I love boba and I love milk tea! It’s an obsession and I recently started working with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk. It’s such a natural fit. Last year, I started buying their Almondmilk and love it. I…
French Toast Sticks with Maple Butter Dipping Sauce
You know me, I’m all about butter…that’s why I’m so happy to be on the Land O’Lakes Kitchen Conversations panel, for the third year! Yay! The first time I had French toast? My older sister, Quyen, made…
One Pot Penne Pasta with Tomato & Basil
I have seen so many one pot pasta dishes online and on pinterest and I have been wanting to try them forever. Especially, Martha Stewart’s recipe for one pot linguine pasta with tomato & basil! I have…
Shrimp & Bacon Fried Rice
When we first moved to the area where we live now, the first time I ordered Chinese take-out the fried rice was made with yellow rice. I experienced this at a couple of other take-out places and…
Coconut Tres Leches Cake // Epcot Flower & Garden Festival
I love cake as much as the next person. But I never thought I could love a cake as much as this one. Last month, I was invited to the Epcot® International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt…
Pan-Seared Scallops with a Gruyère Cheese Sauce
Can you believe this is the first time I have ever cooked scallops? I feel like this is the time I first made mussels at home…it’s so easy…and not sure why it took me so long to…
Mini Meyer Lemon Bundt Cakes
This post was originally published on December 21, 2011. I updated the photos and am sharing it with you again because I love this recipe so much! I make it at least twice a year when Meyer…
Brown Butter Pasta with Asparagus & Bacon
I’m so excited to be partnering with Land O Lakes for the third year in a row, as a Kitchen Conversations panelist. And even more excited to share with you their annual Pin a Meal. Give a…
Baked Cauliflower Macaroni & Cheese
Macaroni and cheese is my favorite…absolute favorite. And cauliflower, probably one of my favorite vegetables. I’m completely obsessed and love to eat it raw. So when Horizon® approached me to make a recipe with their mac &…
Savory Hand Pies for Pi Day!
Pi Day is March 14! 3.14…get it? I love hand pies, savory pies, sweet pies, all kinds of pies so I was thrilled when KitchenAid asked me to contribute once again to their amazing blog, The Kitchenthusiast,…
Fried Donut Strawberry Shortcakes
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Florida Strawberry Growers Association and learn all about Florida strawberries. When I arrived, we were all talking about strawberry shortcakes and someone mentioned having one on a fried donut….
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
Do you ever get an urge for cookies late at night? In the middle of the day? I seriously. do. all the time. That’s why I always have frozen cookie dough in my freezer. When I make…
Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles
I have a story to tell you about buttered noodles. I’m obsessed with them. When I was in high school, I actually worked at an assisted living facility and I worked in the dining hall. Every Sunday,…
Shrimp & Chive Dumplings
I have an obsession with ordering dumplings and potstickers when eating out…but over the last couple of years, a bigger obsession with making them at home. I freeze them for snacks, lunch, dinner, whatever. Along with cookie…
Sweet & Spicy Snack Mix
Snacks…snacks…snacks…I have to have them around, in my purse or carry on bag when I travel because I’m always hungry. I actually annoy the heck out of Curtis all the time because I’m always hungry. Hehe When…
Top Recipes of 2014 – your favorites!
It’s that time of year! I hope you and yours have had a nice holiday season. I’m coming out of my cold (sick) cave and am a few days late sharing this…but better late than never! 2014…
Butter & Onion Tomato Sauce Pasta with Brie
A while back I saw this recipe for a tomato sauce with butter and onion. Butter in a tomato sauce? I was intrigued and I had to try it. It’s Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce recipe and it’s…
White Chocolate Cookie Butter Truffles
Yes, ’tis the season for truffles…and silver and gold. I mentioned earlier this year how I’m obsessed I am with gold sparkly sugar. I love the the way it looks on the white chocolate. It’s festive, right?…
Nutella Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies
Ever since I made these cookies (well I should say when I got them right because it took several tries), I have been excited to share them with you! Nutella, cream cheese, chocolate and powdered sugar…you cannot…
My favorite iced coffee recipe
My favorite way to make iced coffee, you won’t believe how easy it is to make! Iced coffee? What? It’s cold where you’re at? Hold on a sec… Recently, Nespresso reached out to me, actually twice and…
Salted Caramel Brownie Trifles with Whipped Cream
This past summer, we attended the 50th anniversary party for our neighbors. Being married for 50 years is a huge accomplishment and they are such a fun couple! It was a potluck and someone brought a brownie…
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Bars
For the holidays…I’m all about pecan pie. A longgg time ago, I think Curtis and I were married for a couple of years, I brought a pecan pie to my in-laws’ house for Thanksgiving dinner. It was…
Cheesy Mashed Potatoes Made in a Slow Cooker
Another post for the BHG Delish Dish food blog, it’s all about mashed potatoes! If you’re like me, mashed potatoes is a must at Thanksgiving…but have you made them in a slow cooker?
Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
A few weeks ago, I attended the Pillsbury Bake-Off in Nashville! It was a blast, my third time attending the event to witness, share online and to enjoy the samples. 100 contestants gathered in a gigantic ballroom…