These cupcakes are nothing short of delicious. Each sweet mini-cake is layered with chocolate cake, sweet frosting, and hinted with espresso and vanilla. The perfect chocolate cupcake for any and all celebrations. Oh my goodness, happy Friday! It really does feel like a Friday to celebrate too. This week went so fast. It has been back-to-back. But no complaints, I love a busy, productive week, and I’ll be ending it in New York too!...
When my younger brother Malachi asked if we could do a fajita night recently I was all for it. Any kind of themed dinner is always fun for me to plan out and create. They take the average weeknight dinner from boring to exciting. I love to do up Mexican night with all the sides, sauces, lots of avocado, toppings, and of course, a fun drink too. Usually I’ll serve tacos for Mexican night, but I often forget about using fajitas....
I make a lot of chicken dinners though they don’t appear often here. Would you be interested in seeing more of such dinners? This is a super hectic week for us (including many of you moms out here) With it being the last week of the school year,my older one has ton of tests and assignment submissions. Evenings are going to be extra busy and the show will be run by easy dinners....
I don’t think I know a single soul who does not like a good french fry. Sure, some prefer thick cut, some super skinny, and others may be somewhere in the middle, but either way it seems everyone loves fries. Me? I’ll eat them pretty much any way they are presented, but I think my favorite is slim jim style or maybe a good thick cut homestyle oven-baked fry. As long as they’re not too greasy (no fast food fries – only real potatoes cooked in a healthy oil), whichever way they are sliced, they’re all good to me....
Welcoming the week with yet another warming bowl…and yet another slow cooker recipe. But don’t worry, you can easily make this on the stove-top or even in the instant pot too! As always, I want everyone to have the ability to make each and every recipe I share! This is crazy, but we’re going on our third Monday of slow cooker recipes. There’s been healthier slow cooker creamy tortellini vegetable soup, slow cooker saucy Sunday bolognese pasta, and now today’s tortilla soup....
Snowball cookies are one of my must-make Christmas favorites, along with eggnog cake, cream cheese spritz cookies, M&M cookies and stained glass cookies. I’ve put a spin on the classic snowball recipe with the addition of chocolate chips, because you can never have too much chocolate! Snowball Cookie Ingredients To make these delicious snowball cookies you will need butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, flour, pecans, miniature chocolate chips and powdered sugar....
Cookie season is upon us and I’m starting a little early. It’s crazy to me that Tuesday is November 1st, but since I can’t slow time down, I’m embracing the season! I can already feel the holiday craze – cookies are needed! It seems I say this every year, but it feels like Thanksgiving is often overlooked. I get it, Christmas is my thing too. But I try my best to at least have fun with Thanksgiving recipes....
Looking for the perfect cornbread stuffing recipe for your holiday meal? This cornbread dressing is a staple in many Southern households for good reason – it’s absolutely delicious! Serve it alongside other side dish recipes such as slow cooker creamed corn and bacon roasted brussels sprouts. Today we’re talking about stuffing, because Thanksgiving is almost here! There are about ten million ways to do stuffing, but this Southern cornbread dressing is my favorite....
I mean, right?!?! Lyndsie, my brother Bren’s girlfriend, is all about the margaritas. Actually, she’s really all about tequila, but she’d never turn down a margarita either. In fact, Lyndsie and my cousin Abby were just down here at the barn trying to convince me to make more margaritas… yup, my Christmas vacation has included a lot of bartending. And you know, I’ve gotten pretty good at it. I swear I have found the perfect amount of tequila, to lime juice, to fruity mixer for margs....
It’s safe to say that when my family celebrates the holidays, we really know how to have fun. It’s complete chaos, but it wouldn’t be Christmastime otherwise. Every night when the family is here for Christmas vacation, a board game is being played, food is cooking, the chatter is loud, and there’s always a new cocktail being mixed. I created this Spicy Sweet Holiday Storm Cocktail with my family in mind....
Actually, its spring brunch time. Yeah!! That means good, good stuff. Sweet, colorful stuff. Well really it’s not stuff, it is food, and it’s my favorite kind! There is Honey and Caradmon Baked French Toast with Vanilla Bean Coconut Whipped Cream. Um, this is sinfully amazing, but actually not bad for you. Meaning, you can eat it all. Score! Then comes these cute little Mini Asparagus Frittatas. At the moment, I am slightly obsessed with asparagus, and you’re going to be getting another asparagus dish either tomorrow or sometime this week....
I love a good pork chop, but these Italian style stuffed pork chops have got to be my all-time favorite. Add a side of mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli and you’ve got a complete meal that everyone will love. This stuffed pork chops post is sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Thank you for supporting the brands that make Dinner at the Zoo possible! When it’s dinner time at my house, pork chops can often be found on our table....
My family loves Asian food, especially shrimp fried rice, honey chicken, and anything that involves sweet and sour sauce. I can whip up a batch of this sweet and savory condiment in no time, and we use it in so many different ways. When I eat at my local Chinese restaurant, I always have to order at least one dish that contains sweet and sour sauce. Whether it’s chicken, pork, shrimp, or simply crispy wontons to dip into this delightful sauce, it’s always a hit with both the kids and adults....
Well, it’s about time I shared a punch recipe, right? The overall goal for this year’s holiday recipes is simplicity and ease. You probably got that idea yesterday when viewing my 2022 Thanksgiving dinner menu. Everything on our menu this year is easy to throw together and can easily be made ahead of time too! I know all too well that when you’re entertaining a large crowd you need to take the work out of serving up your yummy cocktails....
I’ve made no secret of the fact that fall is my favorite season. I love the crisp days, the colors on the trees, the pumpkins, apples, and all the warming, cozy recipes. Fall is very much MY season. If this is making you roll your eyes because you’ve heard me say this a zillion times, I’m sorry, but I just can’t help it. My excitement is too great not to share with you all....
If you’ve read the Harry Potter series, or seen the movies, you know that the “Goblet of Fire” is a goblet for the tri wizard cup that students throw their names into to be selected to compete. The firey flames blazing from the goblet are what inspired this cocktail – if you didn’t already guess that. I’ve wanted to create a cocktail called the Goblet of Fire for years. Finally, this is the year!...
It’s safe to say that when I celebrate a holiday, I do it up right, and this fun drink is no exception. Everyone, say hello to “the Grinch” cocktail. It’s actually a little crazy that I haven’t shared this drink sooner. But it’s finally here and I think all the Who’s down in Whoville would very much approve of this spicy-sweet cocktail. So cheesy, but hey, it’s Christmas, isn’t everything a little on the cheesy side this time of year?...
Hope you all are having a great weekend and starting to think all things St. Patrick’s Day and well, SPRING (only 20th days away!)…you know I am. Here are just a few things that I am really excited about this week. Have fun poking around!! THINGS I AM GOING CRAZY FOR LATELY: Craving this Fettuccine with Caramelized Onions and Swiss Chard. The veggies cancel the cheese and butter out, Duh....
[Summer!] These Blueberry-Oat Bars. Fueling my fruit problem. This Coconut Bread. Fueling my coconut problem. This Chicken Potato Whipped Feta Salad. Really? Whipped feta instead of mayo? YES! This Chicken Beer and Summer Stew. Summertime stew never looked so good. These Peanut Butter Swirl Chocolate Chip Blondies. I need these and all the other treats that come from this book. This Mexican Street Corn Salad. My new obsession. This Strawberry Balsamic + Goat Cheese Salad Wrap....
I am sorry, but then I am not, because of one, the Super Bowl and then two, Valentines Day. These two-days make these doughnuts one hundred percent acceptable. Oh AND, it’s Friday. My reasoning is totally solid, right?! To be honest, these doughnuts happened because I failed miserably at three other desserts – all in one day, and even though I have been planning these doughnuts for a while, I needed something that I knew would be good and I needed them now!...
