SAVORY BREAKFAST SAUSAGE
Raise you hand if breakfast sausage is your “jam.” I love breakfast sausage, but a good, homemade breakfast sausage is hard to come by. The grocery store ones usually have a bascrillion ingredients...
View ArticleBRUSSELS WITH RED CHILI VINAIGRETTE
There is a restaurant in the Santa Cruz area that has the BEST brussels sprouts I have ever put into my mouth. We go about twice a year and seriously guys….I think about it for like 3 weeks straight...
View ArticleSTUFFED MUSHROOMS
Hands down my father-in-law makes the best stuffed mushrooms I’ve ever had. I swear he must put crack in it or something because I can never have enough and I always want more! I kid, I kid……..there...
View ArticleASIAN KABOBS
I originally made these addictive little meatballs for a tailgating series for Whole30 back in the day and they are still one of our family favorites! We really like making them into “kabobs” cause...
View ArticleMEXICAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS
Who is ready for a recipe that SCREAMS summer?! These Mexican stuffed zucchini boats are a real crowd pleaser! If you grow summer squash in your garden, this is the perfect dish to use up ALL THE...
View ArticleSTRAWBERRY BACON SPREAD
We are in the thick of strawberry season (one of my favorites) and I have been buying California Strawberries like they are going outta style. I have to say, I’m pretty lucky to live where I do...
View ArticleARTICHOKE PESTO LEEK FRITTATA
Mornings around this house can get a little crazy at times….I mean I’d be a big fat liar if I told you that we have it together every.single.day. Our mornings usually consist of looking for a missing...
View ArticlePUMPKIN AND BEEF CHILI
Holla if you are a chili lover! We absolutely love it in our house and it’s really great any time of the year, not just when it’s cold outside! It’s a wonderful comfort food, but with the addition of...
View ArticleCUBAN ROPA VIEJA
I’ve had some requests to make Cuban food lately, and when you ask I give. #aimtoplease. I gotta be honest with ya guys….I think I’ve had Cuban food only a couple of times. Once in a restaurant, and...
View ArticleINSTANT POT MEXICAN CABBAGE SOUP
This Instant Pot Mexican Cabbage Soup is about to blow your mind. Not only because it is delicious, but because it takes under 30 minutes to make. But wait, there’s more….if you happen to already have...
View ArticleSLOPPY JOE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS
Sloppy Joe Stuffed Bell Peppers. Uh, yeah, you heard me correctly. Sloppy Joes. Stuffed into a pepper. And they are bloody fantastic! Seriously, when was the last time you had sloppy joes? For me I was...
View ArticleBREAKFAST TACOS WITH JICAMA TORTILLAS
Who loves breakfast? How about tacos? (You all should have your hands raised high) These breakfast tacos are the new breakfast burrito. I’m fairly new to the world of Jicama, which is a bit surprising...
View ArticleCUCUMBER PROSCIUTTO AND APPLE SALAD
Is it me….or is summer still hanging on STRONG right now?!! Despite the rando thunderstorm we had the other day, it has still been so hot in California, which means I don’t want to cook up anything....
View ArticleINSTANT POT SPAGHETTI SQUASH
Have you guys hopped on the Instant Pot train yet? It took me a good couple of years to FINALLY give in and get one, and other than having absolutely no room in my tiny kitchen to store it, it is a...
View ArticleCHICKEN POT PIE CASSEROLE
This Chicken Pot Pie Spaghetti Squash Casserole might be the best thing I have ever made to date. Think Thanksgiving stuffing and chicken pie got together and made a little casserole child. My...
View ArticleINSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES
Instant Pot mashed potatoes have been my jam lately. Actually, anything in the Instant Pot has been my jam for the last few months, but mashed potatoes…..complete swoonage! I love this recipe because...
View ArticleBACON WRAPPED SWEET POTATOES
Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potatoes. Need I say more?!! These bacon wrapped sweet potatoes were one of the first recipes I ever made when I first started out my Instagram a couple years ago and I have no...
View ArticleWALNUT CRANBERRY SAUCE
Cranberry sauce is one of my favorite things to plop onto my plate during Thanksgiving. Every year I try to up my cranberry sauce game and this Walnut Cranberry Sauce has won the trophy! I first made...
View ArticleHOT APPLE CIDER
The holidays are upon us and one of my absolute favorite things in the world during this time of year (other than snickerdoodles), is hot apple cider! Hot cocoa is cool and everything, but nothing...
View ArticleTENDERLOIN WITH POMEGRANATE SAUCE
You know what should be under everyone’s tree this year…..this pork tenderloin with pomegranate sauce. Okay, okay, that may be a little weird; “here’s a big piece of meat mom! Merry Christmas!” So...
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