KEY LARGO (AP) – On January 4, 2016, less than one year ago today, Fucci caught his first fish. It might as well have been an AP Newswire release, because I can tell you, it’s not for want or lack of trying over the years that this was my first real catch. (To you avid…
Budget-Friendly Recipes
Restaurant-quality food doesn't require a restaurant budget. These recipes come in at $5 or less per serving — real ingredients, real flavor, and real meals that won't make you wince at the grocery receipt.
Sautéed Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles)
Sautéed Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles) are fun to say and easy to make. They’re a perfect side dish that pairs well with anything from fish to meat.
La Di Da Di, We Like Biscotti
Family recipes are always so special to me….especially around the holiday season. Wrapped up in each recipe are distinctive memories of times, places and faces that have help to shape me into who I am today. Look, I don’t mean to get all melodramatic about a cookie recipe, but for me, at Christmastime, there is…
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…
Fat Free Ginger Cookies
I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS! Literally, I love the holidays. I love everything about them…and I especially love that moment when I hear the first Christmas song of the Season. This year, it was November 16, at right around noon; I was at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) on my way to New Orleans when I…
Beer Bread
Bread. Bread. Bread. Just saying the word makes me happy. There is nothing like the smell of fresh bread filling the house (or apartment, in my case). But who has time to bake fresh bread these days??? Umm….YOU DO! I do. We all do with THIS recipe. And once you try it, I guarantee you…
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…