ahi tuna poke

ahi tuna poke

Raw seafood may not be at the top of everyone’s food list.  But, if you enjoy sushi, then you’re gonna LOVE a tuna poke bowl.  This Hawaiian dish is a cinch to make and you can add veggies you enjoy the most.  Poke (pronounced POH-keh) in Hawaiian means to slice or cut something.  Poke has…

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italian tonnato sauce

tonnato sauce

Well hello, 2020!  It’s taken me to the middle of this month to finally post something.  This is my fourteenth year with this food blog and lately, I have been wondering if I should stop.  And then I find a dish that reignites the foodie in me and my love for sharing recipes.  I started…

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tuna noodle casserole

ultimate comfort food, tuna noodle casserole

I don’t know why, but of late I am drawn to nostalgia and in particular food.  This nostalgic feeling is all good and although I am not one to dwell in the past, there’s something so familiar about comfort food that pulls me back to my childhood.  In the 1950s and well into the ’70s…

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Salade Niçoise – slightly deconstructed

Fresh and simple best defines my style of cooking.  When I’m pondering what to make for dinner, I look for dishes that look pretty (eye candy), have a nutritional benefit (help sustain a healthy body), and take little time or effort to make.  Salade Niçoise (knee-swahz) is a classic example of making a harmonious dish…

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