If you read many food blogs, you know that each blogger has a story as to why they started cooking and blogging. For some, its years spent in the kitchen with their mother or grandmother that fostered an early love of cooking. Or maybe it was allergy that required a diet shift or a weight…
Side Dishes
Onion Strings
True confession. I’ve never made onion rings before. In my mind, they are one of those complicated, messy and time-consuming recipes that doesn’t even taste that good once it’s done. Although I’ve fried plenty of things in my kitchen, the thought of homemade onion rings has overwhelmed me. And yes, we’ve fried all sorts of…
Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries, Pecans and Gorgonzola – My Chicken Fried Life
As I was prepping my Thanksgiving menu, I realized that I needed a vegetable to round out the meal. Typically bundles of green beans grace the table but I was wanting to try out a new recipe. It seemed like most of the blogs I usually read were featuring recipes with brussels sprouts so I…
Thanksgiving Menu 2013
I realize that it’s the day before Thanksgiving but if you are like me, you may do being a little last minute prep too. I thought I’d take some time to walk you through our Thanksgiving menu. We actually got to do a trial run of Thanksgiving recipes while we were in Lubbock a few…
Jalapeno Hush Puppies
Can we take a moment for my inability to plan ahead? I’m currently in Kansas City with my best friend, Kaki, at Go Blog Social, which is a new blog conference. We’ve wrapped up our first day and my brain is so full of information on how to make this site better. I’m feeling totally…
Chorizo Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Dates
I’m not sure how it’s come to be but I think Father’s Day gets the short end of the stick. While I appreciate being pampered and spoiled on Mother’s Day, I feel like Currey should receive similar treatment on Father’s Day. Although I don’t think he’d appreciate a spa day like I would for Mother’s…
Gluten Free Mac And Cheese
The funny thing about writing a food blog is that everyone assumes my mom taught me how to cook. While I remember sitting and chatting with her on countless occasions while she made dinner, I was not interested in learning how to cook. It wasn’t until I was about to get married that I…
Maple Bacon Brussel Sprouts
On Saturday night, we had an at home date night. It was perfection! We made a last minute decision to enjoy dinner in so we threw a menu together before I headed to the grocery store that afternoon. I was craving a steak which Currey always grills to perfection. I had pinned a Brussel Sprout…
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
When our kids were born, one of the biggest blessings to me were the dinners that so many of our friends brought us. After 6 weeks of at least 3 meals a week, we had to start asking people to stop brining food because we just couldn’t eat everything that we had. I appreciated not…
Stuffed Mushrooms (102) and Prosciutto Wrapped Steak Cubes with Shallot Mustard Cream Sauce
Since we had a tapas inspired meal, we served the entrees on our dinner plates and our guests ate off of salad plates. This choice helped everything fit on the table. We also used our fancy wine glasses. I tend to do 2 glasses when we entertain so that people can have a glass of water…
Shredded Chicken Tacos (63) and Cilantro Lime Rice (64)
While Currey and I were on our August vacation we enjoyed a night with our friends Ryan and Kristine. Kristine made a feast for our dinner together. It was extra special as she made guacamole the way I had showed her 4 years ago. I was excited that she likes it as much as I…
Garlic Pork Chops (60) and Sweet Potato Fries (61)
One of the first recipes that I ever tried from Pinterest was this Garlic Pork Chop recipe. It was one of the recipes that showed me the value of Pinterest and affirmed that it could be a place to find worthwhile recipes. While at the grocery store shopping for the ingredients for Garlic Pork Chops,…
Summer Squash Risotto (59)
Champagne risotto was the first intermediate recipe that I cooked from Food Network. At that time, it was a monumental milestone for me. I realized that I could try harder recipes, I could make really delicious meals in my kitchen and it was so good it could have been served in a restaurant. I realize…
Chorizo Cheeseburger (57) and Homemade Tater Tots (58)
Do you like chorizo? If so, you must try this Chorizo Cheeseburger recipe. Not sure if you like chorizo? Then this is a great recipe to try. At our house we love chorizo but to be honest I’m having a more difficult time finding it than I used to. I was dying to try this…
Anniversary Dinner – Pepper Crusted Steaks with Goat Cheese (46), Roasted Red Pepper and Ancho Chile Salsa (47), Bundles of Asparagus (48) and Pink Grapefruit Margaritas (49)
We are currently in a season of life where it’s easier to have date nights at home. Thankfully our little man is finally on a schedule and sleeping better but it’s still hard to leave him at 4 months old. We decided to celebrate our 7-year anniversary by cooking together at home. We waited until…
Cheesy Garlic Bread (42)
I have been spending more time than is appropriate searching for recipes on Pinterest. It’s relaxing and inspiring to look at beautiful pictures of food, dream of dishes to combine to make a great dinner and being inspired to be more daring when I combine flavors. Seriously, Pinterest is addicting! Sometimes, I stumble upon recipes…
Easy Dinner Rolls (32) and Rosemary Dinner Rolls (33)
Several nights ago we were cooking dinner and I thought that the meal needed some sort of roll. I quickly googled Easy Dinner Rolls and millions of recipes popped up. After a quick scan, I realized that I could make these Easy Dinner Rolls with ingredients that I had on hand and they would…
Parmesan Roasted Potatoes (6), Potato Cakes (7) and Garlic Baked Potato Fries (8)
I picked these recipes because I’m always looking for side dishes. I purchased a 5 lb bag of yellow potatoes after seeing a recipe on a blog using yellow potatoes. I loved that the writer used yellow potatoes. Yes, I realize that’s a totally random way to pick recipes but I was intrigued. Sure it’s…