Our cheesy Chicken and Potato Casserole is loaded with hearty flavor. Made with tender chicken, creamy potatoes, savory veggies, and plenty of cheese, this makes the perfect comfort food casserole to feed your family. When I’m in the mood for comfort food it’s hard to beat a cheesy, hearty casserole! It’s the perfect choice when
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Baked Gnocchi
We took pillowy soft gnocchi and baked it up into a saucy, bubbly concoction of hearty meat sauce and piles of melty mozzarella and ricotta cheese. Our Baked Gnocchi is ready in about 40 minutes for a quick, simple, and hearty weeknight meal! Let’s talk about busy nights. I mean, no. Let’s actually not talk
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Buffalo Chicken Flatbread
This Buffalo Chicken Flatbread is a simple, spicy way to get dinner on the table! Loaded with tender chicken tossed in buffalo sauce, a cream cheese and ranch base, and plenty of cheese all on top of flatbread! Let me just be honest for a second here – I’m not a huge blue cheese kind
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Baja Shrimp Tacos
Our Baja Shrimp Tacos start with chili lime shrimp, a homemade slaw made with freshly shredded cabbage, and a drizzle of our creamy chipotle sauce. Everything gets topped off with pickled onions and fresh slices of jalapeno for a taco that packs a punch! Y’all know how we feel about tacos around here and yeah,
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Creamy Chipotle Sauce
This creamy chipotle sauce recipe is made with a mix of mayo & sour cream with lime juice and spicy chipotle sauce! If you love the Taco Bell creamy chipotle sauce, you’ll love our fresh homemade version even more! I’m a sucker for a dip or drizzle of sauce and you’ll often find me ordering
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Flank Steak with Chimichurri
This Flank Steak with Chimichurri starts with a juicy citrus marinated flank steak grilled to perfection, then sliced into strips, and served with cilantro chimichurri sauce! The cilantro chimichurri adds the perfect zippy flavor to this tender flank steak. We absolutely love steak in this house, especially when it’s taken a nice soak in a
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Greek Turkey Meatballs
My Greek turkey meatballs are made with lean turkey, fresh spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, Panko, feta cheese and a flavorful Greek seasoning! These make the perfect little dinner and they’re ready in just 25 minutes! If you were here in the early days of this blog, you probably got a little overwhelmed with the amount of
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Cowboy Caviar
This Cowboy Caviar recipe is a flavorful and colorful Tex-Mex salad (or dip!) made with beans, veggies, and a tangy homemade dressing! Ever heard of Cowboy Caviar? It’s a flavorful dip or side dish that’s loaded with beans, sweet corn, sweet and spicy peppers, and onion and then it’s all tossed in a vibrant dressing
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Chipotle Ranch Dressing
Our creamy Chipotle Ranch Dressing is packed with fresh herbs and smoky chipotle peppers for a salad dressing (or dip!) with a kick. Perfect for drizzling over a green salad, dipping fresh veggies or tortilla chips, and it even makes a great marinade for grilled chicken. You all know I have a thing for homemade
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Margherita Flatbread
This Margherita flatbread pizza with fresh basil, mozzarella, and tomato is light, healthy, and a simple way to enjoy fresh Italian flavors! Perfect with fresh summer tomatoes! We planted seven tomato plants this year for the three of us that live in this house. Seems like a reasonable amount considering I’m the only one here
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Cilantro Lime Dressing
Our Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing packs in bold, fresh flavors that are perfect for drizzling over a taco salad, dipping a crispy taco, or drizzled over avocado toast! I’ve officially become one of those snobby salad people that just isn’t interested in eating a salad covered in bottled salad dressing. I mean, I’ll do it
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Greek Turkey Burgers
Our Greek Turkey Burgers turn out so juicy and flavorful, thanks to the spinach, feta, and sun-dried tomatoes mixed with the ground turkey. Toss these on the grill or cook them in a skillet or the air fryer for an easy, tasty burger! I’ve always been a huge fan of Mexican and Italian cuisines, but
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Chicken Caesar Wraps
These fresh and flavorful Chicken Caesar Wraps are the portable, handheld way to enjoy the healthy goodness of a Caesar salad! Made with our homemade Caesar dressing for max flavor, loaded with seasoned chicken and crispy croutons, and always a crowd pleaser! There are a couple of ways to get me excited about a salad
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken and Gnocchi
This creamy Tuscan chicken and gnocchi recipe has the bright, bold flavors of sun-dried tomatoes in a creamy sauce that coats each bite of tender gnocchi and chicken. This one dish dinner is ready in 30 minutes! I was a mom with two kids before I had ever even heard of gnocchi and now I’m
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Easy Refried Beans
These easy refried beans taste just like the ones from the local Mexican restaurant! These are such a simple but filling side dish and they’re ready in about 20 minutes! Have you ever tried to photograph refried beans? It looks like…well…a pile of brown mush. Not the most photographic food out there, but I did
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Lemon Pepper Chicken Marinade
This lemon pepper chicken marinade is just what you need to infuse chicken breast or thighs with zesty lemon, pepper, and garlic flavor! Tender and juicy chicken is so easy when you start with our flavorful marinade! Based on my experience, everyone loves chicken and we’re all looking for more ways to get it on
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Hummus Wrap
Our easy Hummus Wrap is loaded with crispy, flavorful veggies, a sprinkling of sunflower seeds, and your favorite hummus. This makes a great lunch, is fresh and flavorful, and is my go-to wrap when I need something light and healthy. You know after vacation how you just come home feeling like you need to eat
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Jalapeno Cheddar Dutch Oven Bread
This homemade jalapeno cheddar Dutch oven bread is soft on the inside with an irresistible chewy crust, savory and spicy, and is perfect for serving up with a smear of butter or homemade soup! If you’ve never made homemade bread before, this dutch oven bread is an easy place to start! You’ll have artisanal bread
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Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
These crispy air fryer Brussels sprouts are tossed in a honey, garlic, and soy sauce mix with a little red pepper for a kick! Ah, Brussels sprouts. The green vegetable that everyone loves to hate on… I’m fairly certain that Brussels sprouts got a bad rap because people often boil them and then just…eat them.
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Greek Roasted Potatoes (Oven or Air Fryer Method!)
Try these Greek roasted potatoes, crispy on the outside, fluffy inside, and tossed in bright, bold Greek flavors thanks to my homemade Greek dressing and our favorite seasoning blend! (Air Fryer and Oven instructions!) I’m fairly new to the world of Greek food, having just discovered how much I adore the combination of lemon, olive
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