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Eliza makes Lasagna!

Eliza makes Lasagna!

Accredited actress Eliza Poehlman and her hubby the amazing videographer Joey Severini team up for this fun video on how to make lasagna. Eliza Makes Lasagna is a quick tutorial that makes a yummy lasagna for a crowd. Enjoy!

Cold Cucumber Salad Recipe

Cold Cucumber Salad

This Cold Cucumber Salad Recipe is another one of those too easy recipes that almost isn’t enough to be a recipe. But, I love it and it’s great for parties to add to your table as it adds a nice light flavor when you have a table full of mayonnaise based salads, meats, and other […]

Garlic Chicken Teriyaki Recipe

Garlic Chicken Teriyaki

Is this even too easy to put up here? Maybe, but this chicken is so good everyone always asks for the recipe. So, here is my simple Garlic Chicken Teriyaki Recipe. Perfect for large crowds. I have another Chicken Teriyaki recipe that I’ll post later that is a marinated chicken teriyaki. This recipe is a […]

Carne Asada Cheesesteak Recipe

Carne Asada Cheesesteak Sandwich

Marinade your steak and slice your veggies in advance for a super quick and tasty sandwich. This Carne Asada Cheesesteak Recipe is great for lunch or dinner.  Serve the leftover meat, onions and peppers with eggs for breakfast the next day.

Viv’s Chocolate Chip Delight Cookie Recipe

Viv's Chocolate Chip Delight Cookie

Say that 10 times fast!  Viv’s Chocolate Chip Delight Cookie Recipe is my take on the old standard Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.   I find that I love chocolate chip cookies, but also want some variety as well.  This is a soft fluffy cookie that will have your guests guessing what you put […]

Too Many Avocados? Not possible!

Mashed Avocado

You say you have too many avocados from your tree?  Not possible!  Avocados are the easiest fruit to preserve.  Just freeze them!  Not whole, no.  All you need to do is to mash them with a little lemon juice and put them in portion sized zip lock containers.  Freeze them and pull out throughout the […]

Chipotle Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe

Chipotle Chicken Pasta Salad

This dish is my take on a pasta salad I had at Zanotto’s Family Market in San Jose. Every time I go there, I get this pasta salad and burn my mouth but just love it. I recreated the recipe and lightened up on the mayo and spice (to not burn my mouth). Try this […]

Chinese Broccoli Recipe

Chinese Broccoli

If you’ve ever been to Chinese Dim Sum, you’ll have seen this vegetable dish float by you. This Chinese Broccoli Recipe is so easy to make at home, you’ll find yourself buying it to make at home whenever you see it. It’s so easy, it’s hard to consider it a “recipe”. Chinese broccoli maybe sold […]

Beef with Bok Choy Recipe

Family Style Beef with Bok Choy

When I make this Beef with Bok Choy Recipe, I make a big batch because my family likes it so much, they want it for lunch the next day and leftovers the next night. If you have a smaller family, half this recipe. It’s also a beautiful dish to serve to guests and it is […]

French Onion Dip Recipe

French Onion Dip

No, this is not made with Lipton onion soup mix. This French Onion Dip Recipe is made with fresh onions and is so good you’ll never make it from the box again (well, unless you are out of onions). Perfect for parties when served with potato chips or veggies.

Hot Blue Crab Dip Recipe

Hot Blue Crab Dip

I cannot resist this dip when I make it, and looks like none of my friends can either! This Hot Blue Crab Dip Recipe is rich and complex and will fill your tastebuds demanding you have more. About 12 years ago, I went to Baltimore for a family reunion. One of the restaurants we went […]