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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ultra Creamy Roasted Jalapeño Garlic Hummus

April 21, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Ultra Creamy Roasted Jalapeno Garlic Hummus

I can’t believe it’s already Thursday!?!? This week has absolutely flown by!! How many of you wear fitness trackers? And are almost religious about putting it on everyday? I know I am and it’s one of the first things I do most mornings after all I want to get those steps from the bedroom to […]

Let Them Eat Cake… I’ll Have The Chicken Fried Steak

April 4, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

According to WordPress today is Meals With Mel’s official two-year blogiversary and I think some celebration is in order. First, I would like to say THANK YOU to all of my readers who over the last two years have encouraged, inspired, and most of all become my friends. Thank you for every single LIKE, Comment, Follow, […]

Happy Easter Sunday : The Perfect Deviled Eggs

March 26, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

With Easter Sunday just around the corner (in case you don’t realize this it’s tomorrow) I wanted to re-share with you all the updated version of my Perfect Deviled Eggs. This “Egg-Cellent” recipe was one I originally got from the Green Table Restaurant in NYC about 3 years ago and after a couple of adaptations […]

National Chips and Dip Day : Creamy Restaurant Style Queso….

March 23, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Since today is National Chips and Dip Day wanted to re-share with you one of my favorite dips ever my creamy restaurant style queso. I try to eat healthy most of the time but we all have weaknesses, mine just happens to be tortilla chips and dip. I love me a good spicy salsa any […]