Is there anyone who can say no to potato chips? I don’t think so. I have a crazy potato chips fanatic at home who would crave for them at odd times, rush to the nearest ‘hot chips’ and have them at any cost. God knows how many times I have tried making these potato chips at home, never got it perfectly. Most times they turn soggy with oil and the other times, they don’t stay crisp enough for more than few hours....

This cake is not something I ever would have pictured myself making ten years ago, but today, I’m all about it. It’s not too sweet, is so moist, and has the perfect amount of crumb, citrus, and sweet icing. I just love it so much. I grew up enjoying only chocolate-based sweets. But over the years of sharing recipes online, I was inspired to branch out. I discovered new-to-me flavors and experimented with sweets beyond chocolate chip cookies....

Pair it with plain rice or jeera rice or indian flatbreads like methi puri or paratha. It pairs wondefully with quinoa or brown rice as well. I love to prepare kaddu (pumpkin) in a few ways. One of my favorite dry curry recipe to pair with pooris (deep fried flatbread) is khatta meetha kaddu ki sabzi that has a sweet, spicy & sour taste profile. About Indian Pumpkin Curry Indian pumpkin curry with coconut milk is another weeknight favorite....

When I have a hankering for Mexican food, I whip up some shrimp tacos with mango salsa, green chile chicken enchiladas or this super easy carnitas recipe. Whenever I go to my local Mexican restaurant, I order a plate of carnitas. That crispy yet tender pork just can’t be beat! This Instant Pot carnitas has all the same great flavors of the restaurant version, but is ready in a fraction of the time....

Kalkandu Sadam, also known as Kalkandu Pongal is made with rice, milk and sugar candy. It is a traditional sweet, with rice and milk cooked together until creamy and sweetened with Kalkandu/organic sugar candy. Very similar to Doodh pak, with few variations – this is made as an offering to God during Pongal celebrations. As very few ingredients are used and almost all ingredients are white in color, the resulting Pongal is also white or off-white in color suitable to be offered to Goddess Lakshmi & Saraswathi for any pooja celebrations....

When life hands you slightly wilted asparagus on its last leg, and a freezer full of ciabatta bread, you make cheese ravioli in a browned butter white wine pan sauce. Or at least that’s what I did, and it was surely one of my better decisions. Guys, I’m telling you, this whole “avoid the grocery store” thing is working for me. It’s forcing me to get creative with the stockpile of ingredients that I have on hand....

Happy Friday!! After many, many requests, I finally made lemon poppy seed muffin/mini cakes! I baked mini loaves and muffins and they turned out perfect! I love them so much! I’ve been working on this recipe all month long. They started out as a way more complicated muffin/cake that I just did not love. The texture was way too dense and the lemon flavor just was not there. I spent days working on the recipe only to decide I didn’t want to share it....

Around here, we all love a Dutch baby style pancake (often referred to as a German pancake). I grew up with my Nonnie (my mom’s mom) making them for me every summer when we’d travel to Florida together…just the two us. Nonnie and I used to take a girl’s trip down to their Jupiter, Florida home every single summer from the time I was in fourth grade up until my family moved to Colorado full time in the eighth grade....

Happy Good Friday guys! Whether you celebrate Easter or not, the holiday always gives me the feeling that spring has really arrived. After spending the last week in California, I am so ready for warmer days and sunshine. Of course, it’s not exactly eighty degrees (but it is sunny) back home in Colorado, but the quick trip has definitely inspired some fresh spring recipes. And possibly a vacation to Florida....

Enchiladas are good and all, but I bet you’ve never had enchiladas like these lightened up salsa verde chicken enchiladas? With salsa verde, brown rice, chili seasoned chicken, and topped with the most delicious pineapple avocado salsa, oh my gosh, how could these not be insanely good. And healthy too…and don’t even go there with me on the whole cheese thing…there is lots of research to back me up! Moderation is the key....

You can never go wrong with fresh seafood recipes, whether it’s bouillabaisse, seared scallops, grilled swordfish, steamed lobster or this fun and festive Low Country Boil recipe. If you’ve never had a Low Country Boil, you’re missing out! This savory blend of seafood, vegetables and sausage is a unique and unexpected dish that always gets rave reviews from family and friends. Low Country Boil Ingredients To make this recipe, you will need fresh lemons, Old Bay seasoning, garlic cloves, onion, baby red potatoes, corn on the cob, crab, shrimp, sausage, butter and parsley....

When my brothers and I were growing up, my mom would host a lot of family parties for holidays, birthdays, special occasions, etc. They were BIG parties, often with thirty to forty people, and guys, they were a lot of work. My mom would spend weeks preparing, depending on the size of the party, and she’d really put in the work to make everything great for everyone. Her summer parties…mostly 4th of July and birthday parties, were always fun....

Yes, Memorial Day is tomorrow and that means it’s summer BBQ time!! YEAHH! Granted, it snowed here on Friday, but I’m a hoping and a prayin’ that the forecast is right and sixty degree weather will prevail for the remainder of the week. Surely most of you don’t live in a town where it snows till June. My fingers are crossed because today I am sharing a BUNCH of my favorite warm weather recipes, aka Memorial Day recipes, but equally perfect for all your upcoming summer parties....

I make Mexican food at least once a week, my kids always request Chipotle carnitas, carne guisada, black bean soup, chicken tinga, green chile chicken enchiladas, carnitas tacos and this easy and satisfying Mexican lasagna. This Mexican lasagna is a fun and unique twist on the classic Italian style lasagna, with tortillas instead of noodles and a hearty Mexican beef mixture instead of red sauce. This dish is simple to make, and is sure to please any crowd....

Ingredients Lean ground turkey, chicken, or pork Baby spinach Fresh ginger Green onions Low sodium soy sauce Red curry paste Wonton wrappers White miso paste Fresh ginger Squash Shiitake mushrooms Green onions Pomegranate arils Kitchen Supplies/ Kitchenware small bowl medium bowl parchment paper baking sheet large pot soup bowl and ladle You guys. I hate to chat you up about the weather, but here in the mountains of Colorado it snowed over half a foot last night!...

Because I couldn’t possibly NOT mess with a recipe. Like I clearly do not know how to do that. But I only made it easier, and added some polenta, other than that, all the ingredients and flavors are 100% the same! Growing up, this was my favorite dish that my mom made. Granted my mom didn’t make a whole lot of dinners, desserts were more her thing, dinner was my dad’s....

Number one is obviously these carnitas. These extra special, super delicious slow roasted pork carnitas. And two? Well two is about what’s been on my mind recently. Let’s start with two, and then we’ll move on to the carnitas. Promise, I will try not to write a novel… So lately I’ve been I wanting to do more with the blog. I need a little more of a challenge, something new, something different, and I feel like the blog needs a little update....

We’re so close to Christmas! We’re just a week and one day until Christmas Eve! You all, I’m sad; I’m not ready for the holiday season to be in full swing just yet. These December days have literally flown by! Of course, at the same time, I’m also so excited. My brothers Malachi and Red are already here for a Big-Air competition at Copper and will stay through the holidays....

Of all the ice cream recipes I’ve posted over the past 10+ years, this might just be my favorite. It’s a tie between my chocolate peanut butter ice cream and that vanilla olive oil ice cream I shared last summer. I adore this recipe so much. I’ve been holding onto it for a couple weeks now and am so excited to finally share it with you all. It’s everyone’s favorite cookie swirled into the creamiest, richest, just so perfectly sweet, chocolate ice cream....

Welcoming Monday, and saying goodbye to August, with a dinner that’s going to make everyone happy. Who doesn’t love a little broccoli cheddar in their lives? It’s everyone’s favorite, right? I think so, but then I’ve loved broccoli cheddar anything since I was a kid. I’ve said this before, but the Panera bread broccoli cheddar soup was my fall staple growing up. Especially on days that were rainy and dreary....