Quickie Lunch: Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad

Kacie's Cranberry Orange Chicken Salad

This recipe is a take-off from my friend Kacie Highsmith’s famous chicken salad.  She provided me with the ingredients – as I will for you – but with no specific measurements.  So here’s what I made recently for some friends (measurements really aren’t exact, this is a fun salad to play around with).  I could [...]

Corn, Poblano and Chorizo Pizza

Pizza's ready!

My husband recently bought a Big Green Egg smoker.  In the past week and a half  we’ve smoked/grilled a whole chicken, chicken breasts, chicken sausages, seafood and grass-fed filets.  This past weekend he wanted to try out some pizza.  He was craving chorizo sausage, so I came up with the following: Corn, Poblano and Chorizo Pizza [...]

Black Beans – Two Ways

Sweet Potato stuffed with Black Bean Salad

Tonight I made an amazingly tasty, and simple meatless dish for Meatless Monday.  When I’m using canned black beans, it literally takes no more than 10 minutes to whip together. I love that this dish is rich in fiber, protein, antioxidants, potassium and vitamin A!  But what I love even more is it’s taste….give this [...]

Chicken Tostadas

Chicken Tostadas

If you follow this blog, you know my family likes Mexican.  I think it mainly has to do with the fact (and now I’m bragging) that I make a killer guacamole, so I’m alway looking for ways to enjoy it with an entree (rather than tortilla chips).  Enter: chicken tostadas.  I made these the other [...]

Layered Chicken & Bean Enchilada Casserole

Layered Chicken & Bean Enchilada Casserole

My husband loves Mexican food, especially enchiladas.  I have three enchilada recipes that I constantly rotate and was looking for something a little different.  Enter my chicken & black bean enchiladas.  We all thought this was pretty tasty, and it made for great leftovers the following few days.  If you don’t like mushrooms just take [...]