One of my favorite restaurants in Santa Fe, New Mexico was featured in one of the earlier episodes of “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” – the Zia Diner. They had a super eclectic menu that featured comfort food with a southwestern twist. Unfortunately, the diner closed a few years ago. I …
I love making casseroles… especially during the winter months! And, now that I have a family of four, casseroles are an easy way to get dinner on the table without getting tons of dishes dirty in the process. Over the last few years, I have seen and made a few …
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays – mainly because you get delicious food and a day just to spend with family. When I was much younger, my family would load up into the car after the turkey was placed in the oven and we would drive a …
Who doesn’t love pizza night? I know our family eats quite a bit of pizza – whether it is take-out, homemade, or even frozen. I am the first to admit that is can be too easy to pop a frozen pizza into the oven, but homemade pizza isn’t that much …
My very first time going to The Cheesecake Factory was when my husband and I were on our honeymoon in Florida. I ordered the chicken and biscuits and was absolutely floored by the deliciousness of the dish! I have been to other locations a few times since, and I have …
Lasagna roll-ups rock! If you have never heard of them, they’re basically little roll-ups of lasagna goodness that make lasagna super easy to portion and eat. In my opinion, lasagna is harder to make just because I never know how many layers to do, what the size of one slice …
One of my favorite types of food is Mexican food, also known as New Mexican/Tex-Mex. I recently took a cooking class on this subject, and I was kindly (not really) told that calling it “Mexican” food was not correct. I completely understand that “Mexican” food officially refers to food from …
If you read my post about Tomato Chicken, then this recipe will sound very similar! Even though they are both extremely easy with only a few ingredients, they are completely different in flavor. What they do have in common, though, is that they both are super, super easy. (If you …
I seem to always find recipes that call for already cooked chicken. I actually find myself writing many recipes that start with this too. It really is easier to make something quick if the slow-cooking ingredients, like the chicken, are already cooked. However, that chicken has to be cooked some …
One of the many things I had not considered about having a toddler was the transition of teaching her how to eat independently and to try many foods. D, my daughter, is super cute and never spits out her food. Instead, she simply hands it back to us and says …