Advertisements If you have been around this blog for a while than you know that I always encourage making your own sauces, marinades, dressings and dips. It’s not just because I like to make everything myself, it is also because the ingredients that are used to make most sauces and such “shelf-stable” until you openContinue reading “15 Homemade Sauce Recipes”
Category Archives: Garnish
Easy Pico de Gallo
Advertisements Freshness is the key to a good Pico de Gallo. A super popular chunky and spicy Mexican salsa that must be fresh. With a limited ingredients list – this recipe is more about how it’s prepared than what goes into it. The recipe for Easy Pico de Gallo is simple, quick, and flavor packed.Continue reading “Easy Pico de Gallo”
Pork Dumpling Smash Tacos
Advertisements I am such a sucker for fusion recipes. Tacos are eaten, probably 45 of the 52 Tuesdays each year in my house. And no one wants to eat the same taco over and over. So, I am constantly thinking about different flavor profiles that I can turn into a taco. This time around IContinue reading “Pork Dumpling Smash Tacos”
Easy Peach Salsa
Advertisements Want to try something a little outside the box with your next Mexican meal? Check out this recipe for Easy Peach Salsa. The combination of the sweetness of the fresh peaches and the spicy punch of a fresh jalapeño is such a great addition to your tacos, nachos, burritos, and taco salads. I usedContinue reading “Easy Peach Salsa”
Easy Chicken Shawarma
Advertisements A traditional Chicken shawarma is made by stacking marinated chicken on a vertical spit or rotisserie and slow cooking it while turns near a heat source. Not many home cooks and kitchens have the means to make it the traditional way, but that doesn’t mean that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the same flavorsContinue reading “Easy Chicken Shawarma”
8 Entree Salads Recipes
Advertisements Entree Salads are a staple of Homemade on a Weeknight cooking. Turning a salad into a whole meal is not a small feat. You need at least one protein, plenty of veggies, some sort of carb and usually cheese. You also need a great dressing to pull it all together – that can beContinue reading “8 Entree Salads Recipes”
Mini Meatball Mac & Cheese
Advertisements Everyone loves a bit ol bowl of mac and cheese for dinner – so lets make it a little extra with some adorable mini meatballs and crispy bacon! This recipe for Mini Meatball Mac & Cheese will be one that get requested time after time. It’s pretty easy to put together and you likelyContinue reading “Mini Meatball Mac & Cheese”
Beef & Black Bean Tacos
Advertisements Taco Night – so we meet again! I really do love to make tacos regularly because you can do so much with them. This particular taco recipe is a bit of an elevated version with microgreens and cojita cheese. Beef & Black Bean Tacos have such great flavors working together to make a delightfulContinue reading “Beef & Black Bean Tacos”
Easy Cranberry Relish
Advertisements One thing that I have to have with a whole cooked turkey is my super simple and Easy Cranberry Relish. I have been making it for years and will continue to make it as long as I am cooking the big holiday meals for my family. The amazing flavor you get from adding thisContinue reading “Easy Cranberry Relish”
Spicy Pickled Onions
Advertisements Garnishes are often over looked by home cooks, as we are more thinking get it on the plate and not so much make it look great AND get it on the plate. Garnishes should do two jobs – make the dish look nicer and add a layer of flavor that enhances the dish. GarnishesContinue reading “Spicy Pickled Onions”