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Jalapeño Popper Pigs in a Blanket
Jalapeno Popper Pigs in a Blanket are everything you could want in a snack. These spicy, cheesy appetizers are perfect for your next party or game day! These spicy, cheesy appetizers are perfect for your next party or game day! Narrowing down my Super Bowl menu has been next to impossible this year. Not only...
Seafood Fra Diavolo
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HuntsHasHeart #CollectiveBias In the typical sigh-inducing retail fashion, there's been Valentine's Day decorations out at the drugstore since right after Christmas. Heart-shaped candy boxes, heart plush toys, and heart-covered wrapping paper abound. There are obnoxious pink and red glittery hearts...
Sheet-Pan Tandoori Chicken & Vegetables
If there was ever evidence of my incessant complaining having any sort of pull in this universe, it would be when the strip mall Indian joint appeared in this otherwise dull and flavorless town. Harsh, I know. But it's true. In the months since it opened, James and I have eaten at that Indian restaurant... ah, more times than...
Slow Cooker Short Rib Ragu with Horseradish Gremolata
Happy twenty-seventeen, friends. I hope you've started off the year hopeful about all of the things that lie ahead. Because I'm an over-thinker of epic proportions, you have to know that I've spent the past 48 hours painstakingly analyzing what I think the legacy of 2017 will be. By analyzing, of course I mean without any data...
Roasted Eggplant and Feta Fritters with Tahini Sauce
I won't sugarcoat it: 2016 has thoroughly and relentlessly kicked my ass. In fact, if social media is to be believed, it has kicked all of our collective asses. But all of that blubberin' that I love to do aside, we've had a phenomenal year in food, don't you think? I don't know about you, but I'm pretty...
Slow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Chicken Chili with Plantain Chips
Consider this my SOS call.
Prosciutto-Wrapped Pork Loin with Apple & Rice Stuffing
This post is sponsored by the jolly fellows over at Minute® Rice. Don't work yourself into a tiffy over it, though. All thoughts and blooming brilliant opinions are my own. And I definitely always talk like this. Well aren't I just the most elegant of food bloggers today with my nice wine glasses and beaded cloth...
Make-Ahead Rosemary Sweet Potato Rolls
One of the most universally loved dining-out experiences has to be when your waiter unexpectedly brings out a basket of freshly baked rolls, right? Who isn't overcome with happiness for just a few seconds when you see that bundle of bread? They make my heart happy; warm rolls just get me in a way no one else...
How To Make The Ultimate Autumn Harvest Cheese Board
I'm not sure if I've ever gone on record with this admission before, and I'm a little nervous to let the secret slip. But here goes: I could take or leave Thanksgiving food. There, I said it. Now, don't get me wrong. I love fall flavors. Carbs are my closest pals. Turkey and I are tight...
Maple Brown Butter Glazed Amish Apple Fry Pies
Sometimes, when I'm sitting at my desk, tucked inside of my warm house, with my fuzzy blanket draped over my lap and a hot coffee in hand, I almost forget how it felt to be 14 with frozen fingers. Far before I ever had the luxury of working from home, or even in an office,...
Creamy Lemon Butter Shrimp Pasta with Spinach and Caramelized Garlic
I've been seeing drunk food all over facebook lately-- the stuff you make when you've had a lot to drink and suddenly you are Gordon Ramsey, nay, Alain Ducasse, nay, not even a Picasso of food could rival your superhuman creative flair in the kitchen. It's revolutionary. It's avante-garde. It... usually features heavy use of the microwave.
We Redecorated Around Here, What Do You Think?
Gather round, friends, and listen to the story of how a woman nearly lost her mind while tweaking her website design.
15 Minute Pimento Beer Cheese
This 15 Minute Pimento Beer Cheese is dangerous. You might want to close out of this blog post right now. Navigate away, look elsewhere, forget you ever saw this glorious cheese masterpiece and go on with your life. Seriously, I'm only trying to help you out here, because once you try 15 Minute Pimento Beer...
Jamaican Jerk Pork Chops with Curry-Spiced Sweet Potatoes and Mango Salsa
I'm not nearly the only one who snuck off with the cordless phone as a child and dialed in with high hopes for my future, enticed by the woman on TV who insisted in her (faux-) Carribbean accent that I "Call Now For A Free Reading!" Free was an interesting choice of words, of course, as...
Yogurt Marinated Lamb Skewers with Mint-Pistachio Pesto Pilaf
I had fully planned on devoting this whole month to Mexican dishes, since Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and I don't believe that a person can ever have too much Mexican food. Yet here I am, posting a springtime dish that has absolutely 0 south of the border influence, because sometimes a...
Smothered Bacon Asiago Wine Chicken
I like plenty of "classy" foods-- dishes with mile-long lists of ingredients (or mile-high costs for just a few special ones). But when it comes down to what I crave most often, the list consists of a few, simple foods: bacon, chicken, and cheese. You know, the oh-so-very refined palate that one would expect of a food...
Irish Baked Potato Soup with Corned Beef and Crispy Leeks
My love story with potato soup is on a better-than-Twilight, stronger than Kim and Kanye, transgressing all pop culture kind of level. It's the real deal. And if you're with me (whether or not you're Irish, and while we're at it, whether or not you have any idea what I'm talking about at all right...
Lemony Brown Butter Asparagus Penne
We were in the middle of watching our 8th House of Cards episode of the weekend, not even talking about this Lemony Brown Butter Asparagus Penne, when James turned to me with a very serious look on his face and said, "You should write in your post tomorrow that I like canned asparagus."
Easy Salted Caramel Molten Lava Cakes
Do you remember those classroom motivational posters? You know what I'm talking about-- the ones that read "Believe And You Will Succeed," or "If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It," or some other feel-good phrase that made us elementary-aged children super self-assured. Well, my biggest life goal at that age was to be a dinosaur...
Slow Cooker Chili Cheese Dog Dip
Over 2 years ago, I made a Chili Cheese Dog Dip that would haunt me until this very day. Not because it wasn't delicious (trust me, it was), but because every single time I would ask James, "Guess what I'm making this week," he would guess Chili Cheese Dog Dip. Every. Time. I eventually stopped asking...
Parmesan and Garlic Crusted Baked Potato Wedges
I am a fan of all sorts of cheeses: hard, melted, fondue, spreadable-- you name it. But by far my favorite is the kind that oozes onto the pan when you're baking and gets super crispy in the process. You know what I'm talking about. 10 times out of 10 I am going to pick...
Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole
Listen, I know that casseroles are supposed to be just "throw it together and bake" types of dishes, but sweet potato casserole is typically reserved for special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, and if I'm going to make anything on those days, I'm going to make it right. That means no dried out turkey, no soggy lasagna,...
Spicy Garlic Crunch Chicken
I went through a bit of a recipe slump recently where I'd think of recipes, write up the ingredients I thought I'd need and their approximate amounts, and then minutes before going to the grocery store, I'd completely change my mind and decide that I didn't want to make those dishes anymore. And then I'd...
Baked Chicken Nuggets with Honey Mustard Dip
This year, Chick-Fil-A took the title of the fast food restaurant with the highest customer satisfaction, based off of a survey of just over 5,000 consumers. You might say it's due to their friendly staff, or perhaps their clean kitchens, but I say it's all about the chicken nuggets. Those crispy, salty, slightly-sweet Chick-Fil-A...
Crispy Tabasco Zucchini Chips
I'm a snacker. I could eat the most amazing meals all day long but still feel lost without something salty to munch on in-between. This, unfortunately, does not always make it easy to stay in the same pant size, if you know what I'm saying. I have a tendency to blissfully eat an entire bag...
Chipotle Chicken Fried Rice
I have a weakness for Chinese takeout, especially with a heaping side of soy sauce-drenched fried rice. In fact, I always order extra so that I can eat the leftovers for lunch the next day... or two... or three. What can I say? I really like fried rice. So when I was asked to participate in the...
Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle Stout Enchiladas
Can you believe that it's already August? Where did the summer go? We're just over a month away from swapping out lemonade for pumpkin lattes and, you guys, I'm so not ready for the sun to start setting before I leave the office. We'll be packing away our swimsuits and taking out our sweaters in no time. NO. Nooooo!...
Indian Spiced Rice & Lentil Salad
Last year, I discovered that rice salad was an amazingly wonderful thing. It's replaced pasta salad as my favorite binge-on-at-barbecues-until-the-shame-kicks-in dish. Actually, being perfectly honest, shame doesn't even stop me most of the time. I will eat rice salad until I can't physically get up to get more. You think I'm exaggerating, don't you? It...
Crock Pot Chicken Tinga Tacos with Bacon Pico De Gallo
Happy Cinco de Mayo! How are you going to celebrate? (Pssst! If you're not planning on eating tacos tonight, it's time to reevaluate your choices.) Lately I've been absolutely swamped with things to do, so I've been trying to be a bit minimalistic in the kitchen. Simple recipes with a relatively short list of ingredients...
Sofritas Tofu Burrito Bowls
As a lover of bacon, pulled pork, and burgers, a lot of people find it surprising when I say that I also adore tofu. Or maybe I should say I adore good tofu. Tofu gets a bad wrap from the many people who don't know how to properly prepare the wiggly soybean curd, leaving a lot of people to think...
Fluffy Old Fashioned Pancakes
More times than not, my breakfast consists of coffee. Just coffee. Maybe a granola bar, too, if we're getting crazy. Sure, I'm a food blogger. Sure, breakfast is "the most important meal of the day". Sure, I live in a state filled to the brim with diners. I should probably be ashamed. But the issue with...
Easy Ham and Cheese Pretzel Pinwheels
Here I am with another pretzel recipe, and I have to say that I'm not even the least bit sorry. Especially because this time we're not fussing around with making our own dough! It's easy to get excited about pretzel pinwheels that don't take hours to make-- simply pop open a can of refrigerated breadstick dough and you're...
Soft & Chewy Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting
This week has been all about the cookies for me. With the holidays coming up, The Best Chewy Cafe-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies have been all over the web, which makes me a happy gal. Especially because it's given me an excuse to make a couple of extra batches this week. "I just want to make...
Nut-Crusted Fried Brie Bites
I don't know about you, but I feel like there is not nearly enough cheese in the traditional Thanksgiving spread. Cheese, in all of its variations, definitely makes my "Grateful For:" list every year. As a result, I put cheese in my mashed potatoes, cheese in my dessert, and used warm, buttery, melted cheese as...
Slow Cooker Sausage, Spinach, and Artichoke Dip
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about that Spinach and Artichoke Dip Alfredo I made last year. And the oft requested Crab and Artichoke Dip. Oh, and Spinach Dip Bites, too! Mainly because they're all freakin' delicious, but also because I have an obsession with any recipe that uses a ton of cheese, spinach, and/or artichokes....
Loaded Buffalo Chicken Nachos
The best things in life are meant to be shared. Please remind me of that this upcoming football Sunday when I am HOARDING these Loaded Buffalo Chicken Nachos to myself. Don't be surprised if you find me whispering "my precious" over them and viciously swatting away the hands of friends and family members who are...
Mediterranean Vegetable Lasagna
Okay, I'm just going to lay it out there right away-- this isn't really a lasagna. Please put down your pitchforks, food-name-purists, and open your hearts to this layered lasagna-esque casserole of zucchini, eggplant, spinach, cheese, and bechamel. It's seriously yummy, no matter what you call it in-between mouthfuls. Ever since I first made the Zucchini,...
Fig, Blue Cheese, and Walnut Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
I'm getting panicky because fig season is almost over and that means that I'm not going to be able to make my absolute favorite salad again for another 8 months. Even worse, I nearly didn't have enough time to share the recipe for Fig, Blue Cheese, and Walnut Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing with you, and now...
Bacon Egg & Cheese "Everything" Egg Rolls
When it comes to breakfast, I'm the worst. It's probably easy to imagine that I wake up every morning to make myself omelettes stuffed to the max with fresh veggies and melted cheese that oozes out of the folds like a little egg volcano. And being that homemade meals are kinda my thing, there are always plenty of...