Aaaah, Cinco de Mayo. It might just be the single most delicious holiday that exists. I love mexican food. Here is a roundup of my favorites. I might be making every.single.one this weekend! Tacos Homemade refried beans Chile Rellenos Homemade tortilla chips Homemade salsa Enchiladas Green chile (also known as chile verde) Homemade taquitos And check [...]
Recipes
Apple Ginger Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Cake Ingredients: 2 1/4 c. all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder (note: in case you accidentally read this as 1 tsp baking soda it still tastes awesome – oops) 1 tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 3 eggs [...]
Sticky buns and breakfast pastries are a childhood favorite and something that my boys just love, so I made these sticky buns yesterday and was reminded that they are so quick and easy to make! Sticky Buns Recipe Ingredients: 3 tbsp packed brown sugar 1/2 c light or dark corn syrup 1/4 c chopped pecans (optional) [...]
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When life gives you a snow day, you make pork green chile. Snow. In April, err Spring. I’m dubbing it Springter. Because Winter has just decided to show up here. Pork Green Chile Recipe Ingredients 2-3lb boneless pork roast water garlic salt salt lard or Crisco shortening [...]
Cookies for breakfast? Okay. Healthy cookies for breakfast? Shhh… don’t tell the kids that they’re healthy because they will love these banana, oatmeal, craisin peanut butter fabulousness. They have no sugar added so they’re naturally sweetened by the honey and dried cranberries. Here is a printable 4×6 version of the Breakfast Cookies recipe. INGREDIENTS: 1/2 [...]
INGREDIENTS: Nasoya Wonton wrappers Olive oil cooking spray (canola will work fine too) Sea salt Coarse black pepper DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350° Cut wonton wrappers in 1/2 from corner to corner to make two triangles. Lay in single layer on a baking sheet. I use Reynold’s parchment paper for no mess. Spray lightly with [...]
The #1 new year’s resolution is weight loss. Number five is to stay fit and healthy. Number 10 is to spend more time with family. Guess what?! Only 8% actually achieve their resolutions. I know that I generally don’t achieve my goals because after a few weeks they become difficult and time consuming. Fresh Express [...]
If you are looking for a great roll recipe look no further. These rolls have been passed down in my family for generations and every time I have made them they receive rave reviews! This recipe makes 32 rolls and takes about 3 hours from start to finish. Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1/2 cup sugar [...]
Who loves cheesecake, white chocolate and peppermint?! ME! This recipe is pretty much sinful (and calorie free). Just kidding. I wanted to do something a little different than traditional desserts for Christmas dinner so I decided to try out these white chocolate peppermint cheesecake squares. This is *the best* cheesecake I have ever had. White [...]
