I’ve been cooking at the lodge for a couple weeks, and we had a little Cinco De Mayo celebration this year. My sous chef is a fabulous cook, and hispanic. She made her homemade tortillas, and some homemade gorditas. They were the star of breakfast and appetizers. Nina came to help me in the evening…
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Avocado Salsa
I started making this at the lodge, and it’s so delicious that it’s become a regular on their menu and ours! The amounts on the recipe will feed 10. It’s great with chips, chili, breakfast omelets, Mexican food………….. PrintAvocado Salsa Total Time: 35 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 All ingredients are approximate, because size of avocados…
Green Bean Sesame Salad
Last week, I cooked at the lodge. Occasionally, I do marinated veggies that I leave at room temperature, for either a side dish or an appetizer. I made marinated green beans for a side, and they got eaten up. This week I’m doing a test with my girlfriends! I’m making a marinated salad by combining cucumber…
Avocado and Artichoke Salad
I’m always looking for new salad combinations, and this one is has great flavor. We don’t always want a lettuce based salad, but really, here’s what happened – I cut into an avocado before it was ripe enough, and didn’t want to throw it out! (It’s a familiar theme with some of my recipe creations.)…
Let’s Talk Meatloaf
There were a couple of things I wanted to try with meatloaf. I’m used to using really lean meat, and for this one I used deer and lamb. Regardless, of what lean meat you choose, it’s fat that carries flavor, so you have to add it, when the meat is lean. For the one I…