Cinco de Mayo, 600 or more calories Recetas

Dorothy's Pickled Beets

This is a great and refreshing way to eat beets. No fuss, no muss, just big taste.

Coconut and Lime Chewy Sugar Cookies

Our cool SoCal summer is fading away fast and the yucky August heat waves are upon us...oh how I dread hot and…

Snickerdoodles

Cookies with plenty of cinnamon and sugar!

The Best Carrot Cake Ever

Rosalie Williams made the best carrot cake when I was a child. It was her specialty at church dinners. As an adult, I got her recipe because I…

Family Style Mexican Beef Tostadas

Family Style Mexican Beef Tostadas is crunchy tortillas with simmered beef, beans and a crisp salad topped with…

Black Bean Chicken Burrito

Burrito stuffed with beans, cheese and chicken

Taco Casserole

Quick and easy one dish dinner!

Catalina Mexican Salad

Grilled Banana Parfait with Rum Sauce

You all know I love to make desserts on the grill! Bananas + ice cream + rum sauce = an insanely good dessert…

Tropical Beach Cake

Here is a great memory to make with any child. The complete beach cake that will make everyone smile. My seven year old niece and I made a beautiful…

Indian Fry Bread

What is Isleta? Who is Isleta? Isleta is a Navajo Indian Reservation South of Albuquerque. The Indian Village at the NM State Fair was the place to…

Chocolate wontons

What can be more satisfying that oooey gooey chocolate in a crispy crunchy exterior…

Chipotle Black Bean Humus

This is a spicy humus/bean dip I made to dip with pita chips, veggies or to spread on wraps or sandwiches. Reduce the amount of chipotle peppers if…

Southwestern Mac & Cheese

Southwestern Mac & Cheese, we have to laugh, of all the recipes we get asked for from gourmet to down home, what we get the most requests for is…