We’ve had some pretty hot days here in June, so on a recent hot and humid weekend I made plans to experiment with a Greek Pasta Salad. I mentioned when I posted the recipe for Greek Chopped Salad that I love Greek dressings and flavors, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that after nailing a…
Baked Chicken Taquitos with Tomatillo Avocado Dipping Sauce
Someone asked me recently what my favorite type of food to cook is and after some initial hedging that there is NO way I could pick a favorite, I chose Mexican. Mexican, Tex-Mex, or even Mexican-influenced might be a more appropriate way to describe it because I can’t claim that any of my dishes are…
Sweet & Spicy Campfire Dogs
Sesame Soy Tilapia
By now you’ve heard a few stories of how I’ve changed now that I’m a 30 year old, and it’s time for another. I feel it’s appropriate to talk about being 30 for at least a year before people can tell me to shut up; today is even better because it’s one of my oldest…
Spicy Shrimp and Sun Dried Tomatoes with Tortellini in a White Wine Butter Sauce
Last Friday was the end of our fiscal year at work and that meant the potential for a pretty late night for me, so I pretty much told Derek he needed to cook. He texted me several shrimp ideas throughout the day and we settled on trying a hybrid of a couple recipes for shrimp…
Shrimp Tacos with Cheesy Tortillas and Chipotle Mayo
There is this guy named Todd Wilbur who makes copycat recipes for a living and publishes them in books and on his website. Fast food, chain restaurants, packaged food, nothing is safe from his cloning. I’ve mentioned previously that I bought his book Top Secret Recipes Step by Step (#EarnsCommission) just because it had a…
