Blog Archives for tag easy

Wonderfully satisfying Tuscan Bean Soup!!

Pasta e Fagioli

It was the dream trip of a lifetime and we were in Florence, Italy.  We had started out in Munich,… Continue reading »

Tuscan Sausage & Orzo Soup

Tuscan Sausage & Orzo Soup

My girlfriends Katie Scarlett, Postal Mango Debbie and Malibu Barbie and I would all go to Maggiano’s Little Italy on… Continue reading »

Wonderful, creamy green onion Shrimp Dip!

Green Onion Shrimp Dip

I used to work for E. F. Hutton in the Texas Chase Tower in downtown Houston…I know, I know, I… Continue reading »

Easy, tasty Charro Beans

Easy Charro Beans

Houston has SO many Mexican/Tex-Mex restaurants here that you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting one.  Sorry, just felt… Continue reading »

Delicious Easy Chicken Tacos

Easiest Chicken Tacos

These chicken tacos are so simple and tasty that you almost feel like your cheating. Almost. So, you know you’re… Continue reading »

Ninfa's Carrots & Jalapenos

Ninfa’s Spicy Carrots & Jalapenos

Several Mexican restaurants in Houston serve these pickled carrots (sometimes called Curtido)  but I’m not sure any of them are… Continue reading »

Traditional Guacamole

Traditional Guacamole

I’m an avocado lover.  I can eat them on a sandwich or straight out of the shell with salt sprinkled… Continue reading »

Pork carnitas

Crispy Pork Carnitas

Carnitas can be found all across the Lone Star State in Mexican restaurants, taco trucks and even some grocery stores. … Continue reading »

Red Onion Jam with bacon & chipotle peppers

Red Onion Jam with bacon & chipotle peppers

My house smells like bacon heaven when I make this jam…and when you add the onions and balsamic vinegar it… Continue reading »

CiFF-Goodness

Buffalo chicken dip

Oh my, this is a good dip. It’s that perfect mixture of melted, gooey, creamy cheeses with a bit of… Continue reading »