Wendy's Favorite Place

Every once in a while I like to glance at some of the pictures from my travels.  I admit, I sometimes get "sucked into" comput...

I sadly gaze out my window at what was once a thriving garden filled with the Summer's finest producing  zucchini plants this backy...

Even though Cinco de Mayo has passed it's always time to have Mexican style food!  For me, any time of year is okay.  Growing up in ...

One item I always make sure I have in my pantry is orzo pasta.  In my opinion orzo is the most versatile pasta on the planet.  From break...

Several years ago we traveled to the East Coast to observe the Fall colors.  We timed it right, the week the leaves were changing from fa...

If you're like me, pork has never been my favorite.  I remember growing up in the fifties and sixties (true confession time) during t...

The weather outside is frightful and freezing!  What better way to deal with the bone chilling weather than to put on a pot of soup?  (E...

I'm a sucker for any kind of Asian noodle, chow mein, lo mein, soba, pad Thai and chow fun for starters.  I admit that I've atte...

 Usually, healthy in the eating arena means a stick of carrot or celery.  Hearty describes a soup or stew!  But, when you can attest to l...

During the last couple of weeks I've made a commitment to eat other sources of protein instead of meat.  That means...beans, beans an...

If you want to make an elegant entree for your significant other, this fits the bill.  A roulade is just a fancy name for roll as in yul...

It's five o'clock somewhere!  Why not have your margarita and eat it too?  That is, use the margarita mix to add flavor to your ...

It's pretty rare when I cook with pork.  I can't pinpoint why I have a stigma about it.  But, you soon get over it after you'...

You would think at my age (and I'm not telling!), I would already have sampled this pearl couscous!  But, grocery stores don't r...

After so many recent computer glitches, I'm glad to be back.  The glitches aren't necessarily fixed, but I've found different ...

If I had my way, I would re-plant my whole backyard with lavender plants!  And if I lived in a more tropical area, lemon trees would dot ...

We must be entering the "dog days of Summer".  Our temperatures have been hovering in the high 90's to over 100 degrees lat...

Sometimes it's just too hot to grill.  With the temperatures reaching into the triple digits this week, why not bring the party indoo...

As promised, here's the apricot ginger homemade salad dressing that was mentioned in the previous post.  How did I not know how eas...

No, this is not a recipe for a sweet cupcake with quinoa as the main ingredient, although I will be making some muffins with quinoa in the ...