Superfood Protein Smoothie
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Plant-Based/Keto Click HERE to watch the video of this recipe! I’m a huge fan of girl-power movies, and Wonder Woman is definitely in the top five. Have you seen this movie? These Amazon women are fierce, strong, intense, and independent. Pair that with Chris Pine’s baby blues and Diana’s superhero strength, this movie hits all kinds of wins. […]
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Check out my YouTube Channel! If I haven’t already mentioned this 47,819 times, one of my favorite things about the cold weather outside is enjoying a hot bowl of soup by the fire, followed by a mug of hot chocolate and wrapped up in a blanket….until the cat tries to drink my hot chocolate and the kids get a whiff of what’s in my mug, discovering it’s not coffee and they want some too. […]
Eggnog Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Whenever I think of Eggnog, I automatically picture the movie “Christmas Vacation.” The image of Eddie slurping eggnog out of a moose-shaped glass and horrifying Clark with one of his many personal stories cracks me up every single time. […]
Beer Cheddar Soup
Check out my YouTube Channel! One of my favorite things to do in the evenings is plop down on the couch with a glass of wine, armed with pen and paper, and watch Food Network. […]
Halloween Candy Cupcakes
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Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Check out my YouTube Channel! Whenever the group from Krafty Draft gets together for parties and we all bring something to eat, I have one responsibility. Guess what that is? NOT CHEESECAKE. […]
Italian Cream Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! This past weekend, I attended a surprise birthday dinner for one of my long lost friends. Why is she long and lost? BECAUSE OF LIFE. […]
Quesadilla Lasagna
Click HERE to watch the tutorial video of this recipe! One of the biggest problems I face when deciding what to cook for dinner is choosing between Mexican and Italian. Those are my two favorite styles of food, which is ironic because I’m a Southern, ginger, white girl. As in, people ask me, “Don’t you ever get out in the sun?” My most common response is, “If all of my freckles connected, I’d have a killer tan.” […]
S’mores Pie
Check out my YouTube Channel! I have wanted a fire pit in our back yard for what seems like an eternity. One of the many problems associated with this plan is that every time I harass my husband about it, he wants to build an awesome fire pit instead of buying a dinky one. Dude, I get it. The thought of having a killer fire pit in the back yard that makes everyone want to sit around it like a bunch of pyros taking advantage of a hot fire on a cool evening sounds phenomenal. However, we’ve been living in our house for TEN YEARS, and still no fire pit. […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake
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Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Gluten-Free Check out my YouTube Channel! Every summer, my husband’s family takes a vacation to Pawleys Island. When we first started dating, the group was somewhat smaller, but it has grown substantially over the past 15 years he’s been stuck with me. The grandkids have been growing up and having their own kids, and we went from 15 people staying in one beach house to 20-something staying in at least two houses. I’ll scream this from the rooftop…his family can COOK. […]
Oreo Trifle
Check out my YouTube Channel! Have you ever seen a bunch of people flock around a dessert like a bunch of wolves ready to pounce on a deer? Well, that perfectly describes what happens every time I pull this trifle out of the fridge to serve. It is by far the most popular trifle I’ve created, probably because it’s nearly impossible to go wrong with Oreo ANYTHING. […]
Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
Check out my YouTube Channel!! A lot of us have a handful of go-to recipes that are quick and easy to throw together for dinner, and this particular one graces our dinner table with its presence on a regular basis. As long as we’re not eating it 12 times per week, all individuals are excited to shove this in their face. […]
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Check out my YouTube channel!! Is it Fall yet? Actually, I believe the question is more along the lines of… IS IT PUMPKIN SEASON YET?!?! The answer is YES. Let’s kick this season off with some thick, moist, cake-like Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies that are packed with cinnamon chips and drizzled with vanilla icing. My knees just buckled. […]
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel!! One of my favorite sweet appetizers for parties is Chocolate Covered Strawberries. The way people’s eyes light up when they see this fresh, juicy fruit dipped in chocolate draws them to the serving plate to pack a handful of them on their plate. When you watch them take a bite, it appears as if they’re moving in slow motion as their eyes start to close and they chew carefully and savor every single bite. Technically, I just described myself eating these… […]
Peach Cobbler Ice Cream Cake
Check out my YouTube Channel!! The first time I saw the original version of this cake, it was in a magazine. It was a gorgeous, elaborate cake with fresh peaches, ice cream, pound cake and whipped cream. It seemed like such a perfect summer treat, and it made me want to eat the picture in the magazine. […]
Lemon Strawberry Moscato Punch
Check out my YouTube Channel!! IS IT SUMMER YET?? Everyone I know who works in the school system is counting down to school letting out. Not kidding, everyone knows EXACTLY how many days, and some have it broken down into minutes. I bet a few of them even know how many seconds, and it wouldn’t be surprising if they had it programmed for a giant explosion of confetti to erupt everywhere when it counts down. […]
Quinoa Oatmeal
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Check out my YouTube Channel!! Last year for an entire month, I was curled up in a ball with massive stomach pain on a daily basis…and when you’re working 8-10 hour days on your feet in a restaurant kitchen unable to rest, it makes a fun day. After many tests and bloodwork done and gallbladder issues were ruled out, I was sent to a gastroenterologist who conducted MORE tests. The end result? A triple-threat winning combination of; IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), and Gastritis…ALL AT THE SAME TIME. My doctor suggested a Low FODMAP diet to help control symptoms and soothe the belly, since I had severe side effects from a super strong antibiotic that only made things worse. I was happy he prescribed a dietary change instead of a magic pill, because personally I would rather fix the problem than mask it. […]
Easy Beans and Brown Rice
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Plant-Based/Vegan Check out my YouTube Channel!! When it comes to food, my oldest brother is an 8 year old stuck inside a 46 year old’s body. Often when I’m cooking dinner and invite his family to come over, one question is asked almost every single time. “Is it Michael-friendly?” […]
Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie
Check out my YouTube Channel!! While originally trolling for Mexican style dessert recipes, the combination of sopapillas and cheesecake sounded really exciting to me. There’s a Mexican restaurant in our town that brings complimentary sopapillas covered in cinnamon and sugar, drizzled with strawberry sauce and topped with whipped cream AFTER you’re done with your dinner. Just in case you overstuffed yourself with chips and salsa, along with margaritas and tacos, here come the sopapillas. […]
Taco Chicken Mac ‘n Cheese
Check out my YouTube Channel!! One of my customers recently bought some Quesadilla Lasagna from me because he loved the idea of combining his two favorite foods, Mexican and Italian. “That’s why I made it, because it’s a combination of my two favorite types of food!” I exclaimed. The excitement that someone else having the same issue was overwhelming, which caused me to jump up and down like a 6 year old. Well, here is another dish that adds to the excitement. […]
All-Purpose Mexican Seasoning
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Keto/Paleo/Vegan Watch the video tutorial of this recipe! All purpose seasoning mixes are fantastic when you’re looking for a one-stop-shop while cooking. Do you really want to pull out 12 different spices while trying to throw something together quickly? I think not. […]
Cayenne Chocolate Cookies
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Check out my YouTube Channel!! Have you ever taken pleasure in watching someone’s reaction when they eat something new? This is one of those items when I intently watch an unsuspecting victim take a bite into these cookies. […]
Black Bean Taco Salad
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Check out my YouTube Channel!! In college, my besties and I lived together for a year. NONE of us knew how to cook at the time, so our recipe library looked like something Bill Murray would eat in the movie “Groundhog Day.” The running joke after all these years is that we ate a few things: Hamburger Helper, Taco Salad, Tuna Melts, and Chicken Helper with NO CHICKEN. When we threw parties (which was OFTEN), our “buffet” table consisted of chips, popcorn, and pretzels. […]
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussel Sprouts
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Check out my YouTube Channel!! Think you can’t have a delicious lunch that’s ridiculously healthy? Think again. […]