This Chicken Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillos recipe is sure to impress, especially if you are throwing together a Cinco de Mayo soiree this weekend. Full disclosure: This recipe is from Rick Bayless, the man that made me want to cook everything Mexican. Also the man ...
Grilled Beef Banh Mi
I know, I know, its been a nano-second since I posted the Chicken Banh Mi, but its beefy sister, this Grilled Beef Banh Mi, is a must share. It’s actually the one my boys prefer, and if I’m lucky by the time I’m done cooking the beef there’s enough for sandwiches. This ...
Grilled Chicken Banh Mi
This Banh Mi sandwich is pretty close to being what I grew up on with a few exceptions: I added a Sriracha mayo, I used grilled chicken vs pork and for the bread I swapped out the French baguette for La Brea’s Reserve Sourdough Demi-Baguette. I prefer the sourdough ...
Everything You Need to Know About The Cheesecake Factory
**This is a sponsored post in collaboration with The Cheesecake Factory. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A few weeks ago, I had a chance to tour the kitchen of The Cheesecake Factory with their Chief Culinary Officer, Donald Moore, for a behind-the-scenes look at ...
Strawberry Power Bowl
Strawberry Smoothie Bowl punched up with granola, freeze-dried strawberries mixed in Stonyfield’s plain flavored, Greek yogurt. The freeze dried strawberries gives the yogurt the pretty blush color, but beyond that, freeze dried strawberries (like any freeze dried fruit) ...
Easy Funnel Cakes Recipe
Here's how to make homemade funnel cakes: keep it simple and make sure your oil is nice and hot and you can turn out a batch in less than 20 minutes. Leave your calorie counter at the door, because these Funnel Cakes are going to be hard to resist. If you are anything ...
Strawberry Muffins
Strawberry Muffins made with freeze dried strawberries. Here's the thing with using fresh strawberries in baked goods, they work great in strawberry pie but that's because it's usually encased in a sweet jam, but strawberries baked into cakes or cookies fail on almost every ...
Lace Sugar Cookies
Can we talk about these Valentine's Lace Cookies? I'm so obsessed with them, the sugar cookie itself is lime and pistachio flavored and the top is more of the marshmallow fondant from these Watercolor Painted Sugar Cookies from here. I finished it by covering the fondant ...
Valentine’s Watercolor Painted Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies with Watercolor Painted Marshmallow Fondant ~ This is a no-spread sugar cookie topped with a 2-ingredient marshmallow fondant that I finished with some watercolor painting for fun Valentine's cookie theme. I don't know what it is about Valentine's but ...
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie S’mores Bars Recipe
This Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie S'mores Bars recipe is like three classic favorites in one bite. I know it's totally over-the-top, but trust me—you won't mind. The chocolate chip cookie layer of these cookies are a little bit darker than usual because I used a mixture ...
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