Quickie Lunch: Cranberry Almond 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
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
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
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
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 [...]