Recipes
Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells with Winter Vegetables
Okay. It’s no surprise I love making pasta. Fresh pasta. From scratch. But let’s be real, even the most skilled pasta maker likes something comforting, quickly. A Pasta dish I can make ahead of time (if needed) and just throw in the oven… A comfort meal I can load with delicious winter vegetables so I…
Read MorePan Fried Pumpkin Gnocchi with Mushrooms, Pancetta and Brown Butter
I’m starting off by saying, I ate pasta 5 times last week and have no intentions of quitting; After all, it’s clearly my top comfort food year round. With the cool weather coming, I’ve been warming myself up with copious amounts of doughy goodness. Stuffed with cheese, topped with cheese, and generous amounts of butter.…
Read MoreAlmond Biscotti
Ever go to a coffee shop, look at the goodies behind the counter glass and catch your eye on a biscotti? You order it, with your coffee of course, dunk it and take a bite of that perfectly-crunchy-yet-soft-from-the-dunk piece and think how the heck did I forget how good these are? When I ask my friends if they…
Read MoreSouthwestern White Chicken Chili
I’m not sure what I love the most about chili. The endless varieties, the hearty texture, or that it takes less effort than pouring yourself a glass a wine (okay, maybe not that easy but you get the point). Either way, chili is certainly a fall dish. It’s a reminder of football season beginning…
Read MoreButternut Squash Pasta | Brown Butter Sage Sauce
Ah. Fall. Autumn. The end of cool drinks and sunshine and the welcome of cozy sweaters and fireplaces. Autumn is my favorite season. In my opinion autumn far surpasses summer. The cool walks in the colorful leafs, the red wine, the crisp smell in the air. The fact that my hair and makeup…
Read MoreWhite Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with Himalayan Sea Salt
I don’t know where I got the whacky idea to create these cookies. I mean, lets face it, peanut butter cookies are a staple and all good on their own. So why screw up a good thing? Well, you can’t really screw up anything with chocolate so why not give it a shot. Same…
Read MoreSweet & Spicy Chicken | Mango Salsa & Coconut Rice
The weather outside is finally getting warm and it’s starting to feel more and more like BBQ season (much to the relief of Texan). Actually, if you ask Texan, he’d say it’s not actual “BBQ”; it’s technically “Grilling”. As he puts it, BBQ means you are cooking with a slow circumvented unit of hot air with the lid…
Read MoreVegetarian Taco Salad
It’s only a few days before the official “hello” to summer and I’ve been on a bit of a health kick. Before you roll your eyes at me, I’m not saying I don’t eat tacos or pasta I mean who can stop eating that!? but I’ve been trying to cook less meat and incorporate more vegetables and…
Read MoreMexican Street Corn
My All time favorite snack. Give me a plate of these, and I’m a happy girl! This fun treat is perfect as a starter or a contribution to a party. Its inexpensive, quick and very easy to make. Directions: On a medium pan lined with tinfoil, place shucked corn in the oven at…
Read MoreTaco Cookies
These playful treats will be sure to have the adults talking and the children running wild (on sugar). I loved making these cute mini tacos. They were surprisingly easy to assemble and worth the time spent. Directions: In a small bowl, scrape out the filling of each cookie and set aside. Cut 1/4…
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