When I need a quick and versatile dessert that basically never fails, I usually think of cobbler. There are so many options for fruit to fill it with – blackberry, raspberry, pear, strawberry, apple… but my favorite is the southern classic… PEACH!  Now, I used to be a stickler for using fresh fruit in everything,…

I like dishes that take me out of my comfort zone, and this is certainly one of them. I wanted a big batch meal that would be easy to make and good for leftovers. Chili is the obvious choice, but I wanted something new! That’s where chili verde comes in. Here I go with one of…

Sometimes breakfast needs to be simple because it’s been a really long week and you just want to relax! That’s what this recipe is made for. #ChorizoAndChill My first time cooking with chorizo was actually in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico during my first vacation with J. Most people probably avoid a kitchen like the plague while…

If you like to entertain and you choose one recipe on my blog to use, USE THIS ONE. These mushrooms are packed with spicy, rich flavor, and they are very simple to make! This is even the perfect potluck appetizer because they travel well too – I’d suggest prepping them and taking them to a…

There is something about being served a whole fish that is so intriguing and enticing to me, so when Whole Paycheck actually had my favorite fish on sale, I couldn’t resist! Whole red snapper. I love it. So then I had to figure out how best to prepare it. Grilling was the obvious choice since…

Recipes that allow you to replace takeout with homemade food are the best! So here we have potstickers – who doesn’t love a good potsticker?! There are so many different directions you can go in with the filling, but the pork and shrimp combo is definitely my favorite! I have made potstickers a couple times, but…

Some people hate chicken salad, tuna salad, potato salad, pasta salad, etc because they are chock full of mayonnaise. Well, allow me to introduce you to mayo’s lighter, tangier, less gross cousin – Greek yogurt! It has the same consistency as mayo, and it tastes just as delicious, if not more. Also, I want to…

Let’s talk about fresh pasta. It’s intimidating, I know, but when you get it right, it literally MAKES the meal. And call this blasphemous if you want, but I refuse to do the whole pile-of-flour-on-the-counter-crack-the-eggs-into-little-wells-and-knead-by-hand thing because… ain’t nobody got time for that. Bust out the food processor! Another thing that nobody has time for –…

There’s rain in the forecast, and it’s a dreary Monday so that calls for my newest short rib recipe – shout out to my mother if she’s reading this because she would probably be happy eating short ribs for dinner 7 days a week, hope you like this one mom! 🙂 Crock-pot dinners are so great because…