Faith, Family, Food and Dogs

It's summer time and the weather is hot. In an effort to keep my electric bill down I am looking for fast and easy recipes that don't generate a lot of heat in my small kitchen. I love this one, Mahi Mahi seasoned, seared, then baked for a few minutes and topped with some fresh fruit. The cast of ingredients, less the milk bones, my cocktail and the zanax for the girls since it is near the 4th of July. First I peeled and then chopped up the mango and set it aside. I mixed together all the ingredients for the rub, the colors as you start to mix it together are pretty neat. Once the rub is all mixed up it is an even color and you can see the granules of Kosher salt in it. I pat the seasoning on both sides of the fish and I put it on fairly heavy. I got the pans prepared. There is some olive oil in the small frying pan and I sprayed the foil lined baking sheet with a non-stick spray. I sear the fish in the olive oil so it gets a nice crust on each side. Once seared...

A few months ago I got an idea, which is not always a good thing. In this instance it was the idea that I should throw my self a birthday luau. Why? Because I can and I wanted to. I threw myself into this and spent a lot of time working on finding and buying decorations, making the menu, creating a guest list and making the invitations. This year it happened to work out that my birthday was on a Saturday, how convenient. A few days before the party I had the dining room converted into two serving areas. One side for the Mai Tai drinks, the tequila shots and other beverages. The other side was the buffet table for dinner. My dining room side board was loaded down with stuff to make the food and the pitcher of Mai Tais, plus the raffle prize. Looking towards the living room I hung spiral things with hibiscus on them and over the TV it reads ALOHA. Silk leis laid out on the sofa for all the guests. I found this to decorate the front door. I had seen some cute signs saying ...