Author: Mike

Orange Clove Oatmeal

I bought some oranges from the farmers market.  There is this booth over there that always has free samples of various wares.  I usually stop by and taste what he has to...

Spinach Basil Pesto Sauce

I never really ate pesto sauce growing up.  I think I just didn’t like anything that was the color green.  I hate peas.  I wouldn’t even get close to an avocado.  Broccoli?...

Easy As Strawberry Pie

Kim and my favorite type of pie is undoubtedly Strawberry Pie (although I also love a good Pumpkin Pie) and we have made this pie, several times in the past., but decided...

Columbian Coconut Rice

  I had some coconut milk leftover after making a few other dishes.  I wasn’t sure what to do with the rest of it since I don’t make very many dishes that...

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

I bought heavy whipping cream to make some recipe. Unfortunately I don’t remember which recipe I wanted to make. I have a quart of quart of heavy whipping cream and I’m trying...

Carne Asada “Street” Tacos

We had quite a bit of this awesome flank steak and were trying to come up with some recipes to use it on. The natural thought for flank steak always has been...

Cherry Garcia Oatmeal

Mike, like many  others, made a New Years resolution to eat healthier.  This can sometimes be much harder than it seems.  Often food which is healthy simply does not taste very appetizing....

Loaded Potato Skins

Mike loves loaded potato skins. They are delicious, but very unhealthy, with quite a bit of cheese, bacon and sour cream. I wanted to make some for him anyway (at least at...