The Ultimate Basic Marinade

The Ultimate Basic Marinade

This is a marinade that has served me well time and time again. It’s great on beef, pork, salmon, tuna, and even lamb chops. It’s a great starter marinade recipe, which you can customize to your tastes or recipe if desired. Easy Versatile Marinade Recipe 1/2 

Lobster Bisque

Lobster Bisque

It’s been a long time since I looked up a lobster bisque recipe because I’ve always made it (and shrimp bisque) the same way.  So what I discovered is that I’ve (apparently) been making it wrong all these years. Every recipe I came across called 

Easy Summer Recipes

Easy Summer Recipes

There’s not been much time for blogging for this girl lately. First there was painting, to get ready for new living room furniture. Then veggie gardening, followed by flower gardening. And in between, I’ve been working on refinishing a cool side table I found at 

Creamy Clam Chowder

Creamy Clam Chowder

This is a born-from-necessity soup that I made a few weeks back. Necessary because I needed to use up a couple of packs of frozen clams that I had purchased over the holidays, for an entirely different recipe that never got made. Our spring, so far, 

Lemon Spaghetti with Broccolini and Shrimp

Lemon Spaghetti with Broccolini and Shrimp

Lemon Spaghetti is a pretty easy dish to make – toss some fresh lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and parmesan together, throw it over some hot, cooked spaghetti (or pasta of your choice) and you’ve got a great-tasting meal. Leave it to me to 

Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Wasabi Vinaigrette

Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Wasabi Vinaigrette

I am a summer lover, it’s true. I love heat and sunshine and long days. But seriously. Enough with the 100+ degree days already. The heat here in the Northern IL area is becoming oppressive and depressing. I hate air conditioning normally. Does that make