I just wrapped up a 12-day food, wine, culture tour of Israel hosted by JNF, and my tastebuds are still dancing! I'm a sucker for the Mediterranean diet. With proof in the photos below, it's no true "diet," yet, a combination of healthy, flavorful,...
It's time to shake up the Christmas cuisine traditions, well at least for Christmas Eve. How, you ask? A good pun is a good place to start, like our Christmas Eve dinner party theme: Empanavidad (empanadas + Navidad, or Christmas in Spanish). I knew tamales...
As I mentioned earlier, we're looking to eat more veggie-forward, so we're challenging ourselves to make filling options that satiate our appetites. We came across these Baked Homemade Falafel patties from Just a Taste, and they were gone fast!
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Since we just moved to Colorado in time for winter, we're enjoying the brisk mountain air, and finding creative ways to warm up! Warmth is the name of the game in the fall and winter seasons and there's nothing like cozy flavors and dishes to do the trick....
Bring Vietnamese cuisine into your kitchen with this easy, flavorful, simmering Chicken Pho from Served from Scratch that you can make right in your crock pot. I love how when you cut up toppings that are bright in flavor, it automatically amps up your fancy...
When we were invited to a dinner party at the home of some new friends and they asked us to bring a side, we thought a salad would compliment almost any main dish. I had seen some fall salad recipes on Pinterest with butternut squash and apples like this one...
If you're like me, you're already looking at recipes to serve for Thanksgiving andlan ahea the holiday season. Okay, I started bookmarking recipes back in August - call me crazy, but a kitchen-lover likes to pd and get excited about flavors and trying new...
Since we moved to Denver, we've been loving the Hatch green chiles, and green peppers infused into so many restaurant menu dishes. The southwestern flavors and ingredients are really celebrated here and they are perfect for warming up those cold mountain days...
So, veggie soup is one of my favorite things to make on a cold weekend day when we're around the house. Truth be told, I used to just sauté veggies in a soup pot in olive oil and garlic with mirepoix (classic soup base of onions, carrots, celery), add broth,...
It's probably time I start keeping track of my top recipes that are on repeat in our kitchen so I don't have Google them, reference my Pinterest pins, or pull up a picture of a cookbook every time I make them. Probably the number one repeat of this year...