These salad recipes are delicious ways to serve fresh summer produce and healthy meals to serve your family. You are going to love these salad recipes. A good salad will turn eating your vegetables into something that you look forward to. In just in case you need dressings to pair with those salads: After years […]
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Brisket Enchiladas
Brisket Enchiladas are a spicy comfort food meal that is easy to prepare. Brisket Enchiladas are made with spicy shredded slow-cooked brisket that is rolled up in tortillas with pinto beans and onions and then topped with red chile sauce, green chile sauce, and cheese. This recipe was inspired by a meal that I had […]
Southwest Cobb Salad
A Southwest Cobb Salad is a quick no-cook meal that I love to eat on hot summer nights. This Southwest Cobb Salad is inspired by a salad that I used to get for lunch when I was working my 9-5 corporate job. It’s made with greens topped with diced chicken, cheddar cheese, corn, tomatoes, avocado, broccoli, […]
Lemon and Roasted Broccoli Pesto
Roasted Broccoli Pesto is made with oven roasted broccoli, broccoli rabe, green onion, and garlic with fresh lemon juice, basil, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan. It’s a pesto full of fresh summer flavors. Roasted Broccoli Pesto is easy to prepare with minimal active preparation time. First, you need to roast the broccoli, broccoli rabe, and […]
Summer Dinner Ideas
These Summer Dinner Ideas are quick ways to bring a delicious dinner filled with seasonal ingredients to the table. Summer dinners should do three things: they should embrace fresh seasonal produce, they should be easy to prepare, and they should be a little lighter than the hearty meals you cook in the winter. I gathered […]
New Mexico Red Chile Sauce
New Mexico Red Chile Sauce is a staple of New Mexican cuisine. This spicy red chile sauce gets poured over huevos rancheros, enchiladas, breakfast burritos and more. I fell in love with the food in Santa Fe, and while I was there I realized that if I wanted to make New Mexican meals at home I […]
Chicken Mexican Lasagna
Chicken Mexican Lasagna is a delicious meal made with shredded chicken coated in poblano cream sauce layered between flour tortillas with black beans, corn, salsa, and cheese. One of my favorite parts of my job is getting to connect with people from all over the country. Recently a reader named Cindy made my reader-favorite Poblano […]
Crispy Chicken with a Honey Curry Sauce
Sweet, spicy, and salty flavors come together in this recipe for Crispy Chicken with a Honey Curry Sauce. This Crispy Chicken with a Honey Curry Sauce combines chicken coated with buttery and salty Ritz crackers with a sweet and spicy honey curry sauce. I love it because it takes the classic concept of chicken with a […]
Creamy Pasta with Asparagus and Mushrooms
Creamy Pasta with Asparagus and Mushrooms is a meal that can be made in just 20 minutes. Fresh pasta is coated in a light parmesan and mascarpone sauce and tossed with sauteed mushrooms and al dente asparagus. Serve it as a complete meal or as a side dish. This recipe for Creamy Pasta with Asparagus and […]
What to Make with Poblano Cream Sauce
My poblano cream sauce is one of the most popular recipes on this site. I love it too! I have even created several recipes that use the sauce as an ingredient, and today I am sharing them all with you. Poblano cream sauce was inspired by a chimichanga that I had at Port Fonda in […]