Well Seth is out in the field again for a few days this week, and my two best friends are visiting from North Carolina this weekend, so I am using these Seth-less days to blog in advance so I can hang out with my friends while they are here. It has been a crazy few days in the kitchen! Three recipes in two days - cooked, photographed, and blogged - whew! And my man isn't here to eat everything, so ...
Crock Pot Pepper Beef Stew
It has been absolutely FREEZING in Georgia this week! Well, freezing compared to the sixty degree winter we've had so far this year. I've been spoiled...spoiled bad. Next winter we will be in Kansas, and I'm pretty sure it will be nowhere near sixty degrees in February...so I'm trying to enjoy it while I can! This stew was the perfect meal to counteract the bitterly cold weather we have been ...
Pimento Cheese Turkey Sliders
Oh my GOSH these are delicious. They are so, so, so flavorful and have so many different textures going on. It is the perfect bite. You have the soft potato roll, the crunch from the bottom of the toasted bun, the crisp bite from the arugula and onion, creamy deliciousness from the pimento cheese, and then a juicy flavor explosion from the slider. Chew that amazing mouthful and repeat. A million ...
Spicy Tuna Roll
Valentine's Day 2015 was a big hit. It was seriously one of the best days EVER! It started out with my awesome husband making me one of my favorite breakfasts (egg in a hole), included a lunch date, homemade card, super adorable gift, and ended with...wait for it...homemade sushi!! Sushi is my absolute-complete-over-the-top-by-far-most-favorite-food-of-all-time-no-comparison. I could eat it for ...
Pan Fried Dumplings with Soy Chili Peanut Sauce
So last night Seth and I were watching "New Girl" and we were on that episode in season three when Coach is trying to convince Nick to start working out. For the first five minutes of the episode, it shows Nick eating dumplings from a Chinese restaurant down the street, and Coach keeps asking him "Do you want to be a do-er or a dumplinger??". We were laying there watching this episode and craving ...
Quinoa Fried Rice
Fried rice makes me think of lazy evenings with my husband when we decide to go grab takeout instead of cooking at home. We get up, drive a few blocks down the street to the best takeout place ever (probably isn't good that we have an awesome takeout place right down the street) and pick up our food, take it home, open up the fried rice box, and attempt to divvy it out onto plates and spill little ...
Chicken and Leek Pot Pie with Black Pepper Crust
Is there anything more comforting than chicken pot pie? I grew up eating this meal all the time so in my mind it's just pure, nostalgic, comfort food. So this version is a little different than the one I grew up eating...it is lightened up a bit, only has one crust, and includes a leek, shallot, and a few cloves of garlic to give the filling an even more delicious flavor. This pie made me so ...
Spicy Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
Everything about this soup is just heavenly. The soup itself is slightly spicy from the pepper flakes, a little creamy from the Greek yogurt, smoky from the roasted peppers and fire roasted tomatoes, and hearty from the pureed vegetables. It is literally perfect! And the grilled cheese croutons just give it that little extra salty, cheesy bite. I am really excited about this recipe...it has the ...
Mexican Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice baked potatoes...they are seriously some of the best things you can possibly eat. One of my all time faves. Well, this Mexican version is a different and equally delicious take on the classic twice baked potato. Instead of using bacon, it uses lean ground beef that is seasoned with taco spices. It uses Greek yogurt as a substitute for the cream you would usually use to mash the potatoes in ...
30 Minute One Pot White Chicken Chili
"This chili is way too delicious to be done in 30 minutes"...is what you would think after trying this yummy recipe. But it is true...perfect white chicken chili...one pot...thirty minutes. Bam. This chili is so easy! But the flavors are just amazing. The chili powder and cumin give it an authentic taste, and the lime just brings it to a-whole-nother level. I've never made "white" chili before ...