Appetizer

Turn your leftover brown rice into crispy, golden brown arancini for a healthier twist on this classic Italian favorite, filled with gooey cheese or savory fillings!

Is there anything better than crispy shrimp? The other day I made these crispy shrimp and I basically want to put them on my menu each week. I used regular frozen shrimp from @marianos – just $6.99 a bag, but I swear they tasted just like lobster! The recipe is so simple – my first thought was to deep fry, but I know not everyone...

Black Bean Dip Recipe This black bean dip will soon be your go to appetizer! Show of hands how many times you’ve gone to the grocery store, stood in front of the canned bean aisle and think “do I need black beans?”  So you buy a few cans, only to come home and find that you have 7 cans already in your pantry?! 😂 Ingredients...

The black bean burger recipe I posted on Friday?  Has morphed into so many things.  I made these southwest egg rolls that were so good.  No real recipe – I took 1 cup of the black bean burger mixture and combined it with a cup of chopped rotisserie chicken breast, a couple tablespoons of my salsa roja, and then air fried them for 4 minutes...

Stop what you are doing and make this delcious ancho chile salsa roja. You will wnat to put it on everything!

I made a batch of my friend Ed’s biscuits, and they have been on repeat all week.  I love a biscuit breakfast sammie! Yesterday was a bit different.  I had an 11 call with a potential new campaign, and what was supposed to be a 15 minute call turned into 45 minutes.  I had clocked out for lunch at 11 and was back at my...

Skinny Pizza Dough Naan UPDATE!  This skinny pizza dough naan recipe was posted in 2020, and for some reason I never put a recipe card in this post.  Sorry about that!  Love that these naan are Weight Watchers friendly too! When two-ingredient dough (equal parts nonfat Greek yogurt and self-rising flour) first gained popularity, I wasn’t a fan. The dough was overly wet, required far...

Shrimp spring rolls are my favorite.  As much as I like to think that I am a pretty good cook, and have definitely gotten better over the years.  Visual learning is the best way for me to learn and I can watch a few YouTube videos and get the gist of the recipe. Spring rolls, however, have never worked for me.  The wrappers tore, or...

The great flavor of delicious buffalo wings, but without the bones! So quick, easy and delicious - perfect for game day!

Taco potato skins bring back so many memories and I am so happy to have a healthy version to share with you! I worked in a bar in my early 20’s.  On Wednesday nights I worked the kitchen to give our only cook one night off a week.  He was the Uncle of the owner of the bar, and he drank Heineken and shots of...