Tis the season for pumpkin everything! I've been making these perfectly pumpkin-y pumpkin bars for several years and I always get people asking me for the recipe. Yep, they are that good! I like how this recipe makes a big cookie sheet worth of bars and that I can take it along for big gatherings. … Continue reading Pumpkin Bars

White beans, sausage, orzo and spinach. What more do you want in a savory and yummy fall soup? Honestly, you can do so much with this soup too, I'm thinking zucchini, maybe diced tomatoes or carrots? Kale instead of spinach? The trick to that rich and "simmered all day" flavor is to use chicken stock … Continue reading White Bean & Sausage Soup

I had to include the word, EASY in this recipe because it's just too easy. You can be an over achiever and use fresh peaches but I almost always use canned peaches because I'm lazy (or smart, depending on how you look at it). It will be one of those recipes you throw together when … Continue reading Easy Peach Cobbler

You know in the movie Ratatouille where the rat makes ratatouille and it's all just simple ingredients but it takes that grumpy food critic back to his childhood when his mother would make it? THIS...this is my ratatouille. It's simple, it's comfort food, it's hearty and my three boys inhale it. This dish is simply … Continue reading Peruvian Chicken & Noodles

Have you ever been sitting there minding your own business when all of a sudden you're hit with a chocolate cake craving? Just me? I didn't think so!  What would you say if I told you that you could be indulging in a fluffy and moist chocolate cake in less than eight minutes? (Yes, I … Continue reading Microwave Chocolate Mug Cake

I'm going to be honest with you all and say that we are having a hard time finding some authentic and delicious Asian cuisine here in AZ.  Have we found Asian food here? Yes.  Is it always delicious? No. Lots of trial and error going on here. We have yet to find a teriyaki joint … Continue reading Chicken Fried Rice

I love Asian food so much but cooking it? Not so much. I feel like a lot of the recipes I find call for 700 ingredients, many of which I'll only use once.  This little pearl of a recipe is quite simple with no crazy-unique ingredients and with a couple shortcuts, it comes together so … Continue reading 15 minute Stir Fry

This yummy meat dish is so muy delicioso and so muy easy. Just how I like it.  Not surprisingly, I don't have a lot of motivation to cook with 110 degree weather but it's odd because I still have a very intense desire to eat big and delicious meals preferably ones that I don't have … Continue reading Muy Easy Carne Guisada

Brace yourself for lots of words. I try to keep my posts short and sweet but this topic takes some explaining.  Meal planning is one of those things that can be tedious to do but pays off in the long run.  I know there are many ways that work for people but I have had a … Continue reading Simple Meal Planning – How I get it done.

Oh man, these huevos rancheros are so delicious! I put these right up there with tacos. Yes, I just put these on the same top shelf as the beloved and versatile taco. Don't lose culinary respect for me quite yet.  I'm the kind of gal that can eat salsa by the spoonfuls and wash it … Continue reading Easy Poached Huevos Rancheros