Going through my recipe archives I noticed the glaring omission of a recipe that has become a favorite around our house. I only had two taco recipes on the
Burrata and Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Salad
I like pretty things. Guilty as charged. I’d have to guess that most of us in the world do. Am I right or am I right? Who wouldn’t rather gaze at a
Roasted Kale and Fennel Salad with Avocado Caesar Dressing Plus 20 More Kale Recipes to Love
I succombed to peer pressure. I jumped on the bandwagon. I’m intoxicated with the sweet promise of a new fangled and healthy twist on one of my favorite
Baked Orange French Toast with Almond Crumble
I have a friend who abhors anything citrus. The smell alone puts her into a tailspin and the gag reflexes start. Peeling an orange in the same office with her
Hot Crab Dip
This hot crab dip requires less than 10 minutes of hands-on prep and is a crowd pleaser every time. It's simple, but oh so good! Hot Crab Dip
Spinach and Feta Hand Pies Plus Friday Faves
This Sunday marks the end of winter. Well, not officially by way of the calendar and moon, but our governing officials have deemed it the end of winter whites
Roasted Butternut Squash Butter Lettuce Salad with Spicy Avocado Dressing
Let’s talk about getting skinny. Ugh. The worst. Maybe we shouldn't. It’s been a winter of cocooning, hibernating and grazing. What else is one to do
Stacked Breakfast Enchiladas Recipe
The phrase, “too many cooks in the kitchen,” need not apply to the Soza family, who's motto rings, “Pásale, Pásale, vengan a comer,” (Come in, come in. Come in
Chicken Tzatziki Pizza
I’m always keeping an eye out for a nugget of inspiration to create a new recipe, whether it’s from a local restaurant, a TV show, old family favorites or from
Meyer Lemon Fettuccine and 10 Favorite Lemon Recipes
The sunny skies of California made me want to do it. Before I moved to the big lights and bigger stars land of L.A., I was a Utah girl, born and bred. So
Game Day Chicken Nachos with Avocado
Back in high school I considered myself a pretty good cook. Or at least better than most of my friends who subsisted on string cheese and instant cup o’
Devil’s Food Bundt Cake with Chocolate Espresso Ganache
We all know January is a month of renewal. But in my world it’s also a month of birthdays. Including my own. One of my treasured birthday traditions comes from
Truffle Bacon Popcorn Plus 6 Savory Popcorn Recipes
There are three just-cooked scents that will put anyone’s flavor anttanae on high alert: Popcorn, bacon and chocolate chip cookies. You can smell 'em as soon as
Mexican Turkey Meatball Sandwiches with Avocado Smash and Game Day Sweepstakes
Enter Avocado from Mexico’s Game Day Sweepstakes via FoodieCrush here. See what you might win and details at the bottom of this post. I’m just saying it now.
Coconut Snowball Cookies and Friday Faves
(Dear reader, please rewind one month and put this little sing-song to a very popular Holiday jingle in your head as you read...) “It’s finally beginning to
Chicken Nicoise Pasta Salad
The New Years resolutions have rung themselves in. And some of them, for some of you, are already on their way out. This year I'm not making New Years
Sausage and Egg French Toast Cups
Neighbor gifts at holiday time are often a mixed bag. By the time Christmas has come to an end I usually find I've accumulated a countertop of cookies, candied
Shrimp and Scallop Ceviche Stuffed Avocados
The most tasteful things in life are usually the simplest. And this dish is a shining example. After weeks of nipping at our ankles like border collies
Shortcut Pie Dough Sugar Cookies
You may be a mom. Maybe you're not. But I'm guessing you had a mom, right? I'm a mom. And what's generally known about moms is that we have to be prepared for
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies and Friday Faves
The turkey has been carved, the last bits of gravy have been slurped up with a soft white roll and the last few pieces of pie have been doled out to departing
Turkey Cranberry and Grilled Brie Cheese Sandwich
This year’s Thanksgiving dinner table conversation could turn from a mild meet-up to a combative melee depending on one’s beliefs. Why? Here's one reason
Chipotle Shrimp Burritos with Simple Avocado Crema
I’m Heidi and I love Mexican food. It’s 100% true and I am 100% good with owning up to the fact that if you can give me something spicy to eat I’ll be more than
Friday Faves and a Pepperoni Italian Egg Skillet
It’s the last weekend before the final gorge, aka Thanksgiving. But before you sweat it out over the pumpkin pie with distant cousin Miranda who doesn’t
White Bean and Pumpkin Pork Chili Recipe
Top buns. Ombre. Glasses that don't really have lenses but make you look smart. It's all about what's hot at the moment. But don't be fooled, fashion isn't the
Crockpot Pork Posole Stew Recipe
This dish is kind of like Disneyland for both the OCD list makers who obsessively plan meals weeks ahead of time, and for those of us (eh-hem, I’m using the
Friday Faves and Pumpkin Manicotti
This week heralded a week of pumpkins featuring both a savory and a sweet recipe option. As it should! Eating local and in season gives a bump in stimulating
Pumpkin and Fried Sage Flatbread plus 5 Savory Pumpkin Recipes
Sometimes you just don’t have time to create a complicated meal. And sometimes you have the time and just don’t want to. Today was one of those
Friday Faves and Apple French Toast
Everywhere I look I'm seeing apples, squash and pumpkins. Fall's earthly bounty is the equivalent of Christmas sugarplums dancing through food blogger's
Cheesy Chorizo Caramelized Onion Dip Recipe
Boys will be boys. And boys like football. And cheese. And sausage. My husband, like so many guys out there and quite a few ladies with a penchant for
Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Frittata Recipe
I don't have a coop. But lucky for me I know someone who does. I'm a bit of an egghead. I know, last week I was a picklehead, now I'm an egghead and soon
Friday Faves and Smokey Corn with Bacon
The farmer's markets in my neck of the woods are at their peak, harvesting all sorts of goodies and selling out to long lines of anxious customers waiting with