Growing up, my dad would always order a spicy cucumber, carrot, and cauliflower salad when we would go eat at restaurants, usually at Mexican food or Asian food places, and it was always sooooo good. As simple as it was, the crunchiness and subtle heat with the tart pickled vinegar was right up our alley… Read More
So this big B called Patricia really put a damper on our outdoor weekend plans but a full day of steady rain and cooler temps is very much a welcome change! I still managed to knock out some items on my One Room Challenge to-do list so be sure to catch my Week 4 update on Wednesday!… Read More
Happy Friday everyone! We’re headed over to Houston this weekend for a friend’s baby shower and am so excited to see all my girlfriends! It’s been way too long since we’ve all gotten together and man have I needed some girl time :) The husband is tagging along and will get in some good bro… Read More
I was so bummed when I had to miss last month’s Monthly Ingredient Challenge, especially because the ingredient was cream cheese (gah!), but the girls rocked it as per usual. This month, however, I was back in action for our avocado challenge! My husband is allergic to avocado, so unfortunately I don’t get to have… Read More
I’ve said it before, but I’m a huge sides person. Especially if that side is corn, and even moreso if that side is grilled corn. The sweet, crunchy, and charred combination gets me every time and I could eat just a heaping plate of it and be happy…and often do. So this Roasted Mexican Corn… Read More
Happy weekend everyone! Today is the first installment of a monthly blogger challenge I’m suuuuper excited about, the Monthly Ingredient Challenge! Each month we are given a certain ingredient and we all then come up with a new recipe using that ingredient. It’s like a smaller, easier, blog version of the TV show Chopped, with a… Read More
*please pin from original recipe, thanks!* We have been super busy the last week with family visits so I haven’t had much time to finish another post for this week. Last weekend my mom and aunt were down and when my aunt and I get together, we cook our butts off. We knocked out quite… Read More