There is no denying, I love Margaritas! Definitely, my drink of choice…although, I’ve been craving a good ice-cold IPA lately. I digress. I was never a big drinker. I didn’t even drink in college before I was 21. Yep, I was the perpetual “Designated Driver” (or as we called them down South, “Sober Driver”). I…
No-Cook Recipes
Zero heat required. These recipes are assembled, mixed, or blended — no stove, no oven, no waiting. Perfect for hot summer days, quick lunches, or anyone who wants something great without turning anything on.
Mama Fucci’s Homemade Pizza Dough
This pizza dough recipe is just how mom used to make it! And there’s no denying that her pizza nights were always a favorite in my family. Just ask my sister, Barb, who would ask for Mom’s homemade pizza every single birthday…not to mention 364 other days of the year. Thanks sis! This pizza dough…
PGQ (Pear & Gorgonzola & Quinoa) Salad
You can make a P.G.Q. (Pear & Gorgonzola & Quinoa) Salad P.D.Q. (Pretty Darn Quick). This quintessential salad will satisfy both the vegetarians and meat eaters in your life! Yum! Yum! BTW: quin·tes·sence /kwin-ˈte-sən(t)s/ Quintessence means the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. It was also the name of my Junior…
Presto! Pesto!
Don’t ask me why, but for some reason, some members of my “so-called” Italian family—who shall remain nameless—don’t like garlic. Simply shameful. To be totally accurate, let me qualify that a bit…or justify it as they do…they don’t like “too much garlic.” Now, where that falls on the scale of how much is too much…
Drunken Turkey Sandwich
A few years back, I was on a plane to Colorado, traveling home with a friend to visit my family for Thanksgiving. I remember during the flight, we came to the realization that Halloween had the corner on the market when it comes to good holiday jokes and that there are no really good Thanksgiving…