Wendy's Favorite Place

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

Have you ever gone out for a meal and later lived to regret it.  As I laid in bed the other night, tossing and turning, I knew I had cros...

Sometimes you just have to have breakfast for dinner!  To me it spells "comfort food".  I'm sure most of you have made pan...

I love the simplicity of Italian food.  With just a few ingredients you can create a special meal.  Most of the ingredients that go into ...

Yet, another "first" for me.  Making your own veggie burgers are simple, but, why haven't I made these sooner?  Mostly, bec...

When writing a blog, I learned recently how important SEO is.  That is "search engine optimization". In a nutshell, watch what ...

Pesto is traditionally made with fresh basil and a bit of lemon to go along with the other ingredients.  Let's break the tradition a...

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 ...

For most of the gardener's out there, you probably have some of these ingredients at your fingertips.  My first crop of beets didn...

If I had more thumbs, I would say this was a "three thumbs up" sandwich.  And as I plated mine, hubby was already engrossed in ...

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

You, too, can cook like a chef and achieve a beautiful, healthful meal at home.  Lately, I've been watching, "Chopped" on T...

This is one awesome recipe I can't take credit for.  Well, maybe just a little.  My talented son, Jeremy, was the chef who whipped this...

This soup "happened" out of sheer laziness on my part.   It's because I didn't feel like going to the store for a few ite...

When you think of pesto, it's traditionally prepared using fresh basil and pine nuts.  For some reason, though, I have trouble growing ...

Those of you who know me, expect that most of my meals will be inspired by my travels.  On my return from my first trip to Italy my reperto...

It seems I'm beginning to sharpen my sandwich skills in anticipation for a kitchen remodeling project.  Yes., We're finally updat...

It's very unusual to have "stir fry" and "french"  in the same realm of the cooking world.  But when you're th...

I wish I could be nibbling on this salad while sitting at a cafe on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower.  Traveling to France is still on ...

Okay I admit this is not what people are clamoring for before Easter.  Growing up Catholic we had alot of fish during Lent.  (not that I...