This tasty Roasted Poblano and Corn Chowder recipe is the ultimate way to jazz up corn chowder! Made with fresh ingredients like roasted poblano peppers, bacon, potatoes and of course, corn, this recipe is one you will want to make time and time again for a warm and wonderful dinner option. Corn chowder is always a welcome sight at meal time, but this recipe ...
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Top 5 soups for Fall
The beginning of Fall begs for soup. Those first cool days and even cooler nights are practically made for curling yourself around a comforting, steaming bowl of goodness. Soups are economical and generally pretty easy to put together. Ever since the kids changed their mind about the goodness of soup a couple of years ago, soup is on the regular Fall/Winter dinner rotation. So ...
Chipotle Roast Beef Wrap
) The small catering business that I ran up until the beginning of this year seems like a million years ago now. All of those early mornings and long days and nights toiling away in the kitchen to get ready for some breakfast or lunch or dinner the next day were a lot of hard work. I prided myself on making anything that I could from scratch. I made my own bread, dressings, ...
Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Sauce
Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Sauce are a perfect weeknight meal that can be made ahead or even stashed in the freezer for busy days. Flour tortillas are stuffed with fresh chicken and cilantro and covered in a flavorful tomato and chile sauce. There are times in our lives when we come to realize just how much this “adulthood” thing really stinks. At this point in my ...
Italian Pressed Sandwiches
Italian Pressed Sandwiches are an easy way to make your lunch ahead of time. Whip up these savory sandwiches today and pack them in your lunchbox tomorrow! They make great party sandwiches and potluck finger foods too! We have been preparing for moving day for a month now. For weeks we have been packing boxes, peeling bad wall paper, fixing pipes, replacing old electrical ...
Swedish Meatballs
Swedish Meatballs is an easy weeknight dinner that kids of all ages will love! The creamy sauce is easy to put together and perfect over egg noodles with sweet peas! It seems that Back-to-School season is upon us once more. Backpacks and school supplies have been purchased and gym shoes have been procured. The kids are whipping themselves into a frenzy over the speculation ...
Cranberry Pecan Granola
Not long after I began really working within our grocery budget and also being somewhat obsessed with delicious and relatively healthy food, I noticed that my food choices tended to lean toward the more basic ingredients that you would find on shelves of grandmothers everywhere. Oats, flour, nuts, fresh veggies, and so on made a regular appearance on our grocery list. The ...
Parmesan Garlic Roasted Green Beans and Tomatoes
Although I have been without a garden this year I have been enjoying the selection and freshness of our local farmers’ market. And this year’s farmers’ market is even better than last year’s! There is quite a lot to be said for letting someone else grow your vegetables for you. I haven’t pulled a weed all Summer yet I still get to enjoy the flavors that only fresh picked Summer ...
30 Minute Mini Meatloaves
To say that this Summer has been one of rest and relaxation would be a big, fat lie. So far, this particularly hot and muggy season has been nothing but exhausting; new job, new house, new projects, and new routines (if you can call anything in our life right now “routine”). I’m not complaining (ok, maybe a little), everything that has happened has been ...
Spicy Shrimp Gazpacho
The thing is… I never liked tomatoes as a kid. Or cucumbers. Or bell peppers. I also didn’t like spicy things. Something about the self-inflicted pain of hot peppers put me off. I must have been in my teens before I tried actual HOT wings and well into my twenties before I gave all of my most hated vegetables another try. So, up until rather recently, gazpacho never sounded ...
Easy Summer Fruit Cobbler
Easy Summer Fruit Cobbler is a quick and easy way to take advantage of summer's fruits and berries. Feel free to swap out the fruit for whatever you have on hand. Looking for the best Summer fruit cobbler recipe? Your search is over - here is an easy Summer cobbler using fresh fruit. You can't go wrong with this fruit cobbler for a Summer dessert, party food or to ...
Grilled Ribeye Steaks with Blue Cheese Butter
I would venture to say that most hard-working Dads out there don’t get all of the credit they deserve. I mean, they go to work every day to provide for their families only to be tackled by their children as soon as they walk through the door and commanded to then proceed to be the most entertaining toy in the room. My husband in particular must perform the duties of “the fun ...
Sloppy Meatball Joes
I firmly believe that the powers-that-be gave me my daughter so that I would be forced to constantly be creative (He gave me my son to force me to be patient). My young, vivacious look-a-like has some very particular ways of doing things. Ponytails are acceptable, but braids are not. Books are fun but not if Mom picks them out (she will not read A Little Princess no matter how ...
Strawberry Salad with Creamy Poppy seed Dressing
Strawberry Salad with Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing is a simple and elegant salad that makes a delicious lunch or side dish. The dressing is sweet with a little tart finish and pairs well with the sweet strawberries. As we box up all of our belongings and throw our lives into a little more disarray, the world outside marches into my favorite time of year. The landscape is ...
Breakfast Tostada
This breakfast tostada is the perfect food to wipe away that late night or morning hangover. Eggs, beans, avocado all on a crispy tostada tortilla makes this dish a winner! My husband and I just celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We celebrated by heading out to a restaurant we had never tried before (Lockeland Table in East Nashville) which is one of our favorite ...