I’m pretty sure chicken wings are THE #1 food for Game Day. I mean, my Cheesy Egg Rolls and Potato Skins are welcome additions to the spread, but it wouldn’t be a party without wings. After lots of tweaking and experimenting, Ryan confirms that these are Super Bowl worthy wings. The added bonus, they are […]
“Mac and cheese, PLEASE!!!!!”, so says Mr. Blaise. Who could resist that request? I set to work to concoct a super cheesey-riffic mac and cheese for my little buddy and came up with these ooey-gooey results. Just a few notes: When buying your cheese, do not go with pre-shredded. I know, it’s super tempting. Cheese graters […]
I was at the grocery store (an almost daily occurrence) and noticed that persimmon is totally having a moment. Like, marketing people gone buck-wild, kind of moment. Persimmon is the new kale? Well, maybe not, but there sure is a lot of it out there. It does have a short season, though, so if it’s […]
This non-traditional quinoa sushi appetizer has been a hit at numerous parties over the years. I promise, if you show up with these, you’ll be the talk of the potluck. No fancy tools needed, I show you in the video below how to make your own “sushi” rolls with quinoa and veggies. Quinoa Sushi Rolls […]
This recipe is epic and you have to try it. It’s sponsored by Traina Foods, but that doesn’t mean I’m lying when I say I love their ketchup. I’ve written about it before, so I’ll spare you the gush-fest, but do take note that this ketchup is more like tomato paste. Do not sub in […]
Ryan’s favorite thing on the Thanksgiving table is stuffing, but I wanted to make up something a little bit different for him this year. Still keeping with the bread component, I changed stuffing/dressing to bread pudding with savory and southwestern ingredients. The outcome after several rounds of testing was a sweet, lightly spiced, decadent savory […]
Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite things on the holiday table. Jellied, canned, it doesn’t matter. If there’s cranberries in it, I’m in. A few years ago I discovered that homemade cranberry sauce is insanely easy to make, and because I love my sauce extra tart, I can regulate the amount of sugar I […]
I had a single sweet potato hanging out in the miscellaneous produce bowl in the kitchen (currently being occupied by an acorn squash, a few limes, a tomato on its last leg, and a bunch of bananas, for the monkeys of course). He was a pretty large sweet potato and on the heels of my […]
This salad was inspired from my obsession with lighting berries. Yes, I’m weird, but hey, it’s my blog. I do what I want. As you can see, this salad has blackberries. They reflect light in such a ridiculously luxurious way, like light bouncing off a dozen mini mirrors. Look at them, aren’t they dreamy!?! This salad […]
It’s technically fall and as I write this, I have no less than three pumpkin spiced candles burning. Yes, the basic white girl in me lives for this time of year and though the leaves don’t change here in the Sonoran desert, it doesn’t mean I can’t dive headlong into squash, warm spices and soups. […]
“TAH-BOO-LEE” I tell my 3-year-old. That’s how you say it. It’s what we’re using today in our stuffed mushrooms. As for how to spell it? Tabbouleh, Tabouleh, Tabouli, a google search yields a wide variety of options. But, it’s generally agreed that tabbouleh involves either bulgur or couscous. This recipe has neither, so really, it’s […]
