Recipes, food, travel, and family
Baked Jalapeño Poppers One of my favorite appetizers is Jalapeno poppers, especially the ones with cream cheese. The heat from the Jalapeno peppers with the creaminess of the cream cheese puts me in a yummy state of bliss. I have to double the recipe to make it work for our large family. The best […]
Grilled Figs with #Nectevia Mascarpone I was selected to enter Steviva’s Blogger Recipe Challenge! I decided to create something using fresh ingredients found easily at the supermarket. I also wanted to keep it simple. Here is my recipe for Grilled Figs with #Nectevia Mascarpone. Steviva is a great natural sweetener and you can get more […]
Loaded Chipotle Potato Pepper Bacon Bombs My Loaded Chipotle Potato Pepper Bacon Bombs is a Saucy Mama recipe created for a competition to enter World Food Championships. I created this recipe sitting with my son talking over what Saucy Mama Saucy’s were available for the competition this year. We both decided that bacon would be […]
Mango, Avocado, and Salt Fish Salad Recipe Mango, Avocado, and Salt fish recipe is SUPER versatile! Use it as a perfect appetizer, spread it between two pieces of bread for a sandwich, or better yet as a casserole! No matter which way you choose to make it you will love the simplicity and flavors. Salt […]
No Bake Chewy Apricot Bars Granola with Simply Sesame Pistachio I made these no bake granola bars for Simply Sesame‘s contest for home cooks to create recipes with their delicious sesame spreads. I choose to use the Pistachio Morsels with a hint of Cardamom for this recipes. These No Bake Chewy Apricot Granola Bars are so simple […]
Pancetta & Mushroom Tomato Bites Appetizer Pancetta & Mushroom Tomato Bites Appetizer came to be when I saw a stuffed pepper picture without my glasses and thought it was a tomato. After reading the recipe I was disappointed and decided I needed to create one with some flavors I loved. I served these with my […]
Fried Pudding and Oregon State Fair If you are one of my regular followers you probably already know that I am headed to the Oregon State Fair to do a cooking demonstration (August 2016). My cooking demo is still a secret 😉 but I will give a hint. Its a one pot family meal! There may […]
Serrano Ham and Goat Cheese Croquettes #SundaySupper Serrano Ham and Goat Cheese Croquettes are a Spanish tapas recipe I created for Sunday Supper’s Spanish Tapas. Spanish tapas are basically appetizers or small meals. I enjoy them because you can try many different dishes instead of one meal. These flavors came out great. The goat cheese […]
Roasted Mediterranean Chick Pea’s Recipe I was recently in Miami for an event and met a man from Israel. We talked about food of course and he asked if I made any mediterranean dishes. I of course hadn’t really made any unless you count hummus. So I came home and scoured the internet for mediterranean/Israeli […]
Pumpkin and Cheesecake Crescent Rolls These are soooo good. Its hard to wait for them to cool. My daughter and I both burned our tongues from not waiting. This makes too much pie and cheese cake filling for the crescent rolls but you can bake up the rest in a round cake pan greased well. […]
#FallFamilyMeals Sausage Crescent Cheese Balls Fall family meals are a favorite of mine. I love the cozy foods that come with this time of year. The problem is a lot of cozy food take a lot of time to make. This year I am really busy as I am hosting the BIG family Christmas at […]
“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for KitchenIQ. I received promotional items to thank me for my participation.” My Kitchen, My Friends, Products & Recipes My Kitchen is my haven. I spend most of my time in there. Actually I spend more time in there than in my living room! […]
