If you’re looking to make a delicious new side dish, this is for you! I love vegetables and am always looking for a new way to enjoy them, so I thought I’d give them a “Thanksgiving” type of style, I sautéed jalapeños to give it some spice without it being too hot but to…
Quick Pickled Vegetables
If you like pickles you’ll LOVE these pickled onions and carrots. I am a HUGE pickle fan, I have jars of them in the fridge at all times to prove it! I love the tangy vinegary taste. This recipe will show you how to quickly pickle some vegetables that will be ready in an…
Avocado Salad with Fried Jalapeños and Spicy Avocado Dressing
It’s really heating up… and I don’t just mean the weather. This salad has a great heat going on. Not as much heat as the concrete I was sitting on today, WOW was that hot. I may need to remember to bring a blanket or towel with me and carry it around at all times!…
Strawberry Lime & Jalapeño Pasta Salad
Hope your summer is going well. It’s pretty hot out today and super sunny. I planned to get some must do things around the house done today. Still not sure why making wet footprints in the cement around the pool wasn’t on the list, that really would have been a MUCH better idea. Some days…
scrambled eggs and french fries
I just love potatoes at breakfast. Hash browns are always a good thing. But what about those days, you know the ones where you have no potatoes or hash browns anywhere in site. You guessed it…use french fries. I didn’t want to heat the oven seeing as it’s well over 100 degrees and we’ve been…
Easy Dinner in Minutes
Chicken Salad! Chicken, black beans, corn, jalapenos, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime. This give a whole new meaning to the term chicken salad. There is no mayo, or canned shredded chicken here. This is a quick and easy dinner I make often. It’s great if you have leftover chicken cooked, or if you use a rotisserie chicken, or…
Mexican Pasta Salad
I have always loved corn on the cob. When I was a kid we had a large garden and corn was one of the best parts. I still love it and find it irresistable when I see it roasted at boardwalks and fairs. Something so simple and it tastes so great. For this recipe I…
Mexican Mac and Cheese
Once you see how easy and delicious this mac and cheese is, you will also know the secret of one of my favorite appetizers that is really the perfect party food! This was made by pure chance. The chance that I was hungry and I had left over Stuffed Jalapeno Bread with…
