Recent Posts

Herbed Butter Garlic Rice

Herbed Butter Garlic Rice

Herbed Butter Garlic Rice is an easy, savory side dish made with white rice, garlic, Italian parsley, and butter that comes together in less than 30 minutes.  Perfect for your favorite saucy entrée! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Herbed Butter Read more

Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup

Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup

Slow Cooker Lemony Chicken & Barley Soup is a wonderful combination of chicken, onion, garlic, fresh lemon juice, barley, and fresh baby spinach leaves for a perfect cozy, healthy dinner that’s made in the slow cooker. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure Read more

Visiting Sacramento, America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital

Visiting Sacramento, America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital

Last year, I went to Sacramento for the first time.  I was attending the International Food Blogger Conference in downtown Sacramento.  Everyone that attended wrote a post about the host city from which Visit Sacramento would pick a winner to win a free trip back.  Read more

Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef

Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef

Chunks of tender beef roast slow cooked with onion, garlic, and balsamic vinegar create a savory Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef that’s perfect over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef is nothing Read more

Pickled Mexican Hot Carrots

Pickled Mexican Hot Carrots

Recreate those delicious, spicy pickled carrots, jalapenos, and onions from Mexican restaurants with my recipe for homemade Pickled Mexican Hot Carrots.  They’re a great addition to chips and salsa, on Taco Tuesday, or right out of the jar! This post may contain affiliate links. Please Read more

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins are made with ripe banana, rich cocoa powder, and semi-sweet chocolate chips that create moist, chocolatey muffins that make a great breakfast and also satisfy your sweet tooth!   This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.   Double Chocolate Read more

Achiote Chicken Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Achiote Chicken Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce

Get your grill ready!  Taco Tuesday is calling for Achiote Chicken Tacos with Creamy Chipotle Sauce!  Chicken is marinated in a delicious achiote marinade, then grilled and placed in tortillas with homemade creamy chipotle sauce and your favorite taco toppings! This post may contain affiliate links. Read more

Cuban Breakfast Sandwiches

Cuban Breakfast Sandwiches

Create a breakfast masterpiece with Cuban Breakfast Sandwiches.  This easy recipe turns the traditional Cuban ham & cheese sandwich into a perfect breakfast sandwich with ham, Swiss cheese, and pickles with a fried egg on a crispy English muffin.  A family favorite! This post may Read more

Pickled Hot Banana Peppers & Onions

Pickled Hot Banana Peppers & Onions

Pickled Hot Banana Peppers & Onions are a great way to use up peppers from the garden.  Use these pickled peppers and onions as a spicy condiment on anything that needs a little kick!  Perfect on sandwiches, burgers, and antipasto platters! This post may contain Read more

Avocado Pico de Gallo

Avocado Pico de Gallo

Avocado Pico de Gallo is the perfect addition to your Mexican meal!  Creamy avocado combined with ripe tomatoes, red onion, spicy jalapeno, lime juice, and fresh cilantro is a great topping to tacos or a delicious sidekick to chips. This post may contain affiliate links. Read more

Garlicky Shrimp in Jalapeno Butter

Garlicky Shrimp in Jalapeno Butter

Garlicky Shrimp in Jalapeno Butter is an amazing, versatile shrimp dish that’s made with garlic, jalapeno, fresh tomatoes, and butter.  It makes an excellent appetizer, shrimp tacos, or even shrimp pasta! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My natural market recently Read more

I tried Home Chef & Hello Fresh and this is what I think

I tried Home Chef & Hello Fresh and this is what I think

With a husband deployed and two kids in baseball, I don’t have time to cook like I normally do.  I take pride in cooking the majority of our meals from scratch, so in an effort to avoid drive-thrus and frozen pizza, I decided to try Read more