Fall Spicy Sausage + Pumpkin Soup

Fall Spicy Sausage + Pumpkin Soup You are going to be blow away from the flavors of this soup! They are crazy good. The combination of the smooth and creamy pumpkin and butternut squash, roasted tomatoes and spicy sausage – it just works. Chicken bone broth, garlic, salty Parmesan cheese, spinach and all that fresh […]

Berry Chicken + Cornbread Panzanella Salad

Berry Chicken + Cornbread Panzanella Salad I’m here for all the colorful salads! I mean, just check out those textures, colors and just imagine the flavors! I loved using roasted chicken, day old cornbread croutons, fresh fruit and herbs and a mountain of baby salad greens. I’m hanging on to Summer as long as I […]

Basil Beef and Rice Bowl with Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad

Basil Beef and Rice Bowl with Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad Mouth watering, right?! The beef is so tender, saucy and filled with garlic and ginger. The cucumber and snap pea salad is full of all sorts of flavors and textures – the cold crunches are perfect with a fork full of rice and beef. Don’t […]

One Pan Crispy Ancho Chile Fish Tacos with Quick Corn Salsa

One Pan Crispy Ancho Chile Fish Tacos with Quick Corn Salsa Crispy tacos with tender pan fried cod and peppers all drizzled with a simple cilantro cream and fresh corn and tomato salsa. Basic and the best. PLUS it cooks in one pan. I used a cast iron skillet and just kept the heat on […]

Creamy Caper Sauce with Pan Seared Chicken

Creamy Caper Sauce with Pan Seared Chicken High five for decadent mid week meals! Even though, it’s Thursday – this easy cream sauce comes into in less than 5 minutes and coats the chicken just right. Pan sear the salt and pepper chicken. Set aside and use the same pan with all the drippings to […]

Crispy Apricot Bone-In Chicken with Bone Broth Pan Sauce

Crispy Apricot Bone-In Chicken with Bone Broth Pan Sauce Bone in is better than boneless. Skin on is better than skinless. It’s just my opinion BUT I think I’m right. It’s a good one. Simple, delicious with different layers of flavors and with crispy skinned chicken! The bone in chicken breasts are great – they […]

Nectarine and Cinnamon Vanilla Oat Cookie Bake

Nectarine and Cinnamon Vanilla Oat Cookie Bake Vanilla bean and cinnamon with oat cookie along with seasonally fresh nectarines. SO good. Top it all with vanilla ice cream and serve with fresh mint! It’s a meal – OR dessert! I love a good crumble – love it! BUT I kind of wanted something a little […]

Basil Butter Grilled Salmon + Veggies with Feta Rice

Basil Butter Grilled Salmon + Veggies with Feta Rice This meal has it all. Starting with fresh salmon coated with all the butter and salt. Grilled up perfectly and covered in more butter, fresh basil and blistered cherry tomatoes and Summer zucchini. Salty feta with tender buttery rice with fresh basil and a sprinkle of […]

Quick Peanut Butter Beef and Shishito Pepper Stir Fry

Quick Peanut Butter Beef and Shishito Pepper Stir Fry Mark this as another way to enjoy ground beef. I can’t get over how tasty it is – I mean, melted peanut butter and sweet chili sauce.  Start by charring the peppers in a hot and dry pan – they cook in less than 5 minutes. […]

Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Bake

Buffalo Chicken Spaghetti Squash Bake Creamy gorgonzola sauce, spiced with buffalo sauce and fresh herbs. The chicken and squash are all saucy – you can’t even tell it’s a vegetable. Such a simple recipe for any day of the week! Again I used Covey Rise Farms ground chicken – it’s lean with some fat so there is […]

Quick Smoky Ground Beef Tacos with Creamy Salsa

Quick Smoky Ground Beef Tacos with Creamy Salsa Quick. Easy. Simple. Fast. Cheap. Grab a pound of your favorite ground beef (I like using Five Marys Farms or the best grass fed 80% I can get), spice it up and cook until crispy, then you flip and it’s done. Garnish with everything and extra creamy […]

Sugar Steak with Salty Worcestershire Mushrooms

Sugar Steak with Salty Worcestershire Mushrooms I marinated this gorgeous flank steak in coconut SUGAR. WHAT? Yes, I did. It gives it great color and caramelizes the outside from the heat of the grill. Serve it with this salty Worcestershire sauce – there you have it. The best sweet and salty combination! Give me more […]

Sheet Pan Lemon Chive Butter Chicken

Sheet Pan Lemon Chive Butter Chicken Doesn’t this scream Spring?!?!  It also screams, easy week night meals on one sheet pan! YES. Now, that is something I can get behind and fully support. Less dishes and more letting the oven do the work, is always a good idea. This chicken is coated with all the […]

My Favorites | Gluten and Dairy Free Pantry Staples

My Favorites | Gluten and Dairy Free Pantry Staples Are you the type of personal that has your pantry full all the time? Or do you have the bare necessities? If you are one or the other – it doesn’t matter, it’s always good to have on hand your favorites. Especially for those quick meals, […]

Rosemary Butter and Bacon Hasselback Potatoes

Rosemary Butter and Bacon Hasselback Potatoes Not only pretty but flavorful and full of texture. These Hasselback roasted potatoes are simple to make – melted butter with fresh herbs, salt and pepper all slathered through the sliced potatoes. Roasted to perfection and slathered more with the butter and herb mixture. AND then topped with crispy bacon! YES! It’s […]

Greek Steak and Cucumber Salad with Herb Oil, Olives and Naan

Greek Steak and Cucumber Salad with Herb Oil, Olives and Naan This herb oil is off the charts good. Simply stirred together and poured over grilled steak and cucumber salad. Don’t forget to make extra for dipping. Add in some pine nuts, olives and feta cheese. Gosh, it’s a meal. And naan. Always naan. Don’t […]

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Pancetta and Walnut Bread Crumb

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Pancetta and Walnut Bread Crumb Here is your new Fall favorite side dish! Or even a great twist on a holiday staple – I mean pancetta breadcrumbs with extra butter. No one will turn them down. Along with seasonal ripe squash with maple syrup. All roasted together to make the […]

Honey Chicken Bites with Charred Green Beans

Honey Chicken Bites with Charred Green Beans I mean HONEY CHICKEN people! What can be better and its served with charred green beans cooked in the same pan. Yes, another ONE pan meal. I love how quickly this meal comes together, the sweet and salty sauce along with the little chicken bites all coated in […]

Simple Roast Beef and Horseradish Dill Mushroom Sauce

Simple Roast Beef and Horseradish Dill Mushroom Sauce I’m channeling all the SPRING flavors I can. We have some trees with buds on them, lots of bulbs are ready to flower and the robins are having so much fun in our yard….so it’s about that time for some fresh spring flavors. And it’s basically Easter – […]

Thai Basil Steak with Ginger and Bok Choy

Thai Basil Steak with Ginger and Bok Choy I’m speechless. I mean, when a meal comes together with 2 sauce ingredients, loaded with vegetables, my favorite fresh herb + tasty steak! Okay, maybe I’m not speechless – I loved how quickly this came together. I’ve been on a mission to create more simple meals with […]

Grilled Fajita Steak with Quick Guacamole

Grilled Fajita Steak with Quick Guacamole I haven’t had Mexican food since we got back from our trip to Todos Santos over Christmas – because we basically had chips + salsa every second of the day. We have been in a bit of a detox since then BUT now we are craving some good old […]

Garam Masala Butter Chicken

Garam Masala Butter Chicken Put this on your meal prep list to make this coming weekend! When you have some time to put together the spices, marinade the chicken and let it cook on the stove top. You won’t be disappointed! The chicken is tender (hello, chicken thighs) all coated with tons of ginger, cumin, […]