We are still home social distancing, and we are still making so.much.food. Hopefully everyone else can relate. I hope you all are staying healthy and safe! I wanted to share what we've been making here at home not only because the recipes are really good, but I know I've been in a rut lately about [...]
Since we've been quarantined in the house for almost a month a lot of cooking has taken place. We've made every breakfast, lunch, and dinner (plus a few desserts). It's a lot of planning, prepping and cooking. I wanted to share some yummy recipes we've been having because I know we can all be in [...]
A flavorful blend of spices to create a blackening seasoning that goes perfectly on shrimp. Add the sweetness and crunch of the pineapple salsa with creamy avocado slices, cilantro and lime wedges, and you'll have the most delicious Blackened Shrimp Tacos ready in 10 minutes! While scrolling through Facebook one night last week, my friend's [...]
There's a cafe down the street from where I work that serves the best chicken salad croissant sandwiches. Croissants are my weakness. I can never get enough of that flaky butter deliciousness! Whenever I feel like having something a little different than my usual salad for lunch, I'll head up to the cafe for their amazing chicken salad sandwich. One of my favorite parts of chicken salad is having all the extras in there - the crunch I get from the celery, apples and sliced almonds is the best. This chicken salad is also made with a lightened up dressing, which is so good! It's a mix of mayo and greek yogurt with a splash of lemon juice and some spices.
What does everyone have planned this weekend? Any special recipes you're grilling? I actually surprised Lance with a grill for Christmas. I recommend not buying one off season but that's another story. lol We put it on the deck a few weeks ago and have made some really great recipes so far! It's my first time experimenting with the grill, but so far the recipes have come out great! After being at work all day, it's nice to come home and grill for dinner. It gets me outside a little longer than I normally would be if I was making something in the kitchen. I hope you enjoy the recipes and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!
Mother's Day is this Sunday, and I hope this weekend brings you beautiful weather, special memories and plenty of time to spend with your mom. It's been a long time since I actually got a chance to spend Mother's Day with my mom, so there isn't really a tradition we have. Since my sister's and [...]
Lance and I have been having so much fun doing our Sunday night cooking series! We've had some pretty amazing dinners, and I really want to share what I thought of each recipe with you guys. If your not familiar, Lance and I pick out a recipe to make on Sunday nights, either one we've made before or one that's new to us. We video the process of us prepping dinner, and then I post it on social media. We do this as a way to get more of the recipes we love out to everyone. Lance and I cook a lot, and I wish I could post every recipe on the blog, so the videos are another fun way to show more of the recipes we make.
I used to think making dinner needed to be this extravagant meal which always included wayyy to many ingredients. I learned after a while that simple was becoming much easier and equally as delicious. I'm trying to improve my cooking skills especially since I didn't learn to cook growing up. I've become so interested in [...]
Last week my sister, Chira, posted a picture of S'mores Cupcakes on her Facebook page. It was my nephew, Evan's, 10th birthday, and Chira made them to bring to Evan's classroom to celebrate. S'mores are one of my favorite desserts. I love the combo of graham crackers, melted chocolate and gooey marshmallow. They are such a staple dessert in the summer. These cupcakes are a nice alternative when you can't toast the marshmallow outside over a fire. For these cupcakes, you have a chocolate cupcake topped with fluffy marshmallow frosting and a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs.
On my Pinterest I have a board called "Tried and True". It includes the recipes I've tried on Pinterest that are definitely worth making again. Once in a while, I'll make a recipe from Pinterest that didn't turn out well. The image looked great, but the recipe wasn't. I'm really particular when it comes to saving recipes to my tried and true Pinterest board. It literally had to be mouth watering for me to save it. Since I've tried SO many recipes on Pinterest, I'm sharing below some of my tried and true favorites for you to enjoy as well!
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