The spring of my senior year of high school my parents took a two week road trip where they drove down the Mississippi all the way to New Orleans. With my parents gone for two weeks, I did what any other high schooler would do – I skipped school. I skipped school so I could…
Eggplant Mozzarella Melts
This is our first recipe in our Lenten meat-free series, just in time because today is Ash Wednesday. Following this recipe, we’ll post a meat-free recipe on every Friday during Lent. Dana and I made this the other day for lunch on one of our blogging days. Both of us were actually surprised just how good they…
Chicken Enchiladas with Apple-Avocado Salsa
This is one of those recipes that I didn’t think I’d like until I tried it. We were shopping at Menard’s one day when I saw a Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book (#EarnsCommission). It was a red binder similar to my trusty Betty Crocker cookbook, so it became an impulse purchase along with whatever…
Ely Pasties
The pasty, a meat pie, is a tradition in Ely, and is not to be confused with pasties (if you don’t know, google it, but don’t do it at work). Pasties (used from here on in reference to the meat pie only) are one of those meals that really feels like home. Pasties were introduced to the…
Salt Block Shrimp
Last year for Christmas I got the most amazing Secret Santa gift from one of my foodie friends who obviously knows me pretty well. The gift was a Himalayan salt block (#EarnsCommission) that is used a cooking vessel. Cook on salt? Huh? At first I was just as confused until my good friend google came…
Chilaquiles
Sometimes I see a recipe in a cookbook or cooking magazine and I have to make it right away. This was one of those recipes. I found it in the September 2014 issue of Cooking Light, ripped it out, made it a few days later and it’s become one of my favorite quick and easy…
