Salmon is a quick and healthy meal that takes minimal effort to cook. I often find myself making seafood recipes such as marinated salmon, salmon foil packets and this fabulously delicious pan seared salmon. Sprinkle on some homemade salmon seasoning to make this dish even more delicious! When I’m looking for a flavor filled simple meal that I know everyone will love, I turn to pan seared salmon. It takes just minutes to sear salmon, and the sauce for this dish only contains 5 ingredients!...

Happiest June everyone! I’m pretty excited summer is (basically) here. With summer comes long days, fresh produce, flowers, and of course, delicious recipes. I’m, feeling a new burst of inspiration and that’s always, always a welcomed and happy feeling! I hope you all had a nice long weekend with much, much nicer weather than we’ve had the last two days. As often happens, Sunday and Monday were pretty cold and rainy....

Is it too soon for cookies? I questioned sharing these today, the first Tuesday back after Christmas vacation and all the holiday festivities. My fear is that you are sugared out, cookied out, and possibly just looking to indulge in salads galore. But, then I said that out loud and thought, no way. The first week back in January is always a tricky week adjusting to getting back to work, to real life, and the reality that cookies can’t be dinner....

I always order penne alla vodka at my local Italian restaurant. That creamy and flavorful sauce just can’t be beat! Luckily it’s super easy to make pasta alla vodka – in 30 minutes you’ll have an amazing dinner on the table. Try this dish with some Italian meatballs, grilled chicken tenders or grilled shrimp skewers for added protein. Penne alla vodka is one of those simple recipes that has minimal ingredients but is just so delicious and satisfying....

You know it’s the end of summer when the tomato recipes just keep coming. Hoping you’re not tired of them just yet because I think this Caprese chicken is my favorite tomato recipe of the summer. Originally this recipe started off completely different. There actually weren’t any tomatoes or pesto involved. But when I looked over on the counter to see a basket my dad put together full of both heirloom and cherry tomatoes, I knew I needed to make something with those guys....

When I’m looking for a way to dress up plain old chicken breasts, I make bacon wrapped chicken, baked chicken parmesan, or this simple yet satisfying pesto chicken. Pesto, tomato and cheese is a classic flavor combination that never goes out of style. This pesto chicken combines all of these fabulous flavors in the form of a hearty dinner option that’s sure to please both kids and adults alike....

I adore Pasta and it features atleast once a week in our weekday dinners. When I had got my pasta maker, I went crazy trying out different kinds of pasta from scratch at home. There is nothing like the magic of fresh homemade pasta and a dash a homemade sauce. Recently I turned my homemade pesto sauce into Pesto Pasta by adding a lot of fresh veggies. If there is one thing I am yet to try, that has to be homemade Penne or Fusilli pasta....

You know what my mom said to me over the weekend? She feels like so many sites are becoming too cookie-cutter and less personal. She mentioned that she loves that we’ve always shared personal stories with each piece of content we put out. I said it’s almost impossible for me to write a post without sharing something semi-personal. It’s the way we’ve always written and it feels the most natural to me!...

It’s pretty hard to beat a good classic chocolate chip cookie. I grew up eating my mom’s homemade cookies and to this day, they’re still a favorite. She uses the recipe on the back of the Nestlè Toll House Chocolate Chip bag. But always adds an extra cup of chocolate chips. Because, well that’s mom, the more chocolate the better! It really was not until the last few years that I started creating (and loving) pumpkin recipes....

I know a lot of you are like she’s crazy, BUT it was thunder storming all day yesterday. Basically, just the kind of weather that makes you want to curl up and take a nap. Actually, it didn’t just rain, it hailed, and if you have ever experienced Colorado hail, well then you know, one – it’s HUGE, and two – it hurts. I know this because I decided I’d better get the garbage in before it poured and filled the empty cans up....

Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables. I love to make grilled asparagus, chicken and asparagus stir fry and oven roasted asparagus with plenty of garlic and spices. My family wants roasted asparagus almost every week, even my kids will happily eat it! Roasted Asparagus Ingredients To make roasted asparagus make sure you have fresh asparagus, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, fresh parsley, salt and black pepper. This asparagus makes a fantastic everyday side dish recipe, but you can enjoy this recipe for holidays too....

As we get closer to the end of July and the beginning of August, tomato season is starting to ramp up. My dad, who does all the HBH grocery shopping (among many, many other things) finally found me the first batch of homegrown Colorado heirloom tomatoes last week. I could not wait to use them. I’ve had this tart plotted out in my head now for a solid month. So I was pretty excited to finally get to actually create it for you all this week....

Cookies to end the first full week of 2021! As I said on Tuesday, I’m a firm believer that January still needs chocolate. And to be very honest, with a world like the one we live in today, we ALL need a dam cookie. We do! So, here we are. Cookies on Friday. But these cookies are extra special. Yes, they’re DELICIOUS. And I really mean delicious, but what’s even better?...

However, in our north indian family, south indian food was made once or twice a month. It was a special meal and the preparations started a couple days ahead with mom fermenting idli batter and making chutneys. Her sambar recipe is the best if you ask me. I dont claim it to be the authentic for it differs in the selection of vegetables and the way she tempered it. So unlike the drumsticks and squash loaded ones, I grew up on sambar in which went chunks of capsicum(green bell pepper) and green beans and sometimes okra or eggplant....

Sattu Paratha is a delicious and healthy stuffed Indian flat bread quite popular in east Indian states like Odisha or Bihar. It is very unique in the kind of stuffing used to make this paratha recipe. Sattu means roasted chickpea flour and it is different from the regular gram flour made from chickpeas. Brown chickpeas roasted with skin are ground to a fine powder to make sattu atta and it is such a protein packed ingredient....

I happen to love corn dishes, I often make corn pudding, corn casserole or scalloped corn casserole when I’m looking for a quick and easy side that I know the whole family will enjoy. How Do You Make Scalloped Corn? Tips For The Perfect Corn Casserole You can use fresh or frozen corn for this dish. I don’t recommend using canned as it often has added sodium which can change the taste of the finished product....

Do you have any dish or recipe that you literally loathed as a kid, but eventually came to crave for it?! I most certainly do. The covid lockdown is playing tricks on me, looks like. I am thinking of dishes and recipes that I never thought I would miss. The recent obsession is with the Andhra style Senaga Pindi Chutney. It is almost no-cook instant chutney made with gram flour/besan and tamarind water....

I didn’t mean for this to happen, but apparently this week’s recipes are all about winter citrus. From Monday’s salmon, to yesterday’s smoothie, and on to today’s Cuban chicken. Citrus obsessed? Maybe just a little, but I’m fully embracing all the produce winter has to offer and loving it! Do you know what I’m also loving? Sheet pan dinners, which you will soon realize, as I have a few more sheet pan recipes coming your way this month....

Can you all tell that I’m really digging through my pantry and relying on my freezer staples these days? I’m doing everything in my power to avoid the grocery store, so things are gettin’ pretty creative over here. Which honestly? I’m ok with. I’ve said this before, but when given the challenge of using only limited ingredients I tend to create some of my personal favorite recipes. Why? Probably because they always end up being something different....

Some of my favorite recipes to create are cocktails, which is a little odd since I don’t actually love to drink. I am much more of a sip here and there kind of drinker, and very rarely can I finish an entire cocktail myself. I’m personally just not into the way alcohol makes me feel, but I still love a night of sipping drinks with friends and family. A lot of times I’ll just omit the alcohol from my drink, which is usually pretty simple to do....