“What do you do with all those cans of Garbanzo beans?” – that’s what my mom asked me upon returning home from Blissdom. (she had apparently been scanning my pantry shelves) My response – “I’m hoping to make Oven Roasted Chickpeas” This past summer, my friend Crystal posted this delicious Baked Garbanzo Beans…
Homemade Taco Seasoning Picture Below is the original picture from the 2011 recipe post I love making my own seasonings, being able to control the salt, heat, savoriness, sweetness – etc. Down here in Texas we eat a lot of black beans and steaks, tacos, fajitas, taco salads, nachos, quesadillas, tostadas – so a staple…
A couple of weeks ago I shared my favorite Game Day Grilling Tips with y’all. That same day, Nathan and I hosted a Game Day Cookout for the UT vs OU game (let’s just not talk about the score — mmmmmkay!) There was a ton of food, friends, football, cheering, shouting, laughter and full tummies….
I love spices and I love making my own seasoning mixes. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the beginning of my blogging days I shared my Simple Seasoning mix with y’all. With the recent weight loss that Nathan and I’ve experience 35 pounds and 23 pounds we’ve been doing much, much more cooking at home and relying on…
Wow, that might be the longest title ever to show up on my blog 😉 I couldn’t figure out a more succinct way to tell y’all that I had snacks, lunch and dinner ideas to share with y’all, though 😉 Welcome to week 5 (I know, right!) of the HEB/ConAgra meal maker blogger challenge! My…
Oregano, basil, dill and green onions combine to make a delicious and refreshing mayonnaise that will change the way you look at sandwiches forever. I know that I totally missed Mouthwatering Monday last week, sorry y’all 😉 We didn’t come back from our camping trip until late on Monday and then I didn’t even turn…
Welcome to our Holiday Bake, Craft & Sew along! All the baking ideas can be found here and the Craft ideas on Kelly’s Blog and Sewing on Cindy’s. Make sure to visit each of them every day for amazing Holiday Gift inspirations! Today’s featured Baker is Karly from Buns In My Oven. I love the…
This post was inspired by a Tweet tonight from Tanis; she tweeted: Cream, Cream Cheese and Sour Cream were the popular answers, however, with a homemade tomato sauce.. adding a cream can easily go wrong. That’s a delicate balance and can go bad on you, very quickly. Truly, the answer is quite simple and is…
A couple of weeks ago I posted this Roasted Green Chilies Stew recipe. You could say that today’s Mouthwatering Monday is a follow up to that. This is a step by step How to Roast Peppers Mouthwatering Monday. Roasting peppers is crazy easy and the smell in your house, y’all will not believe it. Your…
These pretzels are soft and chewy on the inside and golden brown and crispy on the outside and they’re so easy to make that you can make them anytime at home. My dad made these with Princess this past summer when she stayed with them and she has talked about them ever since. So, I…
Chocolatey, Crunchy, Sweet, Salty, Rich, Butterscotch… Tonguegasmic. This snack, this crunchy delight is perfect for anytime but, even best for that time of the month when you need the sweet, the salt, the crunch, the richness… the only thing it doesn’t have is heat.. but, you could add a dash of cayenne if you wanted…
Need a quick and easy snack for kids? Something portable, small hands friendly, and something that you feel good about giving to your kids? These fruit kabobs are one of my kids’ very favorite summer snacks. The great thing is these are also super lunchbox portable, too! Whatever your family’s favorite fruits are, those…