My favorite thing about football season is… making food. Football food. Like this dairy-free, paleo-friendly, vegan Queso Dip. It’s spicy and creamy and when you pair it with some crunchy and salty chips, you might just think you’re eating real queso. Use your imagination a little. Nothing is going to be exactly like cheese, but… Read More
Chipotle Chicken and Green Beans
I’m a little obsessed with this recipe for chipotle chicken and green beans. It’s SO simple to make and yet it SCREAMS flavor. It doesn’t whisper flavor… it SCREAMS it. Sorry for the caps lock… I’ll stop (for now). But really, you must try this chicken recipe. It’s a little spicy, a little smoky and perfectly savory. It’s surprisingly… Read More
Texas Beef Chili (Slow Cooker & Instant Pot)
Now this is a true Texas Beef Chili. No, I’m not from Texas nor am I a chili connoisseur (that’s a thing, right?)… BUT this recipe is from my sweet friend Jennifer, who’s a true southern gal and knows her stuff. This flavorful and comforting Texas Slow Cooker Beef Chili is from her new cookbook, Down South… Read More
Paleo Tortilla Chips
What’s a dip without a chip? A pretty lonely condiment. When I came up with a recipe for dairy-free nacho “cheese” – I knew I absolutely needed to make paleo tortilla chips to go with it. And, I did. These grain-free tortilla chips are crispy little bites of joy. The salty chips are the perfect… Read More
Sweet Potato Nacho “Cheese” Dip
This is nach-yo average cheese, you guys! It’s a dairy-free “cheese” that also happens to be nut-free, gluten-free, paleo and vegan. It has an unbelievably cheesy flavor. Yes, it ACTUALLY tastes like cheese. You will love this sweet potato nacho “cheese” dip because not only does it have that cheesy nacho flavor, it’s also easy to make and calls for… Read More
Instant Pot: Carne Guisada
Carne Guisada = Mexican Beef Stew Most of us have heard of carne asada (translation: grilled meat), but how many have heard of carne guisada? If you haven’t tried the latter, you’ve been missing out. Carne guisada is an absolutely delicious traditional Mexican beef stew. Guisada just means “stewed meat in gravy” and that’s exactly… Read More
Mexican Hot Chocolate Freezer Fudge
I love the rich flavor of Mexican hot chocolate. The thing is, the weather has been fluctuating a lot lately – some days it’s warm and other days it’s nice and cool. While I’m not quite ready for a piping mug of hot cocoa, I am ready for a sweetly spiced slice of fudge. My… Read More
Creamy Tomatillo Ranch Dip
After filling myself up on delicious roasted salsa verde, I decided that I wanted to do something different with my remaining tomatillos. After perusing pinterest for 10 minutes (okay, an hour), I saw the different things that people were making with tomatillos (soup, dressing, pico de gallo). I saw a lot of creamy tomatillo ranch… Read More
Roasted Salsa Verde
When my sweet co-worker brought me a bunch of her extra tomatillos, the first thing I thought to make was Mexican salsa verde. You can’t have salsa verde without tomatillos and since Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines (okay, I’ll be honest – all cuisines are kind of my favorite), I knew that… Read More
Habanero Salsa (fermented)
I’m fairly risk-averse. I’d never go sky-diving or bungee jumping. The most adventurous thing I’ve done is white water rafting (something I actually really enjoy) and even then, I’m always ridiculously nervous before I go. But when it comes to food, I’m a different person. I am daring. I’m glad for it too, because otherwise,… Read More
Watermelon Gazpacho
Watermelon Gazpacho. It sounds so fancy and exotic, but really it’s just a delicious and refreshing cold soup. It’s also incredibly simple to prepare. It was only recently that I opened my eyes mouth to gazpacho, a chilled, Spanish-style soup. In my mind, soup is supposed to provide warmth and comfort – not cool refreshment. Well,… Read More
Spicy Shredded Mexican Beef
This Spicy Shredded Mexican Beef is fantastically flavorful. It’s a super simple slow cooker recipe – one you can throw together last minute either before bed or before work. The end result… plenty of perfectly tender and delicious beef. To make this recipe, add the beef roast, onions, garlic, serrano pepper, organic diced tomatoes and… Read More
