8-Minute Broiled Salmon

March 28, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hi Everyone!!! Today I wanted to share with you all one of my favorite go to recipes for 8-Minute Broiled Salmon. This delicious salmon recipe cooks in literally 8 minutes and I promise you the butteriest, most delicious piece of fish you have ever tasted. Now there are a couple of secrets to making this […]

Caramel Pumpkin Pecan Bars

November 18, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Is it wrong that I REALLY wanted to call these Ginger Bars? I mean come on… Brunettes have Brownies. Blonds have Blondies. But what about the Gingers of the world? As a life long Ginger I understand that we need to be represented in the form of a delicious chewy, gooey, dessert bar too!!! Alas, […]

Slow Cooker Apple Butter & Apple Butter Pull Apart Bread

November 11, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hey Y’all! There is something about this time of year that just makes me crave apple everything. Apple Pie, Apple Cider, Apple Turn-Overs, or a crisp granny smith apple. One thing I’ve always wanted to try making is homemade apple butter. Then a couple of weeks ago a video recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker […]

Smoky Ancho Chicken Tortilla Soup

October 31, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Happy Halloween Everyone!!! I just love the cool crisp October Days don’t you? The smell of hay in the air, Pumpkins decorating every door step, and cuddling up in a cozy sweater by the fire with a bowl of this soup. Unfortunately, the cool crisp October’s I love are nowhere to be found in Texas. […]

Café Mocha Granola

September 28, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi Y’all!! I hope everyone is doing well 🙂 Things have been quite busy here in Texas. It’s our crazy time of year at work which usually leaves us literally running out the door around 6am while shooting back a shot of espresso just to make it through the day. For those of you who […]

Simple Jalapeño Pinto Beans and Cornbread

August 10, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I use to always love talking to my grandmother about food. We would talk about all the new recipes we’ve tried and others we wanted to still make. I vividly remember one day telling her about how I had just made Chicken and Rice casserole but with my own homemade condensed soups. She looked at […]

Jalapeño Shrimp Caesar Salad

August 4, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hey Y’all!! We’ve been super busy here in Texas lately and with the hottest days of summer upon us light and quick meals are a must. Recently one of my go to meals has been this delicious Jalapeño Shrimp Caesar Salad. Cool crispy romaine lettuces, creamy avocado, warm juicy shrimp, and my secret ingredient….. Jalapeño […]

Vacation In The Baja: Los Cabos, Mexico

July 16, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hi y’all!! Doug and I have been enjoying a nice relaxing vacation down across the border in one of our favorite places, Los Cabos, Mexico. We had a wonderful 2-1/2 weeks full of golf, tennis, relaxing on the beach, exploring, reading, and eating so much wonderful food. Here’s a little sample of our time in […]

Mayme’s Peach Cobbler

July 4, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

First off I want to wish everyone out there Happy Fourth of July!!! (For everyone outside of the USA… Happy Monday!!) Of all the recipes in my kitchen arsenal this one for my Mayme’s Peach Cobbler is the MOST special to me. Mayme’s Peach Cobbler was served at almost every family gathering (especially on the […]

Fried Artichoke and Shrimp Pasta

June 27, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I love coming up with a new recipes but sometimes I struggle to write something “personal” about a dish. It’s not a dish I have a story about, a family recipe, or a dish that was inspired by my travels. More often than not my recipes come from spending hours in the car driving home […]