Beef Tallow
I’m going to show you how to make “Liquid Gold” today otherwise known as beef tallow. If you’re the type of person who has ever saved your leftover bacon grease (or at least remember your mom and grandma doing that) and know how much flavor that adds when you cook with it – you’re going…
Sweet Corn Guacamole
Did you know that Americans eat more avocados on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year? Guacamole is certainly a major player in these appetizer fueled parties. In fact according to the Huffington Post American’s were expected to consumer 79 million pounds of avocadoes during last year’s Super Bowl. So in honor…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Happy National Homemade Soup Day! I LOVE soup. It’s so versatile and has so many different varieties, it’s pretty easy to find something for everyone. The best part of soup for me is that the leftovers just get better and better as the flavors meld together. It doesn’t take any longer to make a big…
Baked Southwest Egg Rolls
I created my version of Southwest Egg Rolls as a way to use up some leftovers. The first time I made them, I already had egg rolls wrappers because I had just made buffalo chicken egg rolls and I also happened to have leftover taco meat in the fridge from dinner earlier in the week. …
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…
Bacon Wrapped Waterchestnuts
Bacon wrapped waterchestnuts are one of my favorite appetizers. These are not only a Whitten family tradition, but they are also award winning too. First, they won an appetizer competition at our Minneapolis office. Then one of my team members made them for a Denver secret ingredient competition, where bacon was the secret ingredient, and…
Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. I’ve yet to meet anyone who really sticks with them and I don’t want to set myself up for failure. So unlike some people I know, I’m not on a huge healthy eating, salads only kick at this time of the year. But for the past year and a…
