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…
Loaded Breakfast Quesadilla
I’d never had a breakfast quesadilla before I decided to make one for myself. I was actually planning to make myself a breakfast burrito but found myself out of potatoes and I couldn’t bear to make a burrito without potatoes or hashbrowns. So, what else could I do with a large tortilla and all the…
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…
Albóndigas Soup
Albóndigas means meatballs in Spanish. So Albóndigas soup means meatball soup. But it’s so much more than just meatball soup. It’s got great flavorful broth that tastes of cumin, chipotle and oregano with shredded rice, carrots and zucchini. Seriously, I almost don’t even need the meatballs but they were pretty awesome too with some garlic…
Tequila Lime Chicken with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and Corn & Black Bean Hash
Derek likes to joke that he is the ‘Le Gourmet Chef’ in our household and I’m just his sous chef. However, its times like these when he comes up with an idea like this that I start to wonder if he has a point. But at least he still needs me to execute the ideas…
Tacos
Tacos are one of my favorite meals. They’re quick and easy and can easily be made on a weeknight. Plus with all the fresh veggies I put on top, I feel like I’m eating healthy (let’s forget about the cheese, sour cream and hard shell enveloping everything). These tacos use my homemade taco seasoning…
