by Corinne Ritz | Jan 28, 2025 | Asian, Chinese, Dinner, Food, Gluten Free, New Years, shrimp, Traditions
We LOVE Chinese Food! Chinese takeout is one of the best forms of takeout for sure! It’s just a thing! One of the best parts is the leftovers. Chinese food leftovers are something to look forward to! When I was about 5 years old, my dad bought my mom a Chinese...
by Corinne Ritz | Jan 28, 2025 | Appetizers, Asian, Chicken, Chinese, Dinner, Food, Holidays, New Years, side dish, Traditions
Every year we make Chinese food together for New Year’s Eve. It’s a good group activity that everyone can help with. Everyone can help chop, cook and fry. Making Chinese food from scratch is easy, but time consuming. Do the prep in stages or ask for...
by Cindy Alldredge | Mar 16, 2024 | Lunch, Mexican, New Years, Super Bowl
Birria Tacos are THE THING! They are based on the sauce (or consommé) from Birria Stew, a fabulous dish from the Mexican state of Jalisco. The meat is flavored with the sauce, the tacos are cooked nice and crispy and THEN the tacos are dipped in the sauce with each...
by Cindy Alldredge | Mar 16, 2024 | Dinner, Mexican, New Years, Super Bowl
Birria Sauce actually comes from a Mexican stew…but this is just the sauce part. It is so rich and flavorful…you will fall in love with it. It’s an amazing mixture of chilis and spices that will knock your socks off! You can purchase a bottle at the...
by Cindy Alldredge | Jul 12, 2023 | 4th of July, Antipasto, Baking, Brunch, New Years, Pizza, side dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Summer’s bounty produces the most wonderful, delicious tomatoes and making them into a tart is summer heaven. Make your own pie crust (pie crust )or use premade crusts. I like the refrigerated ones that come rolled up. Form all the dough into a ball and roll it...
by Corinne Ritz | Jul 11, 2023 | Asian, Chicken, Dinner, New Years, Party Time, salad
My mom has been making this salad for as long as I can remember. I love it for inviting girlfriends over for lunch, or for a hot summer night. You can add or leave out whichever treats you would like. My mom always puts Sesame seeds in, but I leave them out because I...