Thursdays at the White House are known as Tex-Mex Thursdays, and there were (and still are) several good Tex-Mex specials on the menu on those days. I thought it would be fun to have a little #TBT to the Tex-Mex Thursdays, and my friend Matthew Wendel has graciously agreed to supply a monthly recipe for these scrumptious occasions. Today, his recipe for Mexican pasta salad is simple and so delicious! Here’s what he said: This pasta salad was a favorite […]
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Putting together a summer buffet can be a snap with a little forward planning and a theme to build on. It doesn’t need to be elaborate or expensive, but it should be colorful and fun! Here are a few basics to consider: 1) Choose foods that taste as good at room temperature as they do when they’re hot, so you don’t need to worry about keeping food hot. 2) Stay away from foods that are easily affected by the heat: […]
This is a “where have you been all my life?” recipe. I’d never thought of putting two acidic fruits, such as tomatoes and strawberries together (yes, tomatoes are technically a fruit,) and my first reaction was “Eww.” It sounded like one of those recipes that we food bloggers do when we’re trying to create something original, and it doesn’t quite work. Well, this works. When you add raspberry vinaigrette mixed with sugar as the dressing, and some fresh mint to […]
