Spicy White Bean Dip W/Sriracha

Have you ever read the description of a dish or read the ingredient list and you just knew it was going to be good? I do that all time.  Like when I check out the recipe for a chocolate cake and I see the words sour cream, cocoa, coffee, ganache, and vanilla….

Spicy Chicken Tacos

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GrillWithATwist #CollectiveBiasYes, these amazing tacos are as good as they look and YES, they are healthier than you think! Score! The above dish is actually vegetarian, thanks to a little help from MorningStar Farms! I…

Quick Chicken-Asparagus Lettuce Wraps

Spring has sprung here in South Carolina and like everyone else, our house is excited! For me, this is doubly so ever since I found out I can grow asparagus. When we moved to the south, we decided to stick to our family dream and purchase land.  A parcel of property large…

Carnita Nachos W/Chipotle-Lime Crema

So.  There is this big game coming up.  Maybe you have heard of it.  Its called the Super Bowl. I only mention it because I happened to be visiting some hardcore football fans the weekend the competing teams were selected and I actually witnessed the games.   Not being a huge sports…

Tri-Melon Salad W/Honey & Lime

There really is no other way to say this: This stuff is awesome. Not much in the way of frills.  It just takes something really great (three kinds of summer melons) and takes it up a smidge to make it spectacular. And contrary to my usual rants, I am not exaggerating! You…

Carrot & Ginger Rice W/Lime

A year or two ago, a good friend of mine told me that even though she cooked all kinds of recipes from this blog, she spent the most time finding side dishes and new ways to cook vegetables than anything else.  This was kind of interesting to me and I thought about…

Sweet Potato Fries & Pepper Lime Mayo

I love love love sharing recipes like this with you. I love them because they take something as simple and humble as baked sticks of sweet potatoes and elevates them to a side dish or snack that you remember.  Like the difference between wearing a little black dress on a date with…

Peanut Noodles

When it comes right down to it, the fact that this dish has a no-cook sauce and that I can make it entirely in the blender…well…that is really what drew me to it originally.  After I made it once, it was the flavor that drew me in.  The second time I made…

Strawberry-Avocado Salad W/Honey Lime Vinaigrette

I had this recipe in mind to share with you from the beginning of this blogs creation and for reasons I don’t quite understand, I just have never gotten around to it.  My bad. Please don’t judge the recipe by the simple picture above.  The lettuce combo I happened to have in…

Black Bean Salsa

If you happen to be looking for a new recipe for the upcoming sporting event this weekend, well, your search is over.  For me personally, it is less about the actual game (I don’t even know who is playing) or the halftime show (the last time I watched it Janet Jackson had…

Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

So here I am sitting at the computer, ready to fill this blank page with what I hope you all see as witty and inspiring words to encourage all of you to get in your kitchens and cook.  Well…maybe not witty, but hopefully inspiring… Yup!  My kids are occupied watching a movie-The…

Baja Fish Tacos

I confess.  If you had asked me, oh say, ten or twelve years ago, if I liked fish tacos, my answer would have been a very firm “No.”  The fact that I had never had a fish taco at that time would have been irrelevant.  I am from Minnesota you see, and we…

Guacamole

Hola!  It was a Mexican Fiesta this weekend at our house and here is the guacamole recipe I promised you!  I also made shredded beef tacos with spicy sour cream, salsa, and mexican rice.  We had carrot cake for dessert (my husband’s FAVorite-although not exactly fitting for our Latin theme!) and all I…

Garden Salsa: Fast, Easy, Fresh!

As I have previously mentioned, Mexican food is not my favorite cuisine. My husband does not share this opinion. Also, his birthday was this week.  Do you know what this means?  It means that I suck it up and make him Mexican food because I love him more than I hate cilantro….

Strawberry Watermelon Cooler

Memorial Day is over and sadly, it is back to reality for most of us.  But you can prolong that easy, relaxin’ feeling with this drink. Its smooth.  Its sweet.  Its delightfully refreshing.  And just in case you needed one more reason, it is good for you and uses up all the…