Whenever I go out to Tex-Mex or Mexican restaurants I often see the menu item “sizzling hot fajitas”. I see servers flying around avoiding the sizzles and the smoke coming from their hand while leaving a lingering scent of deliciously cooked meat and veggies  in their wake.  Sounds good doesn’t it? Now, I will tell [...]

Happy Labor Day! I may not be in Seattle, but rumor has it that, yet again, it is going to be rainy and cold. This should really come as no shock because it is often rainy and cold here in Seattle. Because of this I have many memories of BBQ-ing hot dogs in the less [...]

Ryan and I do not eat a lot of big salads. Sure we eat salad as a starter but very rarely is that all we have for dinner. However, this week has been really busy both at work and at home so I was looking for some quick fix meals and this taco salad fit [...]

I have always been a little crazy about the crispy, succulent goodness of fried chicken.  Ryan on the other hand, is not a fan. Crazy right? I would always throw it in there as an option for dinner and he would nix it right away. So this time I upped the ante and promised creamy [...]

Last week when I shared my recipe for Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, I mentioned that I had a couple of recipes up my sleeve to utilize the scrumptious, tender meat. I shared that it is good in sandwiches, salads, omelets and tacos. But my oh my is it ever good in enchiladas. Especially when you [...]

Yesterday when I shared my recipe for Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, I promised that I would share a couple of my favorite recipes that feature it. I would be lying if I told you that this sandwich was not the reason that I tried pulled pork to begin with. I mean honestly, who doesn’t love [...]

There are few things that are as delicious as perfectly tender, fall off the bone, melt in your mouth pulled pork. If the smell of it cooking in your slow cooker isn’t enough to make your mouth water, the moment you pull it out and it see it fall apart certainly will.  Ryan is such [...]

Looking for comfort food? After a trying week last week, I certainly was. It is almost as if the weather gods knew it too because they made yesterday the perfect day to enjoy some stick to your ribs, make your tummy smile food. And that is exactly what this dish is. Just imagine, beef and [...]

Do you ever buy one of those big packets of chicken because it’s on sale thinking to yourself that you will use some but put the rest in the freezer for later use? It appears that I do. While I was cleaning out the freezer the other day I found that I had quite a [...]

It is amazing how quickly the weather can change, last week we were sweltering here in Seattle and now the air has an autumn feel to it, reminding me that my favorite season is just around the corner. So far I have resisted the urge to light my pumpkin spice candle keeping in mind that [...]