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One pot meals are my favorite kind of meals, and this version features smoked sausages, corn, peppers and rice, all baked with plenty of seasonings. It’s one pot meal time again! I just can’t resist. It’s so easy and convenient. Today I’ve got a one pot sausage and rice casserole for you. It’s full of chicken sausages, rice and summer vegetables like corn on the cob and bell peppers. As promised, it’s a complete meal in one pan – less dishes and the whole thing bakes in the oven so no babysitting a pot on the stove....

I think I have mentioned it on this blog – I have love hate relationship with paneer. There are times I absolutely love soft, pillow like paneer slices and there are times I absolutely detest it. S on the other hand is always skeptical about paneer. Infact he doesn’t like plain milk or milk based stuff unless I can dodge it properly. Hence, we buy paneer very sparingly and when we do, I have to find ways to make it tasty!...

The day after Christmas…perfect day for a bowl of this Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Tamale Chili. And just like that it’s the day after Christmas. Hoping each and every one you had an amazing Christmas with your family. And for those of you who did not celebrate, I hope you had a relaxing day off! My family and I had one of the best Christmases yet. It finally snowed, really snowed!...

Say hello to the warmest, coziest most perfect home cooked bowl of chicken soup. It’s full of colorful veggies, good for us protein, and is sure to take care of just about any cold that winter throws your way. You’ll LOVE it. If you couldn’t tell, I am so exited about today’s recipe, and not just because it’s delicious, but also because it comes from a really cool cookbook, the Share Cookbook....

This time next week we will all be gearing up to sit down to a turkey filled Thanksgiving dinner. Can you guys believe we’re just one week away? I’m in shock as to how fast time is flying, but trying to enjoy as much of it as I can! Over the next few days our family will slowly be shuffling their way into town. I’m so excited to have all of my brothers back in Colorado for Thanksgiving....

Looking for something a little different than your standard roasted turkey? This smoked turkey is a unique and show stopping Thanksgiving meal, but it’s simple enough that even a novice cook can produce a beautiful and delicious end result. Serve your turkey with homemade cranberry sauce and watch the rave reviews come in! I love to make a turkey for the holidays, but I don’t love how it takes up all my oven space for hours and hours on the big day....

Stopping in today to share a great New Year’s Ever appetizer with you guys. This is actually a recipe that I originally shared years and years ago. But it’s one I still love to make so I thought I’d bring it back from the archives and show it some love. I’ve updated it just a bit, to make it easier, and taken a fresh set of photos. I certainly wasn’t complaining about making these again....

Funny enough it snowed all last week (and like A LOT), but yesterday was finally all sunshine. THANK GOD. I really needed to see the sun and it’s supposed to stay out today, too! YEAH!! So, with today being the first official day of Spring I thought a fun spring cocktail was in order. One packed with fruity flavors, a little fizz and okok, maybe some tequila too…or if that’s not your thing, these can easily be made into mocktails too!...

I’ve decided that I have the most fun when creating and photographing new drink recipes. I put so much less pressure on myself to make them “perfect”. With everyday recipes…like my quick weeknight dinners, or sweet desserts…my main concerns revolve around creating a recipe that’s delicious, approachable, and healthy…ish. It can be hard to know just what everyone is looking for. But with drinks, I just let go of all that and have fun!...

Happy Christmas Eve to everyone who is celebrating today! And if you don’t celebrate, well I hope you’re actually still celebrating by taking the day off and hopefully cooking and baking up some delicious food! Today is one of the first real days off I’ve had in, well, I can’t even really remember. I’m spending the day with Asher in the kitchen cooking away and wrapping gifts. My family is thankfully all together here in Colorado and I can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with them....

Pretty sure some of you never thought I would ever post these final photos of the the barn. Nevertheless, they are finally here!! YEAH!! I don’t even know where to start today, so let’s just take it from the beginning. If you are semi new to the blog, I have been working on renovating an old horse barn into my working studio/home. It has been a LONG, and well, tiring process, BUT I am so excited with the outcome and to finally be able to share photos with you guys after all this time....

Yes, we are talking yet another Harry Potter inspired cocktail today. I didn’t intend to share two back to back Harry Potter inspired cocktails (see the Death Eater Negroni), but after a pumpkin cocktail fail (it was bad…don’t ask), I fell back on a recipe that I knew would be good…and fun! As you guys can see, I am clearly having fun with these Halloween posts. I think it’s been just such a crazy busy year, that I’m just having way too much fun letting the creative holiday freak in me come out....

With the month of February here and talk of Valentine’s Day plans in the air, I thought I would share some of my favorite products from The Little Market. Ordinarily, I’m not much into Valentine’s Day gifting, but…all the products listed below are just perfect for cozy winter days and beyond. If you’re unfamiliar with The Little Market, it’s a nonprofit founded by Hannah Skvarla and Lauren Conrad to empower women....

It’s just common sense people. So I have changed a lot since I first started writing this blog. For the most part all the changes are good ones. I could definitely go back to getting a solid eight hours of sleep and feeling like I actually have time shower, but you take some and you leave some. In this case, I like what I have gained way more than what I lost (although, I really would love to sleep… like all day… sometime soon)....

Cool, because I’m pretty excited about it. OkOK, and I’m also pretty excited that it’s Friday. And not just any Friday, but the Friday before the 4th of July!! Ahh, I can’t believe it’s already almost July 4th. Time just PAUSE… for like two seconds… just so that I can catch my breath, pleaseeee. Alright, so let’s talk Triple Layer Chocolate Fudge Ice Cream Cake!! I’ve been way too excited for the past two weeks to share this cake with you guys....

Today I am sharing a simple side dish that goes well with both hot rice and roti, made with fresh winter produce of methi leaves. Vendhaya Keerai Sambar is a delicious Tamilnadu style lentil stew made with fenugreek or methi leaves. Sambar Recipe using Vendhaya Keerai Sambar is like the ultimate comfort food and it is very easy to make, almost like a one pot meal to me. In our household, we make sambar with almost all vegetables and each vegetable lends a very unique flavor to the sambar....

Well, look at that, another chicken and rice bowl, another quick dinner, and you know what? I kind of love it. This chicken…it is so good. Think, crispy, sweet, and tangy with soy sauce and rice vinegar. And…it’s served with all very delicious ingredients. I’m talking gingery sesame rice, spicy cucumbers, and even some toasted sesame “crumbs”. And to top it all off, this chicken and rice dinner comes together in a matter of minutes....

Ingredients Lime juice Fresh mint leaves Sugar White rum Coconut rum Canned coconut milk Sparkling water Pomegranate arils What you will need in the kitchen (or on your bar cart): Large pitcher Blender Cocktail glasses Shaker Or at least that’s my thinking. I’ll never fully understand you guys out there who travel to warm places for the holidays, that’s just not me. I am all about the very snowy white Christmas, and I am pretty excited because as I type this, it’s snowing!...

We eat all of our tacos this summer with fresh fruit salsa (cause I could live on fruit salsa)? Sound good? Mmm k – cool! Technically this taco really isn’t a fruit salsa, it’s a cheese salsa (oh my gosh, yes!!), BUT I of course just had to add some summer fruit, so I threw in some watermelon. I tried so hard to fit the watermelon part into the title, but the options where just too insanely long, even for me, and you know I like a long title....

No person means more to me than my mom. We are business partners, friends, and mother and daughter. Aside from my dad and little sister, there’s no one I’m closer to. We’ve been through so many wonderful times, hard times, and everything in between. Like most amazing moms, she makes everything feel OK at the end of the day. I’m sure a lot of you can relate. For those of us lucky enough to have such a special mom, we know how important Mother’s Day can be....