When I got married my husband and I made it a priority to have couples over for dinner in order to get to know them a lot better with no expectation of being asked to their homes. We loved the art of cooking and entertaining so I was happy to do it along with my husband no matter how busy our lives could be at the time. When I became a mother almost 4 years ago, it was challenging to keep … [Read more...]
Authentic Mole Sauce for Mexican dishes
I have been working on my own authentic recipe for mole sauce (pronounced MO-LEH) for a long time. I've been jotting down different ingredient variations in order to achieve a similar sauce my grandmother makes in Mexico. What a lot of people do not know is that there are different types of sauces depending on the region of Mexico one travels to. There is a nuttier version, a sweeter more … [Read more...]
Healthy Grilled Chicken Dinner Salad with HARVESTLAND® + Giveaway
During the week, I try to create one dinner salad for our family including a few salads for both my husband and I to have for the week. One of the newer things I am trying to do is to have all my veggies cut and washed so they can all be ready for quick preparation during our busy mornings and evenings. Salads are just a hit! I recently was given the opportunity to sample products through Moms … [Read more...]
Five Quick Dinners for the Holidays
This is a sponsored post with Giant / Martin's stores. All recipes were created in my kitchen. Thank you for being patient after being absent over the holidays. We had a lovely time with our family and resting at home and hardly cooking and baking until yesterday. How great is that? Sometimes even cooks want a break in the kitchen. With the holidays in full swing and family coming in for a … [Read more...]
Chilean Beef Stew (Charquicán) + National Healthy Lung Month
This week I did not have a meal plan but have been pretty much been flying by the seat of my pants. Luckily the meals that I have intuitively been creating have not been difficult at all and super easy to prepare. I definitely know that I have been wanting comfort foods but have been really trying to stay in the healthier category. Two days ago, I had in mind to make a beef stew but then I … [Read more...]
