I've been in a tizzy trying to clean out my freezer. My freezer was in such bad shape: things thrown in willy-nilly, half packages of pie crusts and frozen vegetables, freezer-burned items. A much needed deep-clean was in store for me. I had six pork chops in there of various varieties. A couple of bone-in… Continue reading Al Pastor Pork Chops
If you could only live off of one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? That's an easy answer for me: tacos. There are so many different tacos to choose from, and my personal favorite are fish, shrimp, and pork. I've even been known to dive head first into a few… Continue reading Pineapple & Pulled Pork Tacos
Rob and I held our first dinner party as a married couple last weekend for Cinco de Mayo. I was up early that Saturday (which is normal) and prepared for our meal: a taco bar with my delicious honey-lime poblano chicken tacos and regular beef. All of the fixings were pre-cut that morning: lettuce, tomato,… Continue reading Piña Colada Tres Leches Cake
Happy Cinco de Mayo/Kentucky Derby Day! We're having a few friends over this evening to eat a taco bar, drink tequila, and play games. I'm making my honey-lime poblano chicken tacos and some regular ground beef tacos...plus a pina colada tres leches cake & a special side dish! The chips and salsa will be free… Continue reading Hawaiian Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Ok. Can it just be spring already? This whole back-and-forth, tug-of-war winter and spring have been having with each other is getting so old. One day it's 70 days and breezy. The next day it's 24 and snowing. What?? It's a week past Easter and we had freezing rain and snow. That's unheard of here.… Continue reading Tropical Chicken & Quinoa Salad
I've been battling a nasty little sinus infection for the past week. I swear, I've been sick for a full-blown month. Which is strange, because before this I hadn't been sick in almost two years. I guess when it rains, it pours, huh? I figured we needed some fresh Vitamin C in this household, so… Continue reading Winter Fruit Salad
I am probably the world's worst procrastinator. It's always been a pitfall of mine. Whether it was waiting until the last minute to do a school project in college, or almost forgetting to get my parents signature on something, there was always one thing I've (and everyone around me) has been able to count on:… Continue reading Hawaiian Chicken and Rice
