Month: April 2014

My earliest memory in the kitchen:

My earliest memory in the kitchen:

with my momma and some cake batter… I must have been 3 or 4…

Jalapeño Ginger Honey-Seared Flat Iron Steaks = YUM.

Jalapeño Ginger Honey-Seared Flat Iron Steaks = YUM.

 Flat Iron steak is quickly becoming my favorite cut of beef.

I have a weakness for babies…

I have a weakness for babies…

especially furry babies.

Cream Cheese Verde Chicken Enchiladas

Cream Cheese Verde Chicken Enchiladas

Cream Cheese Verde Chicken Enchiladas — This recipe needs to go on your menu this week. It is fairly simple – the only tricky part is warming the tortillas in the skillet while thickening the sauce in a pan. The trickiness is simplified by lining 

Tip of the Week

Tip of the Week

I can’t remember exactly when I started using this little trick – I bet I was out of cooking spray and desperate ((a crying baby or 2 may have been involved)), but every time I do this I am reminded of how handy this little 

Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Eat your carrots… cake NomNoms!!

Easter is around the corner and carrot cake seems like an obvious dessert to be making…but what about carrot cake for a HEALTHY breakfast??

TV dinner, in a jar?

TV dinner, in a jar?

How cute are these individual pot pies?!

A little story about a plant…

A little story about a plant…

and regeneration and forgiveness.

<p>One for the <strike>record</strike> recipe books!!</p> Asparagus, Spring Peas & Bacon with Pappardelle in a White Wine Cream Sauce

One for the record recipe books!!

Asparagus, Spring Peas & Bacon with Pappardelle in a White Wine Cream Sauce

I recently acquired 1/2 lb. thick-cut applewood smoked bacon. I am not going to tell you how —

It’s more about the year than the food

It’s more about the year than the food

The last few recipes I have shared have been birthed out of the season of life I find myself in – ‘busy’. Life seems pretty bossy these days, more about what I have to do than what I want to do — or is it 

That’s fast enough!!

That’s fast enough!!

When I was little, I remember hearing a joke about a chubby kid riding in a convertible with his daddy…do you remember that joke??

Manicotti dinner at home — on the Busy-EST night of the week??

Manicotti dinner at home — on the Busy-EST night of the week??

Whew! By the middle of the week things start to get hectic in my 6 human home. Some days, I am only home for 30 minutes and I need to make use of every minute! Sometimes the pressure cooker saves the day, others it’s the slow-cooker