From Food Network Magazine, Nov. 2018 This has become a favorite Thanksgiving salad for our family. We use feta in place of goat cheese. 1...

Here is a handy “essentials” shopping list to set up you for fall & winter cooking and baking! Use it as a guideline and create your own,...

Recipe by Deb Juarez Makes about 12 fritters. INGREDIENTS: 4 cups shredded zucchini 2/3 cup flour 2 large eggs beaten 1/3 cup sliced...

Elisa's Salsa Roja 6 large jalapeños 4 medium tomatoes or 6 Roma tomatoes 1/3 medium red onion 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2-3/4 c....

This recipe was passed down to me by my mother-in-law who didn’t use a recipe. 2 cups dried pinto beans, sorted and rinsed well 1 – 2...

from The Joy of Cooking, by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker Makes about 2 cups Prepare: White Sauce (recipe on this blog...

From The Joy of Cooking, by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, which my mother used regularly, and which was one of my first...

from The Joy of Cooking, by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker Makes about 2 cups Combine: 1 cup White Sauce (recipe on this...

From Food Network Magazine, October 2018 Photograph by Ryan Dausch Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 bunch Swiss...

From my Italian friend, Susie, who taught me to make this! Ingredients: 1 - 1-1/2 lbs. ground beef 1/2 medium onion 2 stalks celery 2...

From Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, June 2017 “Made with whatever’s on hand, frittatas are good for dinner or breakfast, and leftovers...

By Elisa Juarez Pasta salad is like a work of art and color! Have fun with it, change it up, add whatever you like! Here is one of my...

From Better Homes & Gardens, https://www.bhg.com/recipe/cilantro-cucumber-melon-salad/ Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lime juice 2...

Adapted from recipe in Better Homes & Gardens magazine, May 2019 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup olive or avocado oil 1/2 cup each chopped...

1-1/2 c. sifted, unbleached flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 2 eggs unbeaten 1 tsp. hot water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 cups oatmeal OR 2/3 cup coconut in place of part of the oatmeal Sift flour with salt and soda. Cream butter; add sugars gradually. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add vanilla and hot water to creamed mi

This is the recipe my mother used as I was growing up. It comes from her trusted and well-worn Betty Crocker Cookbook. It became our...

This is a quick and easy recipe from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook! It doesn’t have any oil in it, and yet it is a dense, moist, and yummy...

By Elisa Juarez February 2020 Yoga is one of my favorite forms of exercise, especially since I found Adriene! The practice of yoga is a...

3-1/2 cups flour 1-2/3 cups sugar 2 tsp. each: baking soda & pumpkin pie spice 3/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 (16 oz.) can...

A holiday tradition as I was growing up! We loved making these, decorating them, wrapping them in clear plastic wrap with a ribbon, and...