I recently spoke with you about my collaboration with CookingPlanit and Formaggio Cheese. Well folks, today is the big day. The official start of the CookingPlanit Formaggio Mozzarella Cheese Challenge (entry information below). People, we have cheese!!! The wonderful people at Formaggio Cheese sent me all kinds of Mozzarella cheeses. Yes, I have a big…
Korean Bulgogi Grilled Steak Kabobs with Yellow Rice Pilaf
The sun is shining and it’s grilling time! My Korean Bulgogi Grilled Steak Kabobs with Yellow Rice Pilaf is the perfect welcome to Summer dish. I am in love with Bulgogi. My first taste of Bulgogi Steak came in the form of a beautiful taco. Yes people, this was the best taco I’ve ever eaten….
Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich
It’s a Slow Cooker kind of day! I wanted to create a hearty meal that would fill these folks up in this house. I also didn’t want to dirty any dishes and my Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich accomplished all of that and more! As most of you’ve been made aware of this past year,…
Chinese Chicken Salad with Wonton Croutons
It’s salad time, again! I love salads and I try to make one everyday. Often I make two salads in a day but my family recently started a salad revolt against me. The rumor around my house is, I eat too much salad and soup but I am not one to gossip so you didn’t…
Cooking Planit and Formaggio Cheese Recipe Challenge and Giveaway!
I’m excited to tell you about a giveaway I’ll be running with CookingPlanit and Formaggio Cheese, and it’s starting today! Three lucky winners with the tastiest cheese-centric recipes will be awarded a Formaggio Cheese basket along with a 5-piece cheese knife set. You may very well have the winning recipe – your famous lasagna, a…
Chicken Kabobs Greek Style with Feta Rice & Tzatziki
Greek Chicken Kabobs are one of my most popular dishes in this house! My family and I are addicted to Greek food, yes addicted. I can’t go a week without cooking something Greek and it’s always Greek Chicken or Spanakopita, which is a Greek Spinach Pie. My family also love kabobs, which is why…
Zone Perfect Blog Forward Challenge!
Hey folks remember months ago I mentioned that I was a lucky ZonePerfect Blog Forward Challenger? Yes, that challenge. Well all is going great! I am down 40 lbs. YEP, BIG 4-0. And you know that I love food. But I’ve made some real big changes. Not only do I enjoy my ZonePerfect bars as…
Grilled Fish Tacos with Sriracha Sour Cream
It’s grilling time folks, and my Grilled Fish Tacos with Sriracha Sour Cream are the perfect hot weather dish! Actually, I live in the desert so pretty much everyday is grilling day. I am highly prepared this summer to make Grilled Fish Tacos whenever I want with my collection of outdoor cooking equipment. I have…
Hot Jalapeno Onion Cheese Dip
Happy Memorial Day! It’s such a beautiful sunny day and although I have yet to decide what I am going to cook for my family today, I did decide that dip must always be part of any holiday meal. My Jalapeno Onion Cheese dip is not only delicious it’s Jalapeno Onion Cheese dip perfection. My…
Meaty Slow Cooker Sunday Ragu with Roast
I love Slow Cooker Sunday Ragu! You’re probably wondering exactly what is Sunday Ragu? Well, in my house it’s a big pot of pasta sauce that has been cooked all day, low and slow. The slow cooker is the perfect kitchen gadget to make all your ragu dreams come true! I make Slow Cooker Sunday…
Roasted Chicken Tortilla Soup
I’ve discussed numerous times in the past my love, i.e. obsession with Mexican food. I must inform you about one of my favorite Mexican dishes, Roasted Chicken Tortilla Soup! This isn’t just my favorite tortilla soup, it’s the best tortilla soup I’ve ever eaten. You can make tortilla soup numerous ways, you can make my…
Burritos California Style, Loaded with Cheese, French Fries, & Guacamole
I will always be a California gal in my heart. I was raised in California, which means, I grew up eating some of the best burritos in the world. Next to the south, California has some of the best food you will ever taste! The fact that California is so diverse, affords residents and visitors…
Sweet & Spicy Tamarind Ginger Roasted Chicken
I just made the perfect Sunday Roasted Chicken dish! Well, at least that’s what my daughter said when she ate it. Baby Girl’s exact words were “Ma’ this is the best chicken I’ve ever tasted!” Yes, she said that, and I didn’t even have to pay her. I took beautiful chicken thighs, breast would work…
Buffalo Chicken Biscuit Popovers
I love all things spicy! I could eat spicy food everyday, actually I do eat spicy food everyday. I put hot sauce on almost all my food. If I am not eating hot sauce then I am using chili powder or cayenne pepper! My Buffalo Chicken is not only spicy, but when you add the…
Gooey Cookie Dough Smores
Who doesn’t love oozy, gooey, S’mores? Think about it, melted chocolate, gooey marshmallows, graham crackers.Doesn’t that just remind you of childhood? Well, it reminds me of camping.No, I am not big into camping, because hey, I don’t like bugs. I love the outdoors, but in a cabin, with a bathroom, and a shower, preferably with…
Buffalo Chicken Biscuit Empanadas, Easy & Quick
Hey people, I found a way to make some quick, cheesy, easy Buffalo Chicken Empanadas! I am looking in the fridge and I am like, should I freeze my leftover slow cooker buffalo chicken? Yes, I couldn’t believe it, that in this house we actually had leftover chicken! But guess what, not only do I…
Grilled Sriracha Chicken Wings
The sun is shining, which means it’s grilling time! I love chicken wings, and I really love Grilled Sriracha Chicken Wings. I must admit, I am a grilling mama! Actually, I am a barbeque, smoking, grilling mama! Yes, I grill year round, rain or shine. My Grilled Sriracha Chicken Wings are spicy with a little…
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Samosas
I love samosas!!!! Who doesn’t love a hot, crunchy, spicy, packet of pure food joy? Samosas are Indian crunch pockets, at least that’s what I call them. I usually make samosas with potato and peas, yes, vegetarian. Here is a link for my veggie samosas on my other blog. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned…
Grilled Jamaican Jerk Shrimp with Mango Chutney
If you want a quick meal that’s spicy and full of flavor, Jamaican Jerk Shrimp is that dish! I always make Jamaican Jerk Chicken, it’s a family favorite. Due to Baby Girl’s seafood allergy, I save the shrimp for special occasions for Big Goo and I.I believe I mentioned in the past that Baby Girl…
Arroz Con Pollo (Rice with Chicken)
Arroz Con Pollo or as we like to call it in my house, baked chicken with rice or baked rice with chicken. Regardless of what you call it, you must make this dish. The key to this dish is browning the chicken. Grant it, I did brown the chicken in bacon grease with a little…
