Alright people, this chili is a family legend, and my in-laws have gracefully granted me permission to share it on the blog. It started with my husband's second cousins, Led and Connie. This was their chili recipe initially, and they would make it for the kids at a camp they ran every year where they live in Colorado. It eventually got passed down to my mother and father-in-law, Rhonda and Ed, ...
Meal Prep Quinoa and Black Bean Burrito Bowls
Let me just paint a quick picture for you here, friends. It's a busy week day, whether you are at home or at work, and before you know it, your stomach is grumbling, you look at the clock, and it's already lunch time. You scan your mind for what you have in your fridge/what you brought to work for lunch, and - ding! - you remember that you did an awesome, wonderful thing for yourself and meal ...
One Pot Steak Fajita Pasta
Are you proud of me for taking such a long break from one pot pastas?? I was getting redundant there a while ago and decided to take a little one-pot pasta reprive and not over do it...which...can you actually do? I mean, does one ever actually get enough of one pot pastas?? They are basically the best and most efficient dinners ever. All your stuff, pasta included, cooks in one pot. How do up ...
Chipotle Chicken Chili
Let's go to a chili crawl and eat allllllll tha chilis. Have you ever heard of a chili crawl? I hadn't heard of one until this past weekend when there was one going on in town. Basically all the restaurants in this one area all made chili, and you would go from restaurant to restaurant trying the different variations and voting for the best one. Doesn't that sound like fun?! In my wildest ...
10 Minute Black Bean Hummus
When I was in North Carolina last month, my friends and I went out to this brewery where we ordered a few (by "few" I mean four) orders of their amazing black bean hummus. I was so in love with this stuff...I immediately wrote it down in my phone to recreate for a blog post! It is similar to a classic hummus, but there is another layer of flavor and texture present from the black beans. So ...
Skinny Vegetarian Enchiladas
Hello, friends! It's been a while. And this is not because I didn't set out time throughout the weekend and week to cook/blog. You know how much it sucks to be super excited about a recipe and then it not turn out well? A "fail recipe" as most people call it? Well guess how many I have had in a row? Three. THREE!!!!!! Before I got this new job, I would just pick something else to ...
Huevos Rancheros with Grilled Salsa Verde
Soooo...the vet. I talked here about how we had a vet appointment for Boone a few days ago, and we had to put him on a heavy sedative so he wouldn't freak out when we got there (like he always does). Before we went got the the vet he was completely out - super super super tired. Like to the point where he could barely get up on the couch. But right when we got there he fully woke up again ...
Healthy, Cheesy Taco Skillet
I hope you guys had an AMAAAZZZINNNGGGG 4th of July! Ours was filled with lots of red, white, and blue clothes, carnival games and food, amazing fireworks, a few beers, and - unfortunately - sunburns. 'Muuuurrriiccaaaaaa. So...this Taco Skillet. There are so. many. things. I want to say about this dish...first of all, it is probably in my top three favorite things I've ever put on The ...
Chicken Enchiladas with Greek Yogurt Sauce
I have not been very good about posting recipes this week! Seth has been out in the field since last Monday, so on Wednesday I flew to Washington to visit with my adorable baby niece again and got back late last night. I am absolutely spoiling myself by seeing her twice within one month. I meant to post a few recipes while I was there, but I couldn't stand not spending as much time with her (and ...
Black Bean and Quinoa Burgers with Roasted Jalapeno Ranch
These burgers are just as good as a beef burger. Maybe even better! The seasonings in the patty make this burger so delicious. I read somewhere a looong time ago that using cumin in vegetarian cooking is a good trick because it makes things taste meatier...I could have dreamed that, but I swear I remember reading it somewhere. So because of this (possibly fake) trick, I use cumin when I am making ...