Eat Little, Eat Big

While we were eating this, I was silently musing over what to call it.  Mr. ELEB solved the problem for me, calling it "fun rice...

From Mr. ELEB:  "that's another recipe you can make ANY time you like!"  In other words, I think he liked these caprese bis...

Including fish each week on our menus is pretty easy here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  And now with the increasing prevalence of ...

We have a great Indian restaurant on Maui and enjoy getting together with a bunch of friends to go stuff ourselves on curries, naan, tand...

Mmmm, little pockets of goodness tucked inside a moist, delicious turkey burger!  These are a little too fragile for the grill.  They cook...

I've made something similar to this before with capers, lemon, and dill  over pasta which Mr. ELEB loves.  I didn't have capers, p...

We enjoyed the last summer super salad so much that I've pretty much added it to the weekly rotation.  This version has refreshing an...

If you'd like to get a healthy, simple, and delicious meal on the table in under 20 minutes, I've got the recipe for you.  Check ...

Aloha all, I'm starting to get caught back up from being away for so long!  Hope your summer is going well and you're enjoying so...

I'm just sayin'....

My first recipe post in a while (see yesterday's post for why) and it's for Secret Recipe Club reveal day!  This month I was ass...

Aloha everyone, I'm back.  Sort of.  I've been MIA since the end of May.  Normally when we travel, I still post what I'm cookin...

It's grilling season just about everywhere now.  Of course, we're spoiled here in Hawaii with the ability to grill just about any...

I'll admit it.  When I first read through this month's Daring Cooks challenge, I thought "is all that really necessary for a...

A little sweet, a little spicy, a little smoky and a lot tasty!  That's how I'd sum up this great slow cooker recipe.  

I was a little nervous when I got Barbara Bakes for my assignment for this month's Secret Recipe Club .  We'd just finished off ...

Okay, I'll admit it.  I was a little dubious about all the buzz around chia seeds.  I mean, in my day, we all had chia pets-those ce...

Oh boy.  This is an Armenian version of a coffee cake, but not quite as sweet.  It is however, wonderfully delicious!  The original ...

One of Mr. ELEB's favorite meals lately is my Sesame Salmon and Spinach  which I usually serve over whole wheat pasta.  I wanted to do...

This turned out to be a nice surprise...one of those things thrown together with not much thought that ended up being tasty and satisfying...

I've seen, and mostly ignored, all the recipes on line for cakes cooked in a mug in the microwave.  We just don't eat dessert much...

Once a month I join a group of adventurous cooks online in cooking up something new.  It might be preparing an unusual or unfamiliar r...

The blog I got to snoop around on this month for the Secret Recipe Club was Lisa's Cook Lisa Cook .  Lisa and her family (husband and...

Like you probably do, I keep a folder of recipes to try.  Sometimes I get to them within the month, sometimes never, and sometimes like th...

Consistently, some of my top read posts are those related to breakfast.  This tells me that like me, many of you are looking for quick, ea...

Last year, I made some Greek salad bison burgers  that turned out great.  This recipe is similar but made with lean ground turkey.  These ...

When I worked in San Francisco, our cafeteria had the best Dutch crunch rolls for sandwiches.  I never really thought about how the toppin...

This is based on my friend Jeri's Olive Oil Onion Tart which is made with caramelized onions, olives, an amazing olive oil crust, and ...

Hopefully it is getting close to grilling out weather where you are.  Don't hate me...we are fortunate to be able to grill out year ro...

The March, 2012 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Carol, a/k/a Poisonive – and she challenged us all to learn the art of Braising! Car...

I have some version of an egg white breakfast treat about five mornings a week.  They are so easy to make (2 minutes in the microwave) and...

The photo doesn't do this meal justice!  I probably should have worked on the composition a bit more and taken a few other shots but a...

Moussaka-something I love ordering in restaurants but have failed miserably the few times I've tried to make it. Not this time!  Than...

How would you like to have a healthy and tasty vegetable dish on the table in under 20 minutes of almost no hands-on time and with only 4 ...

I used to be a chocolate chip kinda girl, now more an oatmeal raisin one.  Don't get me wrong, I love chocolate but when reaching fo...

We love stuffed turkey burgers so I'm always trying to come up with a new "surprise" for the stuffing.  The answer is often ...

As I recently mentioned, we've been eating a fair number of Asian themed meals lately.  They are quick to put together-usually from s...

I've been cooking a fair number of Asian themed meals: stir fries, curries etc. This recipe is based on one that a group of us used to...

This recipe resulted from the monthly challenge from the Daring Kitchen .  The Daring Cooks' February 2012 challenge was hosted b...

I know not everyone can get fresh strawberries right now.  If you can, this quick treat is always appreciated! I hope you have a Happ...

Now here's a fun little appetizer. While these take a bit of effort to make, they are sure to please.  We ate these (along with lots ...

It is that time again!  I look forward each month to my assignment for the Secret Recipe Club .  This is a large group of bloggers who c...

I'm dying to do this recipe again.  It was very easy and very satisfying.  Bonus:  also good for you!  I saw a recipe on some website ...

I've yet to make a Mark Bittman recipe that I didn't like.  This recipe was adapted from one of his in "The Food Matters Cook...

Mmmm, fresh out of the oven!  We don't eat biscuits as a general rule although I used to eat them frequently enough when I lived i...

Making short ribs . Submitted to  Black and White Wednesdays . Check out all the great black and white photos at The Well Seasoned C...