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“Huli Huli” Chicken means “turn” in Hawaiian and how it was originally grilled. The recipe is still at trade secret, but most variations have ginger, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar to sweeten and vinegar or pineapple juice for acidity.
Ragu generally means tomato and meat sauce, but a heated debate continues about the name of “Spaghetti Sauce”. Some American Italians call it “Sunday Gravy” because gravy always had meat in it; and was served on Sunday. In our house Spaghetti Sauce is more likely …
These Baja style tacos are perfect for a hot day! Mexico’s most common street food – the taco. Start with the fish and add whatever condiments you each prefer.
Chopped Salad is a delicious salad that show cases the freshest produce of the summer and fall. Fresh lemon juice makes a difference considering the salad ingredients are fresh and at their peak. Easy. Easy, add grilled chicken or shrimp for a more substantial meal if …
“Ciao Bella” – “Hello and Goodbye Beautiful!” Is a fantastic little family operated vineyard in West Kelowna, B.C. We love Rose wines in the summer and Ciao Bella Winery has some great summer wines. The bottles have family pictures on the labels. The patriarch and matriarch …
Tex Mex is possibly one of the best and easy layered dips, full of refried beans topped with a creamy base, salsa, ground meat and cheddar cheese.
Thank goodness asparagus is available all year long, but the first shoots in the spring; February to June seem to us to be the best!
Our favorite bottled pasta sauce, hands down! I read an interesting article about Rao’s in Vanity Fair, Oct 10, 2016 and we were delighted when the local Italian Market started selling jars of their pasta sauces this fall. This is our “go to” fast food!
