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I can’t tell you how many times I have made my Mother-In-Law’s famous potato casserole for my husband. It’s delicious. For reals. Then last week when I was making it, yet again, it dawned on me that this classic potato casserole recipe could be jazzed up with some spicy jalapeños and cream cheese. I knew it would be fantastic. No questions asked. And it was. I’m a huge lover of spicy food, but my family {read: 4 children} can’t usually {Read More}
Are you getting your body ready for summer? If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen some motivating pictures a couple weeks back. I challenged myself to complete the 30 Day Shred workout DVD, and then I posted my “before and after” pictures for everyone to see. Yeah, frightening. But knowing that I was going to post them kept me motivated. Just because my 30 days is over doesn’t mean that I am done. I am starting up {Read More}
Not too long ago my husband had the day off of work so we decided to go spoil ourselves. We went shopping {which consisted of my husband sitting in the car and playing a game on his phone while I went into Crate & Barrel}, then we had lunch. We ate at The Cheesecake Factory, and it was a no-brainer when our server suggested the Avocado Egg Rolls for an appetizer. They were so good, I had to re-create them for {Read More}
Did you know today is National Zucchini Day? Seems fitting, seeing as zucchini plants are bursting in bountiful supply. I do not have a zucchini plant. I did a couple years ago. But it died shortly after producing one measly deformed zucchini. None-the-less, I still love zucchini. It’s a great vegetable to throw in my Mother-in-law’s famous Potato Casserole, to give it a little something extra. Normally her recipe calls for Cream of Chicken Soup, but I substituted that for {Read More}
Are you ready for the Super Bowl? Do you have your finger-food game plan down yet? If you’re still searching for that one appetizer that wont ruin your New Year’s Resolution, look no further! These cheesy baked jalapeno poppers will score a touchdown with you and your waistline. They are filled with a mixture of cream cheese and cheddar, topped with crispy panko bread crumbs, then baked to a golden perfection. For every one jalapeno, you will produce two poppers. {Read More}
Noodles + Me = Happiness. Lo Mein has got to be my favorite Chinese dish. Coming in at a close second is anything Kung Pao. Why not combine the two? I’ve made you one tasty Kung Pao Chicken before, so I thought I would switch it up for you and bring you some shrimp instead. I got this idea when I lived in Colorado. There was this cute little Chinese restaurant down the street that had this on their menu. It {Read More}
This is one of those things that you drop everything that you’re doing, cancel your previous dinner plans, and run to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients. I was blog surfing, like I normally do, and came across a great new site: FarmGirl Gourmet. She’s got loads of great recipes, but once I got to her Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps, I knew what I was making for dinner. As she describes, these are just like that one famous Chinese chain {Read More}
This was the easiest meal to throw together! All it took was six simple ingredients to make one irresistible flauta! Pollo Fundido is typically shredded chicken inside a flour tortilla, fried, then topped with delicious cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Simply delicious! I thought I might stick the cheddar and cream cheese on the inside, and instead of frying it, I would bake them into a sweet little roll. Turned out A-MAZ-ING!! I used rotisserie chicken for this recipe. I {Read More}
Since the New Year I have been all about the greens. Salad greens that is. There are so many possibilities when it comes to creating a delicious salad. It seems almost impossible to create a non-delicious salad. Throw in some veggies, fruit, nuts, dried berries, cheese, or just about anything your mind can come up with… it’s simple! I love this salad for so many reasons. The bright colors, the bold flavors, the sweet, the tangy, the crunch, the simplicity. It’s ridiculously easy {Read More}
I sure hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas, filled with lots and lots of food! This was my first year to ever be away from family during the holidays. It was up to me to provide Christmas dinner for our little family of five. I did a classic family dinner of ham, casserole potatoes {I need to share this recipe with you}, green beans, and rolls. Followed of course by a pumpkin pie. It turned out perfectly, but having {Read More}
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