Fun Taco Salad!

What makes a great taco salad? How you prepare it! I make my own beans and add bacon, hominy/posole, onions, garlic and Mexican spices. I place my beans on the flour of the shell and add my other fast and ingredients: Seasoned Turkey Burger. Shredded Cabbage. Pico de Gallo. Green Chili Salsa. Avocado. Cilantro. Cilantro Vinaigrette.

Buen Provecho!

10 Excuses to Drink Red Wine

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”

My Great Grandfather lived to be 101 years old he resided most of his life in Salida, Colorado. He was from Florence, Italy with a gigantic appetite for life, he worked hard, ate well his diet was mostly comprised of the foods he grew in his garden and the meats he ate came from wild game the family brought home during hunting season. He also made his own wine and drank his own wine and attributed that daily regimen to his small list of longevity secrets. This might not be a good REASON for me to drink wine but it’s a damn good EXCUSE so I will ascribe this article to my Great Grandfather! This is my list of 10 Excuses to Drink Red Wine:

1. Because; SOMEONE, somewhere lived a damn long time due to drinking wine every day.
2. It makes Holiday Shopping tolerable, hell it makes shopping period, tolerable even fun.
3. Has a tendency to bring happiness to ‘the situation’…or most all situations.
4. Gives you something to look forward to and motivation to workout harder.
5. It’s relaxing, and you’re less likely to want to cut off the air supply of others.
6. Being that this is the ‘Excuses’ list for drinking wine, Wine can be a catapult for making other excuses. “O darn honey, I already had a glass of wine………guess I can’t work on that right now.”
7. It sounds good, looks good, tastes good, feels good too.
8. Deadens the ciaos in your world for just a moment.
9. Selfishness lends itself to ultimate giving, i.e. Giving is the byproduct of selfishness this is called self improvement.

10. RESVERATROL; (substance found on the skin of red grapes that is said to have anti-cancer, blood-sugar-lowering and other beneficial cardiovascular effects also may have anti-aging effects). Resveratrol can be all the excuse you need wrapped up in one magical yet strange word.

Funny Acronyms for RESVERATROL:

Rendering Existing Situations Virtually Effecting Reactive Attitude Tribulations Relinquishing Optimal Love. Renew Energy Solidifying Verified Educational Research Acknowledging Technologies Redefining Our Longevity

Go now pore yourself a big ass glass of wine you have all these excuses to reflect on perhaps it will help you facilitate your very own list of excuses…..CHEERS to a beautiful life!!!

Stuffed Poblano Peppers and Pasta with Turkey Meatballs!

Everyone loved this dinner! Angel Hair Pasta with white wine reduction, Turkey Pablano Peppers, Asparagus, Yellow Summer and Green Squash, Olive Oil, Asiago Cheese, Onion, Garlic, Fresh Basil other Italian Spices and Salt&Pepper!

This is a beautiful, light and exotic dish!

The pasta wheels are so much fun and give this dish a very fun texture you will want seconds! I drizzled olive oil over the pasta and added these spices to make the exotic flavor: Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Salt&Pepper, Fresh Basil and Romano Cheese. Buen Provecho!

This dish is beautiful for a fancy dinner night or great for the whole family…the kids will love it too!

Large Pasta Shells Stuffed with: Italian Sausage. Ricotta, Romano, Asiago Cheese Blend. Garlic. Italian Spices. Salt&Pepper. Olive Oil.

Home Made Pasta Sauce: Fresh Roasted Tomatoes. Garlic. Red Wine. Olive Oil. Italian Spices. Salt&Pepper. Chili Flake.

Garnish: Feta & Italian Herbs! Buen Provecho!

Turkey Sandwich on Olive Bread!

Turkey. Olive Bread. Mayo. Mustard. Fresh Basil Leaf. Onion. Tomato. Jalapeno. Artichoke. Oregano. Salt & Pepper. Apple Cider Vinegar. Olive Oil.

“Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress.” Charles Pierre Monselet, French journalist

This is my new favorite feature salad ….if you like Purple Cabbage this simple salad is LOVELY! It’s worth adding the items to your grocery list!

Apples. Purple Cabbage. Green Onion. Goat Cheese. Walnuts. Cilantro. Lime Slice. Honey. Olive Oil.

Asian Chicken Salad….You’ll Love It!

Napa Valley Cabbage. Chicken. Soy Beans. Red & Yellow Bell Peppers. Asparagus. Onion.

Atop- Asian Chicken. Carrots.

Chicken. Garlic. Onion. Yellow Summer Squash & Winter Green Squash. Cilantro. Egg Plant. Oregano. Olive Oil. Salt & Pepper. Romano Cheese.