Slow cooker meals are ideal for just about every day of the week. Especially when they are jam-packed with the perfect blend of Mexican spices and smokey chipotle flavors. This Mexican chicken will turn busy weeknight dinners from boring to fun, festive, and DELICIOUS. It tastes wonderful in tacos, burritos, or over rice! So, if…… Continue reading Slow Cooker Shredded Mexican Chicken
Apple Pie is easily one of my favorite desserts. However, it is definitely NOT my favorite dessert to make. These bars will help lessen the pain of making apple pie by using a delicious, flakey shortbread crust while still maintaining every delicious flavor that we know and love. These bars are full of cinnamon spices,…… Continue reading Apple Pie Shortbread Bars
This vegan 3-bean sweet potato chili is the ultimate comfort food for busy days and cold nights. It is full of protein (from all those delicious beans!), full of vitamins (love ya, sweet potatoes), AND is super, duper easy to make! So, for all you chili lovers, try this healthy version that is sure to please!…… Continue reading 3-Bean Sweet Potato Chili
This meat-sauce pasta is full of wonderful Italian flavors with an additional kick of Cajun! It is easy to make, requires little cook-time, and makes delicious leftovers! This is sure to be a new staple in your house! In my house, Thanksgiving means turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, annnnd Italian food. Homemade raviolis and meatballs bring our…… Continue reading Cajun Red Pepper Bolognese Pasta
I am always on the go, so having easy, ready-to-go snacks in the house is essential. These homemade granola bars are full of flavor, delicious, and extremely easy to make. They use simple ingredients without all the extra additives found in most store-bought bars. There are five things I firmly believe in: always be kind,…… Continue reading Honey Almond Granola Bars
So, I know I have already talked about my overuse of the word, “favorite.” And my innate ability to be overly dramatic when on the subject of food. BUT, can we just get real for a second? This bean & corn salsa is by far the best dip in the world (notice how I didn’t…… Continue reading The Best Bean & Corn Salsa
I love everything. Everything is, “my absolute favorite thing ever.” Everything is, “the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.” And everything is most certainly, “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” My list of favorites are endless. So endless, that I regularly quiz John to see if he’s up-to-date on what my current obsessions are.…… Continue reading Nutella Peanut Butter Fudge
Conversation while cooking gnocchi: “Well if I’m going to dry the dishes, I want drying credit”. John, here is your drying cred. You are now my official dish drier. Thank you for all your hard work, dedication, and impeccable drying abilities. You are undeniably the best drier the kitchen has ever seen. The pots thank…… Continue reading 30-Minute Italian Sausage & Spinach Gnocchi
There are two kinds of people: morning people and non-morning people. I am without a doubt a non-morning person. I just can’t do it. I can’t function properly until around 9am and even then it’s debatable (and by debatable I mean, I still am in total zombie mode). However, Sarge (my totally cute but totally…… Continue reading Healthy Tropical Coconut Popsicles
So, I went an entire year without getting sick. Yep! 365 days without a cough, a runny nose, or one of those will-I-ever-be-okay-again pressure headaches. You know the kind, right? Yep, I was feeling good. Great, actually. Bringing in the New Year knowing that I did it. I very skillfully avoided every cough and sneeze…… Continue reading Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chocolate Drizzle
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