With St.Patrick's Day just almost a week away I wanted to bring you a simple cute dessert that you can make fo

Love this Baja Chicken Soup! It is completely simple to make. It comes together quick on a week night when I r

Gumbo is an art! It comes in many different ways but the key ingredient is the roux. If you don't make the rou

Leftovers are a huge portion of lunches in our home. It's a way not to create food waste and also have a healt

I thought it would be first important to take about the origin of Ropa Vieja. Many think it to come from Cuba

Did I ever tell you how much I love panna cotta? It is this simple little dessert that you can put together in

Vegetable lo mein is one the simplest dishes to me in Chinese cuisine. There is plenty of flavors. You can add

About a month ago I received a Soda Stream in the mail. My son, Chancelor, wanted a SodaStream since they firs

Who said strawberries don't go on a sausage breakfast sandwich? Well I do! When I was a kid we always added st

This one went over really well with V. I got plenty of compliments on it. He's words "Best chicken ever!". Wit

Bread rolled flat slathered with peanut butter and rolled to look like sushi.

Tilapia steamed in a bag with strawberry avocado salsa.

When you need something very basic for a side dish to go with a meal coleslaw is key. You can top it on a sand

Yesterday was the first day of winter break and I had to con my kids into making cookies with me. Nothing to e

What I love about Christmas is buying gifts for friends or making a pretty basket fit for a movie guru. Often

One of the best part of the holidays for me is making treats to gift. Whether it be for a neighbor or friend o

Joulutorttu is a Finnish pinwheel cookie made from a ricotta dough with lingonberry jam in the center. These c

Coffee is the one thing everyone in my house loves. While I don't drink it, I love it in breads and cake! It's

Comfort food in all it's glory with much less work. Cheesy Chicken Bowls are perfect for a night at home watch

This is one of my simplest meals I love to make for my family on a chilly Autumn evening. The crushed red pepp

This is one of my favorite all time dishes paired with lo mein and saké.  The fresh spring onions are on my

Just one day away till Halloween. It's raining here but it's suppose to make its way out before tomorrow night

We are approaching Halloween next week! It's one of my most favorite times of the year. Everyone will be getti

Did I mention how much I love Halloween? It might become pretty obvious this week through all the blog posts.

Some weeks you just really want to do nothing but easy recipes that will fulfill your family. What's worse is

I love the rustic flavors of the islands. Sometimes it's wonderful to toss up dinner with a little sweet and s

Between this month and next many people will get tired of the relentless pumpkin recipe posts. Please let me a

Fall is here and it's soup season! It's the time of year where I try to come up with as many soup recipes that

Anytime that blogging can be used for a good cause, I'm definitely in!  September happens to be Childhood

Lately, I am working to do my best to eat healthier. Snacking generally gets the best of me because I don't al

I have to admit I am such a sucker for Cajun food. It's just one of those heritage things that I know my best

Today, my son and his friend Tristan took a ride up to Sam's Club to grab some Tyson crispy chicken strips so

Every day after school it's been crazy trying to keep up with activities that happen around here. Band practic

This recipe for jalapeno cheese corn dog bites I put off a few times just to make sure I had enough lighting t

Recently, a friend of mine for over 20 years that is a chef cooked my family dinner.  He made a chili with gr

Cooking on Friday's is NOT my forte'. With that being said, crock pots can come in handy when you want to make