This Trail Mix Rice Crispy Treats recipe combines two favorite snacks and makes for a healthy sweet treat in a lunchbox or after school. It’s a heartier, healthier version of the Rice Krispie Treats, loaded with trail mix favorites like dried cranberries, raisins, almonds and coconut. Skip the corn syrup Instead of corn syrup, we rely […]
I recently visited NYC and one of our stops was the famed Black Tap where the milkshakes, referred to as Crazy Shakes, are over the top. I ordered the Cake Shake when I was there. A vanilla cake batter shake topped with whipped cream, frosting, sprinkles and a slice of Funfetti Cake. Oh, and don’t […]
We made Salmon Tacos on The Dinner Bell! The objective of this particular Facebook Live session was to make homemade tortillas. https://www.facebook.com/JoanieSimonMedia/videos/761754800671283/ We raided the fridge for fillings and seeing that I had leftover smoked salmon, we made salmon tacos with a carrot slaw. If you want to make the tortillas, here’s the recipe: […]
The Summer Fancy Food Show is an international trade show where nearly every specialty food brand you can think of gathers to show off their latest and greatest. They come together at the Javits Center in New York City, row upon row, booth after booth of everything from cookies and ice cream innovations to twenty different […]
Fruit Cobblers are my go-to for summer dessert because of the availability of fresh fruit. This Blueberry Coffee Cobbler is a fun change-up to my typical cobbler routine, incorporating some of my favorite Arizona made ingredients. And yep, there’s coffee IN the cobbler and the whipped cream. I love this recipe, too, because it’s pretty […]
These Instant Pot BBQ Chicken Wings have pretty much forever changed how I’ll do wings at home. This wing recipe is so much easier than anything I’ve tried before. Plus, you get that great fall-off-the-bone tender meat, but a nice crispy skin. YES! How to Cook Wings in the Instant Pot You start off by […]
The temps hit 119F in Phoenix so we had to try the old egg-on-the-sidewalk experiment. Think it will work? Watch and find out!
This easy sesame shrimp recipe was inspired from the fact that I don’t cook shrimp as often as I would like. Shrimp was on sale at the grocery store and I wanted to keep the flavors simple and light. You know, let the shrimp do its thing. Sesame Shrimp (or chicken for that matter) is […]
Homemade watermelon syrup only takes two ingredients and just a little bit of patience. It’s slowly reduced and becomes a thick, almost caramel-like sauce, perfect for drizzling over ice cream or mixing into drinks. You can also do this with standard sugar, but the brown sugar makes it extra rich.
These Tater Tot and Bacon Breakfast Burritos are much thanks to a housewarming gift from my friend Aaron at Go Lb Salt. He dropped by the Simon Ranchito with BACON!!! His dry cured savory herb bacon was, perhaps, the best housewarming gift ever. So, obviously, it meant that bacon was on the menu for Saturday […]
Check out our new house. We’re calling it the Simon Ranchito. It’s 3/4 of an acre and full of possibilities!
Nothing like a crazy time in life to inspire great new recipes. This Instant Pot Lasagna Soup was born 100% out of the insanity of moving. Half the kitchen packed in boxes. Nothing but a mashup of random ingredients was in the pantry and fridge. It all left me wondering what to make for dinner. […]
