jicama salad
we have a whole slew of soups & good warm, wintery dishes to share with you, but the weather is just so nice & warm that i just can’t bring myself to write about them right now. i’m sure winter will be back to it’s regular bone chilling self soon enough. we’ll get to them [...]
sesame broccoli
sometimes it’s easy to get stuck in a food rut. like, for awhile here, we were making roasted broccoli as a side vegetable with any meal that we felt like needed a little something green. & while roasted broccoli is absolutely delicious, it’s most certainly not the only way to cook it.this sesame broccoli actually [...]
black bean soup
easy, healthy & satisfying.this is it. it’s the perfect meal to throw together when you’re too tired for much else. the chiles bring big flavor, without packing much heat & the smoked, sweet paprika lends an intense heartiness without the addition of any meat. there’s such great flavor, you’ll be surprised it’s so simple. serves [...]
bacon flower soup
no. it’s not some exotic new food. it’s an absolutely delicious version of cauliflower soup that includes bacon, which is widely known & very scientifically proven to make everything taste better.ever since the husband & i returned from our fabulous honeymoon {which you can read all about here}, where we had the best meal of [...]
what we’re drinking: sierra nevada
{look! i made a heart out of malted barley!} five beers, actually. kellerweis hefeweizen, the classic & most recognizable pale ale, torpedo extra ipa, 30th anniversary ale & bigfoot barleywine, from one of america’s oldest & most renown microbreweries… …all perfectly paired with creative south of the border inspired courses from chef charlie of dos [...]
red {hot pink!} velvet cupcakes
now let me start off by saying that i am not intentionally jumping on the valentine’s day bandwagon with this recipe. the lusher household doesn’t get all over hyped about valentine’s day because a) love for one another should be expressed everyday & b) champagne & other sparkling tastes just as amazing on any other [...]
pimento cheese
the peanut butter of the south.& just like peanut butter, pimento cheese can be eaten a ton of different ways: spread on crackers, sandwiched between 2 slices of white bread for a traditional sandwich, served cold as a dip, served warm as a dip, grilled between 2 slices of whole grain bread as an awesome [...]
