The Buena Vista’s Irish Coffee
After I saw Grace’s gorgeously creative Irish Coffee Cupcakes here on The Back Burner yesterday, I just had to jump on the bandwagon. Because I know a few things about this cocktail, if that’s the right word. I equate the drink with San Francisco, but the Irish Coffee was not invented there. In fact it’s more »
Shumai On The Fly, Oh My!
Entertaining is fun. If I were to give you one piece of advice for stress free party planning I would say, “make like a Boy Scout and BE PREPARED”. The best way to be prepared is to spend a lot of time preparing. But what if that’s just not possible? Can a person be prepared more »
Quick Beef Tacos
A few years ago we were in Mexico and ate our first “real” tacos. Different types of meat was grilled over an open fire or quickly cooked in a big pot along with seasonings. Simply served on fresh baked tortillas with a little “slaw”. None of the extra fluffs that one often finds on tacos more »
French Moules (Steamed Mussels)
Any chance I can get to cook French, I do. Not only do we love French food but it also takes us back to a place that we love. When I heard that one of our recipe development assignments was French inspired, I had visions of comfort food. I had anticipated a cold, wintry night, more »





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