Summertime and casual evenings around the grill make a natural pair. Wine, grilling and eating outside are fun and relaxing to me. Sometimes it is just my hubby and me, and sometimes, the evening expands to include my daughters, friends and family. Either way, we munch on appetizers while we wait for the grill to work its magic—and this Cast Iron Skillet Cheese Fondue is perfect. Summer’s best juicy tomatoes and fresh, fragrant herbs top warm, gooey, garlic-flavored cheese. What could be better? [Read more…]

I like to blog for many reasons, but one reason I enjoy this process is that I love the idea of having many of my favorite recipes in one place. When I want to pull from the tried and true, I can go to the blog and find our family favorites.

Seems like now a days it is almost impossible to find the old, traditional recipes on the internet. Everyone is trying to make a traditional recipe their own and in the process, guess what? We lose tradition. The recipes end up representing some vague rendition of the early classic. Kathy and I feel strongly about food traditions around the table and when entertaining those we love. We want to add new and still enjoy the old.

By the time you are reading this blog, I will be “in the mountains” or “hiking the desert” with about 50 middle school and high school kids. [Read more…]