
10 Recipes That Will Turn Your Grill On
May 20, 2013 3 Comments
Memorial Day is just one week away! Are you ready to fire up the grill and celebrate? Here are just a few of my favorite grilling recipes, just in case you need some inspiration outside of hamburgers and hot dogs…. I love to BBQ chicken, and this Monterey Chicken recipe takes BBQ chicken to the next level. For a quick, easy and mouthwatering pork chop, these Grilled Basil and Garlic Pork Chops are a winner. If you’re {Read More}

Maple French Toast Muffins
May 17, 2013 By Shawn 11 Comments
If we’re going to get technical, these Maple French Toast Muffins are more like a Maple Bread Pudding in muffin/cupcake form. But I think these are splendid for a weekend breakfast, so I am sticking with the “Maple French Toast Muffins” name. You can thank me later. A couple weeks ago my kids brought home two bags full of random types of rolls from school. I had so much bread on my hands and I didn’t think we would be {Read More}

Winners of the California Avocado Cinco de Mayo Recipe Fiesta Announced
May 15, 2013 By Shawn 2 Comments
Last week finished up the California Avocado Cinco de Mayo Recipe Fiesta Contest and we had so many fabulous entries. What a fantastic group of bloggers and recipes they were, you really need to go check all of them out. We had 41 tasty recipe submitted featuring the creamy California Avocados, and lucky for me it was a random drawing. I would be going crazy trying to pick just two winners! Oh yes, there are two lucky winners, but before {Read More}

Jalapeño Popper Pita Pizza
May 13, 2013 14 Comments
I have been dying to share this recipe with you for the past month. I’m a huge fan of Jalapeño Poppers. I love the cheesy creamy filling, the spicy jalapeños and of course the crispy crunch of the buttered panko bread crumbs. I’m thinking it’s time for that Jalapeño Popper goodness to make it’s debut in pizza form. I’ve made this pizza over a regular pizza dough, and it’s equally as delicious; but I made this Jalapeño Popper Pita Pizza {Read More}

Strawberry Julius Recipe
May 10, 2013 10 Comments
I’m crazy happy right now. I have been spending countless hours working on beautifying the front and backyard of our little house over the past week. While that might not sound like a lot of fun, it actually has been extremely satisfying to me. I have never claimed to be a gardener, in fact I am positive I have claimed the opposite on this blog before, but I am giving it another go. Last week, with the help of a {Read More}

White Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
May 8, 2013 5 Comments
It’s been a while since I made a good cookie, and the other day I was craving Oatmeal Raisin Cookies like no other. I wanted to add some chocolate chips to the mix, but I didn’t have any on hand. {criminal – I know.} I did, however, have some white chocolate chips, and they did not disappoint. I wanted these White Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies to be large and soft and chewy. There is a time and a place for crisp {Read More}

BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich
May 6, 2013 16 Comments
It’s Monday, and well… Monday’s aren’t always the best day of the week. So I thought I would brighten your day with this gooey, cheesy, and mouthwatering BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich. Every day can be just a little brighter when you add some cheese. Not just any cheese, mind you, but some sharp cheddar and smoked gouda. A while back I made you a BBQ Chicken Tortilla Pizza and I can’t stop obsessing over the combination of flavors. So {Read More}






















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