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A cocktail glass next to limes and a ruby red grapefruit.

The Easy Salty Dog Cocktail

Cocktails made with freshly squeezed juice are always better. Most recently I made this Salty Dog Cocktail. Whenever we have drinks on a Friday afternoon, …

A pile of homemade tortilla chips in a purple bowl.

How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips

It’s easy and convenient to just pick up a bag of tortilla chips at the store but once you make homemade tortilla chips, you’ll rarely …

I'm Ellen, a freelance writer, recipe developer and former correspondent for the Tampa Bay Times where I wrote a regular TASTE section feature as well as reviewed cookbooks for more than 15 years. My Mom and my kids are the inspiration for Family Around the Table. My Grandmother too. I remember my Grandmother making fresh pasta for dinner. She was from Italy and a very good cook so I come by my love of cooking naturally. My Mom inherited her cooking skills too.