Mexican Marinated Skirt Steak

Does anyone remember the Chevy’s Fresh Mex restaurants? I loved their food and was so sad when they closed. Luckily, someone bought me their cookbook as a Christmas present. So now I get to share their recipe and show you how it can be modified gluten free. You can make fajita’s, taco’s, a burrito or … Read more

Air Fried, Honey Hot Chicken Wings

Many places I go, they flour-coat their wings so I can’t eat them. Butter is also a common ingredient in a lot of buffalo sauce recipes. Thanks to Frank’s Redhot® Hot Buffalo sauce, I can make these crispy, air fried wings at home with no gluten or dairy and they have no added oil. My … Read more

Discovering the Best Plant-based Burger – Round #2

So when I did my first review Discovering the Best Gluten Free, Plant-Based Burger, I didn’t include the 2 most popular brands on the market. The Impossible™ burger and the Beyond Burger®. Since Lightlife™ was my favorite choice in the first round, I was compelled to include it in my second taste test. Below you … Read more

Deviled Eggs

I often get asked to bring my deviled eggs to family parties. They don’t last long so I always double the recipe when it’s for a larger group. Otherwise, the recipe below will satisfy a small group of friends or just to have a snack around at home. This is a basic, classic recipe that … Read more

Baba Ganoush

I’m growing some eggplants in the garden and a couple of them looked ready to pick today. The only problem is that I haven’t really cooked much with eggplant. Anytime I’ve tried, I just can’t seem to get it right.  I have had some wonderful Baba Ganoush before and attempted to make it myself once. … Read more

Southwest Gardening – Getting Started

Living in the southwest and learning how to garden is not an easy task but…it can be done. Whether you have a yard to build raised beds or a patio big enough for container gardening, you can have great success if you follow a few steps. Let’s get started… Step#1: Pick your Location You’ll want … Read more

Sun Dried Tomatoes

I got a ton of Roma tomatoes from my product rescue. I wasn’t quite sure what to do with them all. They were not that particularly flavorful and I knew that I would either need to cook them into a sauce or preserve them. So how can I add flavor? I know! Sun dried tomatoes would … Read more

Hot Banana Peppers

Hot banana peppers are easy to grow in the garden and are a very good producer. Each pepper is about 6 inches long and yellow in color (hence it’s name). They have 5,000 to 10,000 scoville units which produces a medium heat. They also have a wonderful pepper smell. If you can handle a little … Read more

Fresh Corn with a Southwest Kick

I have a variety of peppers in my garden right now. I had recently picked up several different plants that I’ve never grow before. Hot banana peppers were the first to produce and has a great yield. I’ve never cooked with these peppers so I wasn’t sure what to make. On my weekly trip to … Read more