What's Cinco De Mayo without a little (or a lot) of Tequila!? And of course, dessert is most definitely not a place to skimp on the margarita happiness that is May 5th. Leading up to the holiday, I knew I wanted to make a fun dinner and dessert. No joke, I spent hours looking for … Continue reading Cinco De Mayo Margarita Cupcakes
There are a couple wonderful things about this dish: -It's healthy and actually quite nutritious -It comes together so quickly and easily, perfect for a busy weeknight dinner -It tastes absolutely delicious, and left overs are even better But most importantly.... -There's only ONE dish to clean!!! If there's one thing we love in this … Continue reading Chicken Sausage Sweet Potato Bake
For years now I've been trying to get Conor to eat salmon. I've offered it up for dinner many times, yet it always gets turned down. Finally I just went for it (while he was out flying and didn't have a say in dinner that night), and made this awesome Maple Crusted Salmon recipe. … Continue reading Maple Crusted Salmon
It seems we have started an Easter tradition down here in Florida. This time last year, we had just barely moved here with our friends and none of us had really gotten the chance to meet new people yet or find other things to do on Easter. So, the four of us got together and … Continue reading Easter Treats
We had a busy weekend filled with delicious, yet not so healthy, meals and treats- which left us craving our fruit and veggie filled smoothies this morning. I had also fallen a bit behind on my 2017 Cooking Challenge of cooking a new recipe each week- between busy work schedules and a visit from my … Continue reading Busy Weekend Recipes
These Blueberry Apricot Breakfast Bars are a perfect, all natural, alternative to your processed Chewy Bars or any other granola bar you'd find at your local supermarket. The raw honey and dried fruits in these bars provide a perfect amount of a natural sweet flavor allowing these bars to even be enjoyed as a dessert! … Continue reading Blueberry Apricot Breakfast Bars
It's been exactly one year since we left the flat red dirt roads of Enid, Oklahoma and moved to the white sandy beaches of the Emerald Coast. It has been quite the eventful year, to say the least. Though we loved the experiences we had and the people we met at Vance Air Force Base in … Continue reading One Year In Florida
We had lots of left over ingredients from our Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad the other night, so I put together these awesome Chipotle Shrimp Tacos. Shrimp Tacos have always been a favorite of mine. Growing up, my Dad's Shrimp Tacos were one of my favorite and still are to this day. For anyone who likes a … Continue reading Chipotle Shrimp Tacos
Now that the weather here in Florida has started to warm up a bit, we found ourselves craving one of our favorite summer salads. This Buffalo Chicken Quinoa salad is great as a side dish, or on top of a bed of spinach as an entree. The best part is that this recipe gets better … Continue reading Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad
For Valentines Day I wanted to make something extra special, from scratch, to surprise Conor and to complete week one of my cooking/baking challenge. I saw a recipe for this Chocolate Raspberry cake and knew that this was it! Conor's a BIG chocolate lover, while I'm more of a fruit person, so this was the perfect … Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Cake
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