I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t always a fan of spicy foods. In fact, I avoided spicy foods at all costs. My friends like spicy foods so I eventually developed an appreciation for spice, but within reason. I don’t want to eat something that’s going to burn my face off. I want to […]
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Simple Chinese Scallion Pancakes
I can remember having something like these Simple Chinese Scallion Pancakes as a kid. We used to eat this with a bowl of congee. Congee is a Chinese rice porridge that is generally eaten for breakfast. There were other small sides that were served with the congee, but I liked dipping the crispy scallion pancake […]
Purple Sweet Potato Rolls
I just can’t get over the color of these.….if you haven’t noticed I’m still on a purple sweet potato kick. That is how these purple sweet potato rolls were born. I have a couple more ideas on how I want to cook or bake with them so stay tuned for that! Honestly, I am […]
Loaded Mashed Potatoes
I love mashed potatoes! More specifically I love my mashed potatoes. I mean what’s not to love about potatoes with garlic and cheese?? I used the roasted garlic I made the other day but if you don’t have any you can just peel a couple of cloves and stick them in with the potatoes while […]
Easy Baked Beans
I’ve been craving some good baked beans and now that it’s fall it’s the perfect time for this recipe. It’s good with rice, crackers or tortilla chips. I haven’t made this in a while and since I had everything on had and wanted an easy dinner last night I decided to go with this. I’m […]
Grown Up Mac and Cheese
When I saw this recipe from Ina Garten I knew that I had to make it. I mean it has cheese, cheese and more cheese and bacon! I’m glad I decided to try it because it was so good! I only made a few changes from the original recipe. I used panko instead of the […]
Amy’s Pesto Pasta Salad
So I decided that I wanted to make a pasta salad but didn’t know what kind. That got me thinking about what I had that I wanted to use up in my fridge. At first I thought about a pesto pasta with peas but I didn’t have any peas so I ruled that idea out. […]