat! PrintHam Salad IngredientsHam Celery, chopped into small pieces Granulated onion powder Granulated garlic powder Mustard, grainy or dijon Capers, drained…
Mayonnaise
I’m not a big mayonnaise person, but Don is. Don’t bother searching for a good ready made product, because there isn’t one. Even organic mayonnaise has ingredients that are not good for us (the oil is the biggest offender), so I decided I’m just going to have to make it. In the past, my results…