Summer Breads

Summer Breads

I love bread.  When I was a child we ate bread and butter with every meal.  It was a staple. When we set the table we always had a plate of sliced bread and a dish of butter.  I have to confess we didn’t use 

Tex Mex   Taste of Summer

Tex Mex Taste of Summer

I love Salsa.   I am from Arizona and love salsa’s.   Many of my friends are from Mexico or South America and over the years they have taught me many things about how different salsas can be and how creative one can be in 

Rediscover Sauerkraut

Rediscover Sauerkraut

Some foods bring back so many memories.  When I was growing up we ate things like canned spinach, liver and onions, and sauerkraut.   And we all loved it.  It was part of life.  So many of the food we used to eat are making 

The Perfect Reuben Dressing

The Perfect Reuben Dressing

I love a good sandwich. With a great rye bread, nothing compares to a fresh made Rueben. I remember like it was yesterday the very first time I had a Rueben Sandwich. I was a busboy at a local coffee shop in Show Low Arizona. 

Cooling Summer Soups     Part 2

Cooling Summer Soups Part 2

It’s cherry season for a while.  We get them now in the stores and by summers end they will be ripening on our fruit trees in many parts of the country.    I love cherries.  I love just eating them.  Having a cherry pitter is 

Cool Summer Soups Part 1

Cool Summer Soups Part 1

I love making soups.  Especially in the summer.  Cooling summer soups are amazing and just the perfect thing to cool off with when we don’t really want something heavy and we want to prepare it quickly In my younger days I work in Private Clubs. 

Savory Onion Rings

Savory Onion Rings

I love a great onion ring. But all to often they are greasy and flavorless. I am talking about the batter. And most often the batter is made with poor quality flour. Onion rings are the perfect companion food to a great burger. They are