Mexican Street Corn With Lime

A fun food that easy to eat and taste great right off the grill.

Food does not have to be complicated to be delicious.  Mexican Street Corn with Lime or elote (the Spanish word for corn) is one of those such foods.  The corn can be simply prepared on an outdoor or on a stovetop grill. The corn is good on its own.  Step it up a bit by slathering … Read more

Tasty Cobb Salad

The tasty Cobb salad is bursting with flavor color and nutrients needed to fuel the body.

The perfect salad that gets your attention is the tasty cobb salad.  This is a salad that gets you all excited about eating your vegetables.  Most of the ingredients can be found right in your refrigerator or pantry.  I often used a rotisserie chicken from my local market to make my tasty cobb salad.  It’s … Read more

Black-Eyed Susan Cocktail

The black eyed cocktail is refreshingly light with a tropical taste.

It’s Preakness week here in  Maryland.  The second leg of the triple crown.  Maryland is the link between the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. The weather has not been cooperating for the race.  The 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes 2018 will go down in history as one of the sloppiest tracks ever.  It … Read more

Crab Imperial Stuffed Potatoes

Crab Imperial Stuffed Potatoes are such an easy dish to make. In addition the taste of crab meat in my opinion always enhances a meal. It really is just a step-up from a twice baked potato.  I make my home here in Maryland.  Blue crabs are really a big deal here in this area.  Blue … Read more

Saucy Taco Salad

Taco Tuesday should be called feel good Tuesday.  Why is that you ask?  Tacos taste good and they are so easy to make. In addition, the foods required to make this dish are very inexpensive. Hence this dish will not negatively impact a budget.  This saucy taco salad makes this dish so much fun. Hence … Read more

Mint Julep Kentucky’s Cocktail

The mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.

The mint julep Kentucky cocktail is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby.  I have watched numerous Kentucky Derby races over the years on television and I had never drunk a mint julep.  Well, boom!  A light bulb went off, this will be the year to have my first mint julep in celebration of the … Read more

Smooth and Silky Key Lime Pie

The smooth and silky key lime pie is one of my youngest son’s favorite desserts.  It wasn’t on my watch that he discovered he loved key lime pie.  I never made it while he was growing up, however, one day recently I asked him what he would like to have for dessert for one of … Read more