Recipes

Best 3 Mini Pies Recipe

Best 3 Mini Pies Recipe

Have you ever seen anything so cute? I mean for real, these little guys are so tiny and adorable. They are perfect for a party, baby or bridal shower or having friends over for dessert. Little individual 3-bite pies are perfect because everyone can try 

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract From Scratch

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract From Scratch

All of your delectable delicacies use the same glorious, imported bean. Your cakes, custards, cookies, homemade ice cream, frosting, brownies, quick breads, puddings, french toast, waffles and many of your cocktails wouldn’t taste as delicious and balanced without it. But why must vanilla extract be 

Garlic and Herb Mac n Cheese Bites

Garlic and Herb Mac n Cheese Bites

There are few things I love more than mac n cheese. I mean good, homemade, cheesy, saucy enough to still be creamy when baked, toasted bread crumbs…. Get in my belly.

Spicy Spaghetti Squash Ramen with Homemade Vegan Kombu Dashi Recipe

Spicy Spaghetti Squash Ramen with Homemade Vegan Kombu Dashi Recipe

You know when you get a hankering for ramen? Like good, super flavorful, salty, spicy, major umami ramen? And you know what a buzzkill it is to crave that ramen if you aren’t eating noodles? You might have a bright idea to make said ramen 

Smoky Pimento Cheese Recipe

Smoky Pimento Cheese Recipe

There is little that is more southern than pimento cheese. I mean, what even are pimentos? (They’re small, sweet, mild little red peppers. And they are really FREAKING good mixed with cheese.)

Creamy Zucchini Chicken Enchiladas (GF, Whole30)

Creamy Zucchini Chicken Enchiladas (GF, Whole30)

This enchilada sauce… Can we talk about it for a minute? It’s completely vegan, paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free [insert other dietary need here]. And it’s totally my new favorite.

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

Bacon-Wrapped Fig-Glazed Chicken Thighs Recipe

I’ve been on a big fig kick lately. I’ve been combining fig with everything I can think of. I’m talking on grilled cheese, on pizza, glazing this bacon wrapped chicken. It’s all seriously drool-worthy.

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Chickpea and Cauliflower Tacos with Avocado-Lime Crema

Mexican food is a staple around our house. At least 50% of the time you’ll find some sort of burrito bowl, quesadilla, Mexican skillet or tacos around our dinner table. It’s so easy to fall into the rut of doing the same fixins over and 

Creamy Cajun Cauliflower “Grits” with Charred Sausage and Zucchini

Creamy Cajun Cauliflower “Grits” with Charred Sausage and Zucchini

I love grits. LOVE them. But y’all, I’m going to be straight up honest here…I don’t like shrimp. I know, “what’s wrong with you? How can you have grits without shrimp?” Truth time: even eating good seafood, at the beach, I still can’t get past 

Italian Herb Spaghetti Squash with Burst Tomatoes Recipe

Italian Herb Spaghetti Squash with Burst Tomatoes Recipe

I love a good, quick weeknight dinner. We’re talking a “just ran in the door from work or errand-running and my kid is screaming for food and it’s 6pm and I have nothing planned for dinner” kind of quick dinner. But being a culinary diva 

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Crispy Tofu with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce (Vegan)

Do you think you don’t like tofu? I thought that for a long time too. It doesn’t really have much of a flavor in its natural state. It has kind of a squishy, egg-like texture. No thanks. Then I had crispy tofu. And my life 

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

Zucchini and Carrot Toddler Muffins Recipe

I’m not trying to complain. On the spectrum, my toddler eats really well. He’s (almost always) willing to try new foods and (usually) likes (some) things. But he’s still a toddler and still has random preferences.