We can’t wait to get outdoors and celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. The weather has been great and the humidity hasn’t settled in, so we know we need to take our celebration to the park where we can kick back, relax, people and puppy watch and enjoy some tasty bites throughout the afternoon. We’re sharing some
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Tequila Lime Chicken Taquitos with an Avocado Lime Cream
Remember the good ol’ days when you and your best friends would get a giant box of frozen taquitos from the grocery store and pound through them while watching some scary movie marathon during the summer? This is the adult version of that and instead of scary movies, we’ve moved onto margarita bars and 10
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New Video: Spicy Chicken Keto Tacos with a Citrus Ceviche
Three weeks into January and I am craving everything tex-mex! Mexican food is one of my favorite foods to indulge in when I’m on a “diet” because the flavors are always robust and typically you can sneak some cheese in without it throwing off your entire day. When I was picking up these ingredients from the
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New Video: Poblano Pepper Chili Recipe
Raise your hand if you have a signature chili recipe up your sleeve already? *raises both hands and both feet* I love cooking chili during the colder months and I have about four versions I rotate through. I have a skinny chili that uses ground turkey, when I’m in a pinch I’ll buy a boxed
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Hoppin’ John Stew: Health & Wealth for the New Year
Stew season or as the millennials would say “#StewSZN” is here. As New Years Eve tradition demands, I make a hearty bowl of Hoppin’ John Stew to help bring in good fortune, good luck, and prosperity for the new year. How does a stew do that? Well that’s a fantastic question!
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Tillamook White Cheddar Meatballs & Pumpkin Tomato Vodka Sauce
You guys! This is my last recipe of 2018 using the fantastic cheddars from my partners at Tillamook. I’ve done 16 recipes now highlighting their cheddar on the blog this year, and now I’m rounding it out with the BEST chicken meatball recipe swimming in a delicious pumpkin tomato vodka sauce. Holy yum! This turned
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New Video: Butternut Squash Sausage Stuffed Shells Recipe
Now that the Holidays are in full swing, it’s easy to get caught up in all the rich, roasted foods with the same flavor palate. I wanted to break that mold by using some delicious butternut squash, savory sage, and fresh pork sausage to create a homey stuffed shell recipe. This Butternut Squash and Sage
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Golden Raisin and Cheddar Risotto Stuffed Butternut Squash
Using Tillamook’s Sharp Cheddar cheese shreds, this hearty risotto is stuffed inside of some halved butternut squashes and baked to perfection. Read on for the recipe.
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Hearty Butternut Squash and Double Tillamook Cheddar Soup
OHHHHH momma! It’s finally time to come clean about my addiction to BNS- butternut squash for those not in the know. Butternut Squash was never something I ate while growing up as my family opted for canned pumpkin for all of our gourd consumption needs. After college, I was introduced to Butternut Squash Soup and fell
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Creamy Tomato Soup with The Perfect Grilled Tillamook Cheddar Cheese
As I mentioned in this post here, this creamy tomato soup was inspired by my recent trip to Portland Oregon to visit my partners at Tillamook and to attend the Feast Festival! When we were at the Tillamook Creamery, we were treated to a delicious meal that included their prized tomato soup and fried cheese curds. I