I did not prepare a recipe for Cinco de Mayo, but I certainly celebrated early by heading to a local Mexican eatery last evening with my husband for a much needed “date night”. We chowed down on some super spicy bacon wrapped jalapenos, dip trio (queso dip, bean dip, and guacamole)...

This was my first time trying a strata for a brunch. I ended up really liking it and love how easy it is to be creative with the ingredients you put into it. I used what I had on hand, but the possibility of variations ate endless. It’s best made the night before and refrigerated...

For the next several months my sister and I have decided to swap some skills. I’ll teach her some basic cooking techniques and she will give me some help with my DIY decorating skills. Today I taught katelyn about eggs and she made perfect veggie omelets 2 ways. One egg whites only and...

An easy weekend lunch or dinner, these Italian neat subs are great for a casual family night or evening with friends. You can whip them up in as little as 10 minutes; serve with some potato chips and a pickle. Note: one loaf makes 5 sandwiches. Ingredients Italian bread loaf 1/4 lb sandwich...

Atzzza Meeeaatball! I was craving some delicious hearty meatballs.. well, actually spaghetti and meatballs, but since i’m on a low-carb/low fat diet I had to compromise somehow. So I came up with this low-fat version of meatballs as a main entree and just served a nice garden salad...

This is a GREAT recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers! My family loved this dish and I am going to make it one of my keepers! This recipe was made up on the fly from a similar recipe for Turkey Lasagna, but since we live in AZ and my whole family and I like things kicked up a notch in the spice...

This is a great comfort soup to whip up on a week night or chilly day. It’s so easy to put together and I love that you can use lots of shortcuts to preparing it. It’s also great to garnish with a lot of different options. Traditionally Pasole is garnished with shredded cabbage,...