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Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa

Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Barbacoa is tender, juicy, shredded meat cooked in a slow cooker with lime juice, garlic, onion, chipotles in adobo, and other delicious Mexican flavors.  It’s the perfect filling for tacos, burritos, and more! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read Read more

Crispy Garlic Kale Chips

Crispy Garlic Kale Chips

Crispy Garlic Kale Chips have the tasty, satisfying crunch of a chip, but with tons of garlic flavor and made with kale!  These homemade kale chips are way better and cheaper than store bought! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Lately, Read more

Middle Eastern Salad Shirazi

Middle Eastern Salad Shirazi

Middle Eastern Salad Shirazi is a chopped salad made of tomato, cucumber, red onion, parsley, and lemon juice.  It’s a fabulous, fresh side dish that perfectly complements kabobs, rice, hummus, and other Middle Eastern favorites! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy Read more

Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus

Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus

Cilantro Jalapeno Hummus combines chickpeas, tahini, and fresh ingredients like jalapenos, cilantro, and garlic for a creamy, spicy hummus that’s ready in only 5 minutes! If you read my posts, you know my family and I love spicy foods, and jalapenos fly through my kitchen Read more

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette

Lemon Basil Vinaigrette is a delicious, healthy salad dressing made with fresh basil, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil.  This recipe is super easy to make and ready in only 5 minutes! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Lemon Basil Vinaigrette Read more

A Foodie’s Trip to Palm Springs

A Foodie’s Trip to Palm Springs

My hubby and I decided to go to Palm Springs, California recently.  It’s only a couple hours from where we live, and grandma wanted to babysit, so why not?  Although this wasn’t my first trip to Palm Springs, it was great because I like to Read more

Chickpea Cauliflower Curry

Chickpea Cauliflower Curry

Chickpea Cauliflower Curry, a hearty vegan curry recipe filled with chickpeas, fresh cauliflower, tomatoes, and warm spices. This fragrant curry makes an excellent side to an Indian-themed meal, or serve it over some basmati rice for a vegan entrée. This post may contain affiliate links. Read more

Mushroom Garlic Quinoa

Mushroom Garlic Quinoa

Mushroom Garlic Quinoa is loaded with lots of sautéed garlic, mushrooms, and healthy quinoa!  It makes an amazing side dish or excellent, warm & hearty vegetarian meal! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Not only is Mushroom Garlic Quinoa delicious, but Read more

Fajita Burrito Bowls

Fajita Burrito Bowls

Skip the takeout and make your own Fajita Burrito Bowls from scratch!  These amazing bowls have all your Mexican favorites like homemade salsa, grilled fajita veggies, Mexican rice, black beans, and grilled chicken or carne asada if you wish. This post may contain affiliate links. Read more

A Foodie’s Trip to Italy

A Foodie’s Trip to Italy

A Foodie’s Trip to Italy – Being a major foodie that claims pizza, pasta, and wine to be a few of my favorite things, all my foodie dreams came true on my recent trip to Italy.  I learned a lot about Italians, Italian food, Italian Read more

Cilantro Chimichurri

Cilantro Chimichurri

Cilantro Chimichurri, an herbaceous Argentinian condiment that’s loaded with fresh cilantro, parsley, and garlic.  Serve it with grilled meats, veggies, or as a wonderful dipping sauce. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. While Argentinians typically use Cilantro Chimichurri as a condiment Read more

Smoky Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans

Smoky Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans

Smoky Slow Cooker Mexican Black Beans made with dried black beans combined with smoky chipotle peppers, onion, garlic, jalapeno, and Mexican spices.  These will be a serious crowd-pleaser and perfect addition to your Mexican fiesta. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Read more