This skinny tortilla soup uses poblanos, cumin, onions, cilantro, and a light broth to recreate the southwestern favorite, without all the cream, and heaviness from traditional tortilla soups. The flavors are bold and rich, without weighing you down.
Chewy, rich dark chocolate cookies, dipped in creamy white chocolate and topped with crushed candy canes. I am so excited to be a part of this year’s Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, the brainchild of two people whom I absolutely adore: Julie and Lindsay. If you want to learn more about the Great Food Blogger…
30 days of Handmade Holiday Gifts from your Kitchen. 30 delicious recipes, tutorials and ideas to give gifts from the heart, and home. From Homemade Biscotti to Mexican Hot Chocolate to Candied Pecans and Spiced Rum Cakes with Apple Cider Caramel Glaze. There are two weeks left until Christmas, and if you’re anything like me;…
December is here, but my Holiday baking season began Mid-November. Whether it was Bourbon Candied Glazed Pecans,, Cranberry Walnut Rum Fudge or Southern Brown Sugar Shortbread Pecan Pie Bars I’ve been baking and recipe testing up a storm. My friend, Stephanie aka Queen Scarlett emailed a few of us and asked if we’d be…
This post in entitled “Diet Restricted” because depending on how you do it it can be for your friends on the Paleo diet or someone that is gluten free or just trying to cut down on carbs or no sugar or very little sugar. You’ll see when you read the recipe, but it is great…
One of my first holiday memories is of my great grandmother’s fruit salad. Known to some as ambrosia or 5 cup salad, it was always “grandma’s fruit salad” at my family get-togethers. It’s always meant the holidays to me. This year I’ll be making it again, along with other traditional goodies, but it’s this recipe…
Hi, everyone! I’m Courtney from Cook Like A Champion and I’m super excited to be here sharing a recipe today! I love baking and crafting (and sewing…sometimes), so clearly I was meant to join in on Handmade Holidays: Bake, Craft, Sew. This time of year can be hectic, even for those of us that try…
Christmas is in the air and I know I’m not the only one thinking about what to give all the people that I love. We just moved to the tiny town that my husband grew up in. Tiny town life means two things 1) we know and are friends with nearly everyone or 2) we…
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I once worked for Starbucks but a little-known story that I’m sharing JUST WITH Y’ALL for today (feel special yet?!) is that the first time I tried a peppermint mocha I almost died of happiness. I know how to make a mean white chocolate mocha, gingerbread latter,…
There are certain dishes that are practically synonymous with Thanksgiving: Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries and green bean casserole. I grew up with a very traditional green bean casserole, and loved it, but I wanted to give it a bit of a twist. So I added some soy sauce, garlic, mushrooms, and fresh snap beans….
Hey y’all — I can’t wait to introduce y’all to my sweet friend, Emily. Emily and I stumbled across each other somehow, as we do upon the internet, and we bonded over taco seasoning. I finally met Emily in person at EVO in Utah, and I was blown away by her. She is absolutely radiant. …
You go by so many names: Daughter, Sister, Friend, BeBe, Wife, Mother-in-Law, Mama, Mom, Becky, Becca Jane, Teacher… and this year, you added another .. SURVIVOR You’ve been through more in the past 8 months, than most people go through in 5 years, a lifetime. Through an absolute miracle, you found out you had cancer.