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. […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Keto/Paleo Check out my YouTube Channel!! Have you ever watched your kids go from being semi-normal to bat-poo crazy after eating sugar? I have seen my sweet little girl go from rainbows and sunshine to the Exorcist in about five minutes flat after sugar rushes through her system. […]
Oreo Truffle Tarts
Check out my YouTube Channel!! I don’t know about you, but I can’t get enough of Oreos. It might actually be in my best interest to buy stock in them, because I have probably contributed to a rise in demand for these irresistible cookies. Every time there’s a fresh package in the pantry, it’s been consumed in some type of concoction, and back to the store we go. […]
Pizza Rolls
Check out my YouTube Channel!! When it comes to throwing any sort of social gathering, it’s all about the food. Parties at my house are usually packed with appetizers and some sort of dessert, but the appetizers are where it’s at. […]
Snickerdoodles
Check out my YouTube Channel!! My husband used to buy these cookies by the dozen from the store, and it was always one of those circumstances when I became immediately excited…then frustrated because I knew I’d end up eating half a dozen of them within the first three minutes of their arrival. Who could resist the soft, cinnamon buttery goodness of those cookies topped with the perfect balance of cinnamon and sugar? […]
Cajun Mac ‘n Cheese
Watch the video tutorial of this recipe on YouTube! Does food ignite specific memories for you? I have way too many memories that can be associated with food, whether it’s amazing or downright yucky. […]
Chocolate Chip Scones
Check out my YouTube Channel!! It’s amazing how much your life can change after having kids. A good example would be our movie selections… Back in the stone age (the 80’s), my favorite movie as a 7 year old child was “Coming to America” with Eddie Murphy. Remember that movie? Yeah, that was my favorite movie as a 7 YEAR OLD. Even though I did turn out semi-okay, that kind of movie most definitely will not be played for our 7 year old daughter. She has to be at least 8… (insert sarcasm here) […]
Oreo Cheesecake Showstopper
Check out my YouTube Channel!! Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, unable to go back to sleep? Sometimes I’d rather be sleeping, but that’s when an idea pops in my head that makes me want to start baking a massive dessert at 3am. That happens to everyone… Right? […]
Smothered Cheese Fries
Click HERE to watch the video of this recipe! When you go to a restaurant, are there certain items that you look for in particular? The appetizer section of the menu always grabs me by the face, refusing to let me go until it is shown some love. In particular, I’m always up for some good cheese fries. […]
Lactation Cookies
Check out my YouTube channel!! After giving birth to my daughter, my sister-in-law made these cookies for me. I laughed at the thought of them actually helping my milk supply, but they really did…and I had absolutely NO problem eating at least 4 of them a day. I was pretty disappointed when I ran out, and fussed at my husband if I caught him eating one. […]
Creamy Baked Mac ‘n Cheese
Gluten-Free Check out my YouTube channel!! Mac n’ cheese seems to be the “it” thing for a lot kids. Most kids not only like it, but they go absolutely bonkers for it. My kids fall into that category. […]
Brownie Truffle Pie
Check out my YouTube channel!! Flipping through recipe books when you’re hungry is like begging someone to hold a chocolate bar in front of your face while dieting. It’s cruel and unusual punishment, yet I find myself doing this on a regular basis. Too many times I’ve slammed the book shut and fussed at myself for the self-inflicted torture. Sometimes I wonder if that’s the real dessert in the pictures though, because it looks like an oasis in a desert since I want to eat the page itself. I can’t be the only one who does this… […]
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Check out my YouTube Channel!! My most popular freezer meal, Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole, was inspired by one of my favorite chicken dishes of all time- the original Chicken Cordon Bleu itself, in all its glory. […]
Triple Grilled Cheese
Check out my YouTube Channel!! “Chef” is one of those movies I can watch over and over again. Jon Favreau is one of my favorite actors, the movie is full of humor and good-hearted fun, and OH MY GOSH THE FOOD. Several scenes make me want to eat; chocolate lava cake, pasta, andouille sausage, cuban sandwiches, brisket, beignets, and too many other items that look delicious but I have no idea what they’re called because I’m too busy drooling over them to pay attention to what they are. One scene stuck out. […]