It’s time for another 5 Star Makeover Challenge! This month our ever-imaginative hosts decided to do something different and challenged us to have some fun with Junk Food! The mission, put forth by our hosts: the lovely and talented Natasha of 5 Star Foodie and Laz, that vortex of creativity at Lazaro Cooks, was to take […]
5 Star Makeover
5 Star Makeover: Beets
This month’s 5 Star Makeover Challenge is BEETS. Beets are at peak season in the winter months and our challenge is to make them shine in ways you may never have considered. Five Star Makeover is hosted by the lovely and talented Natasha of 5 Star Foodie and Laz, the creative mastermind behind Lazaro Cooks. […]
Weiner Schnitzel – Classic Pairing for Gruner Veltliner
Allow me to introduce you to my new favorite wine: Austrian Grüner Veltliner [GROO-ner Felt-lih-ner] and its classic food pairing: Weiner Schnitzel. Not just any Weiner Schnitzel, but Austrian celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s Weiner Schnitzel recipe. About Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner is the signature grape of Austria, where it accounts for about 30 percent of […]
5 Star Makeover: Courgette and Mint Tian
With kids at home and everyone preoccupied with exciting summer vacation plans, June’s 5 Star Makeover was extended to June/July 5 Star Makeover. Thank you to our benevolent leaders, Natasha and Lazaro, because there was a lot of stuff that went down in my humble abode in the past two months, unfortunately none of it […]