Honey Lime Enchiladas were floating around Pinterest for awhile and I was obsessed with the idea. I love the h

This post will be a drive by. We lost our great-aunt this week and I am in NJ spending time with my family and

I found these cookie cups over at Averie Cooks, and made them right away. I love vanilla bean and sea salt

When we were kids, we ate a lot of grits. Being from New Jersey, this was unusual. People in NJ do not really

This has been a crazy week. Who am I kidding? A crazy month. The end is in sight, so things around here will b

One of my favorite family traditions is our annual Back-to-School dinner. I always make something special to c

I sent the kids to school last Tuesday and if I am being perfectly honest with you, it was not the smoothest t

There is a DIY super healthy salad bar chain in DC called Sweetgreen that I love. I could eat there every day

I am sitting on my couch, going through my DVR, and catching up on shows that I have missed being away from ho

It is hard to believe, but summer is almost over. I am spending the last few days of summer sitting on the bea

This week all over Facebook and Instagram, I saw lots and lots of adorable back to school pictures. We still h

When I think of street food, I immediately think of tacos. Probably because the only time I have ever eaten fr

Good morning! I took the kids on a road trip to visit my best friend and her children in Connecticut, and then

I have admitted that I have not been cooking a ton this summer, but there are two things that I have made over

There are certain desserts that I have a predisposed prejudice against. It isn't really fair, they haven't don

It is a rainy summer day here in DC, and I think that I need to make this Cookies and Cream Snack Cake again t

Popping in quickly to share a recipe that I made for Old El Paso. When Wes and I were first married, we made T

One of the most rewarding things to do is to put a plant in the ground, and a few weeks later, eat the fruits

Are you blown away by the fact that it is the last week of July already? I somehow skipped over July, and I ju

We just got home from the most heavenly vacation. It was exactly what the doctor ordered, peaceful and relaxin

Sometimes I make things and think that they will be good, but then am blown away by how good they really are.

I hope that you had a wonderful Independence Day. We had one of the nicest days. We had planned on taking it e

When I started my Sargento Flavor Journey a few months ago, I had never bought habanero peppers before. I had

A few weeks ago on my Facebook page I asked my readers what kinds of recipes they would like to see this summe

It was a doozy today. The first really hot day of summer. When it is hot like this, I do not want to turn on m

You cannot go anywhere these days without reading or hearing about the health benefits of kale. It is a superf

I hope that all of the dad’s out there had a wonderful and relaxing Father’s Day. We had the busiest weeke

Can you believe that summer is almost here? This year was a huge transition year for us, and looking back on i

We had such a good weekend. On Sunday, we decided to take a trip to Richmond. It is only about an hour and hal

Today's post is going to be short and sweet. We are counting down the last day's of school, I always forget ho

There is absolutely nothing more rewarding than making your own ice cream. You start with some simple ingredie

This dessert happened by accident. I was making a chocolate cake and I broke the cake into pieces. It was my o

I am moving a little slow on this Monday morning. We had a great weekend, and it went by too quickly. It seems

When I was visiting Texas ages ago, I was introduced to the breakfast burrito. The first time I had one, I was

I used to be able to get away with 3 steaks when we were grilling. Wes and I would each get one, and split the

It seems like the world is becoming a scarier place day by day. It seems like every time I turn on the TV, the