Caldo de Pollo {Mexican Chicken Soup} is a quick and easy Mexican inspired chicken soup full of potatoes, corn, fire-roasted tomatoes, zucchini, shredded cabbage, peppers, and onions. My version would make any Mexican Abuela proud! What is Caldo de Pollo? Caldo de Pollo is what regular chicken soup is to the American diet. What Matzo…
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Shrimp Ceviche
Shrimp Ceviche includes jumbo shrimp marinated in a spicy tomato based sauce. Tossed with jalapenos, cucumbers, onions, avocados, cilantro, and tomatoes. This has become one of my favorite appetizers, or a quick and healthy snack. Since Summer moved away for college I’ve been able to enjoy all of my favorite seafood recipes. I often make…
Beef and Vegetable Soup
Tender and hearty chunks of beef slow cooked in a fire roasted tomato based broth. Beef and Vegetable Soup is a quick and easy meal that will warm you up during the cold winter months. Beef and Vegetable Soup If you haven’t noticed I’ve been making lots of cold weather foods lately? Just last week…
Southern Pinto Beans with Ham Shanks
Southern Pinto Beans has long been a family favorite recipe! Pinto beans are soaked overnight then slow cooked with a meaty ham shank. You can use ham hocks, but I find the shank to be much meatier. Not a fan of Pinto Beans? You can try my Slow Cooker Red Beans and/or my Black Eyed…
Curry Fried Rice with Perdue Farms Chicken
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Perdue Farms. The opinions and text are all mine. Curry Fried Rice with Perdue Farms Chicken is loaded with peas, carrots, and scrambled eggs. If quick and comforting is your goal during busy days, this Curry Fried Rice is a must make! Curry Fried…
Steak Salad with Blue Cheese Buttermilk Dressing
Hey y’all, hey! I am so excited about sharing my Steak Salad with Blue Cheese Buttermilk Dressing recipe today! Everyone who knows me know how much I love a fresh salad. I get really excited when it’s salad making time. I feel like a new masterpiece is in the process of happening. Summer thinks I…
Fried Chicken Sandwich Asian Style
Who hasn’t heard about the cult following of Popeye’s Fried Chicken Sandwich? I decided to create a Fried Chicken Sandwich Asian Style! Crispy chicken, marinated and fried to perfection with an Asian slaw that adds the perfect crunch and twist to this delicious sandwich. All of this goodness placed on a buttery, toasted bun. I…
Crab Cakes with Shrimp
These Crab Cakes with Shrimp are a family favorite recipe! This classic crab cake recipe has been updated to include lots of shrimp, buttery Ritz crackers, parsley, and spices. I am so excited about two things today! First, my Crab Cakes with Shrimp! Yes, I love a good seafood cake. Crab cakes are my favorite!…
Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MarinadesWithMazola #MakeItWithHeart #CollectiveBias I am super excited to be partnering with Mazola® Corn Oil sharing one of my favorite lighter grilling recipes! My Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs are a family favorite! I love cooking quick and easy better for…
A&W® Root Beer 100th Anniversary BBQ
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AWMemories I’m super excited to have been invited to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of A&W® Root Beer! What better way to celebrate than to throw an A&W Root Beer 100th Anniversary BBQ? Great drinks, wonderful food, and family…
Garlic Butter Shrimp
Today I am sharing with y’all one of my quick and easy appetizers. Garlic Butter Shrimp smothered in a spicy Asian style sauce! I use to order something similar at an Asian restaurant in California years ago. The restaurant has since closed down but I still have the best memories of eating there. It’s a…
Sweet Biscuits with Strawberry Jam
I love a fresh hot biscuit y’all! I grew up making these Sweet Biscuits with Strawberry Jam with my mama. My mama used to make fresh biscuits all of the time. Not only are these sweet biscuits easy to make my Strawberry Jam is even easier. All I did was take fresh strawberries and cooked…
Shrimp Alfredo
It’s Shrimp Alfredo time!!!! I love making fresh Alfredo for my family. Alfredo has always been one of my favorite dishes, which is why over the past 25 plus years I’ve worked on mastering the recipe. Over the years I’ve experimented with everything from different cheeses to replacing some of the cream with Greek yogurt….
Fried Chicken Salad
It’s salad time and I am making one of my all-time favorite salads! Fried Chicken Salad y’all! Yes, that’s FRIED CHICKEN! I would like to take credit for this fried chicken goodness but it’s actually one of the salads I would always order when I went out to eat. I ate this salad for years…
Nacho Fry Bar with McCain Foods
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of McCain Foods. The opinions and text are all mine. #MyMcCainPotatoes #CollectiveBias It’s time to get game day ready! With the help of my local Walmart and the generosity of McCain® foods I am about to create a huge game day worthy spread! Canadian based…
Smoked Shrimp Boil
I’ll just start out by saying this is a must make recipe! If you’re a spicy seafood lover my Smoked Shrimp Boil is the perfect recipe to make. It’s so simple and goes together in minutes. The smoker does all of the work for you! Yes, I am quite aware that a shrimp “boil” is…
Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Fricassee
Today I made one of my, what I would call quick sauces. Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Fricassee is one of those dishes I can put together in about thirty minutes. The sauce is so delicious it will have you thinking it’s been cooking all day. This is one of those dishes I grew up eating….
Picnic Macaroni Salad
For those of you planning out your Easter menu I have the perfect salad for you to make! My Picnic Macaroni Salad is my easy go to dish whenever I’m in the mood for a creamy pasta salad. I love a good pasta salad. Here’s the links to my Italian Pasta Salad, Greek Pasta Salad,…
Keto Brussels Sprouts
Okay keto friends and fans. I have the perfect keto recipe for you. My Keto Brussels Sprouts are all that and more… I’ve received numerous request to create Keto recipes. I heard ya’ and I will give you what you’ve asked for. Grant it I do have keto recipes on the blog. I just didn’t…
Loaded Potato Casserole
Chunky potatoes, loads of cheese, and lots of bacon make this quick and easy Loaded Potato Casserole one of my family’s favorite side dishes! If you’re looking for a quick and easy side dish for Easter dinner? My Loaded Potato Casserole is not only easy to make it’s delicious y’all! Heads up! Double the recipe…
