Adding Bacon and Cheddar to my Fluffy Sour Cream Waffles recipe was a very very good idea. I had breakfast for dinner on the brain when prepping for this week’s Facebook Live so I took my favorite waffles in a savory direction. You’re going to love these Bacon Cheddar Waffles! Calvin and I did. You […]
These Oven Fried Chicken Fingers were inspired by the Shake ‘n’ Bake style chicken my Mom made when I was a kid. She’d get a bunch of bone-in chicken pieces, coat them in a mixture of crushed saltines, flour and spices and bake them, all topped with a pat of butter. I hadn’t had that […]
I’m always on the hunt for kids lunch ideas that are 1) healthy 2) a little bit of fun 3) ridiculously easy and require little effort. These homemade fluffernutter uncrustables do the job. As much as I’d love to pack the kids a special curated box of hand crafted treats, the truth is, I usually […]
All of the awful kale salads out there have given good kale salad a bad name. Kale salad can be wonderful when you prepare the kale properly and pair it with complimentary accompaniments. Follow this recipe for Kale Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette and you might just get turned on to raw kale. Why We Dislike […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
