Wendy's Favorite Place

These are a healthy alternative to the popular deep fried coconut shrimp.  I latched onto them last Christmas Eve as the start of our se...

Whole wheat pasta appears on my bucket list.  I wanted to make a more wholesome, healthy version of pasta this time around.  The taste wa...

Last Saturday we were blessed with spectacular Springtime weather...sunny and almost 70 degrees!  Naturally, we dragged out the grill and...

Lately, I've been enjoying the bounty of Fall vegetables.  Soups and pastas made with pumpkin or butternut squash and herbs or spices...

Times flies by so quickly these days.  I realized I hadn't posted my "pasta of the month" for September.  This recipe is 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 ...

Yes, you heard it right.  Pan fried oysters.  Growing up I was exposed to many different and unique foods.  It was a time when avocados wer...

Over the years I've steered away from most deep fried foods including deep fried shrimp.  My new secret weapon to achieve a crunchy cru...

If anyone spent any amount of time in Lake Tahoe in the late 70's and they loved seafood, they would remember the "Fish Market...

New Orleans has always been a place that appears fascinating in its unique way.  It's on my travel bucket list, but not in the top ten....

I very rarely get tired of eating seafood.  To have such a love for fish or seafood, for me, much be inherent.  I know that the more I eat ...

The other night I came close to "the edge".  I was craving chocolate in the worst way!  Remedy..chocolate scallops.  Sounds kind ...

For a change from traditional barbecue, try these slightly spicy, yet tangy shrimp kabobs.  They're fun to make, beautiful to look at a...

A week ago I had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of Mother's Day.  No cooking for me, except to make chocolate treats for m...

Yesterday was gorgeous!  Even though March can be extremely fickle around the Sierras, it warmed up nicely.  It will be time, soon, to star...

To get into the "relaxation mode" for the weekend we sometimes just have appetizer night with a great glass of wine!  Who says y...

For December pasta all my favorites from the sea are the stars . On one of our trips to Southern California we stumbled upon a small deli i...

Growing up Catholic I had my fill of fish. If it was Friday it was fish day. That was a good thing! I lived in a fishing port outside of Los...