Herdez guacamole salsa has quickly become one of our favorite salsas. I love making it in my slow cooker as it only takes me about 30 minutes tops because I prepare everything well in advance. While this does help me save time, there are also many benefits of using a crock pot as your cooking […]
Spice Up Your Summer with Mango Habanero Salsa!
Mango habañero salsa (mangó salsita) is a tasty fusion of two popular Mexican dishes — tacos and salsa. Traditionally made from ripe red mangos that are cooked in lard or olive oil, it’s also served as an appetizer or snack item at fiestas, parties, picnics, and other celebrations throughout Mexico. You can find a wide […]
Best Trader Joes Salsa: Which is the best? (SALSA WARS!)
I was very happy to see that you guys found my Energy Bar Wars post from a while back as helpful. I’ve had an idea to do more than one of these “wars” posts and there goes another one! This time I decided to review a few different salsas – yeah, these are all from […]
100 Most Irresistible Seasonal Recipes with Summer Fruit
Summer may not be here yet according to the Calendar, but I don’t care – Summer is here in my eyes. June is here, therefore Summer is here. It’s time to celebrate and be happy! The gorgeous weather is here and we get to finally spend as much time outside as we want. Another great […]
How To Make A Hard Chocolate Coating From Cocoa Powder
There is no denying the fact that chocolate makes everything better. It tastes great and you can add it to pretty much about everything. Heck, Mexican cuisine even uses cocoa powder to make meat dishes, which ends up tasting fantastic. Now, working with chocolate can be a bit tricky, especially if you want to use […]
How to Make Salmon Chowder
Eating good and tasty meals helps to keep you healthy. There are several foods you can eat but there are just a few that can always appeal to you even when you are not hungry. Salmon Chowder is one of such foods. It originated in New England and was popularly called a poor man’s food […]
How to Make Chilled Strawberry Soup
In the sweltering days of summer, you are likely craving foods that are cool and refreshing. Chilled strawberry soup is one such food. It is easy to make, does not require you to turn on the oven on a hot day, and it is quick to prepare. That means you will have more time to […]
How to Make Chilled Corn Soup
Chilled corn soup can be a refreshing dish for an afternoon meal. It’s one of the easiest soups to make because it doesn’t start with the standard soup base. And, most importantly the main ingredient is corn. Some soups require soup out of a can, while others require fresh corn, cut right off the cob […]
I got Attuned with Erewhon Cereals
Have I mentioned before how much I love getting packages? Well, who doesn’t though, right? Today I got a lovely package from the Attune team with three different types of Erewhon cereals. While I don’t usually eat cereal by itself I LOVE it as a topping for my yogurt! I have been wary of cereals […]
I’ll eat a whole pint of ice cream just because I can!
Well this would never happen. Realistically. I would never sit down with a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream and eat it in a sitting. Depressed or happy, I would just feel way too guilty afterwards. Have I done it before? Yes. Before I started my healthy living journey. Would I do it now? […]
How to Make Chilled Shrimp Cocktail
Dinner and party guests love shrimp cocktail. By following a few simple directions, you can offer this simple appetizer that guests will be raving about. You will need some basic ingredients, a pot large enough to boil the shrimp, and several cocktail glasses or a large glass bowl. Chilled shrimp cocktail is easy, looks attractive, […]
How to Make Chilled Watermelon Soup
The chilled watermelon soup goes quite well with cakes. The soup is not common; in fact, most discover the soup only at a local restaurant or a friend’s dinner party. It’s so delicious – most end up trying one at home. If you are interested in making this soup, keep reading. Ingredients Needed A large […]
Savory Beet Fritters (Vegan & Gluten-Free) for Virtual Vegan Potluck 2013
These delicious appetizers can actually be eaten for breakfast, snack, or lunch. Don’t let the appearance fool you, these are not actually beet pancakes and I don’t really recommend eating them as such unless you make them thinner than the ones shown. Keep reading to learn why. I am so excited for another Virtual Vegan Potluck! […]
Cranberry Pumpkin Bread: Halloween recipe for Mariano’s Chicago
This fantastic Cranberry Pumpkin Bread was created as a Halloween recipe for a sponsored post for Mariano’s via Collective Bias®. I’ve been itching to check out the new Mariano’s store in Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood ever since they opened a couple of months ago. We have one in the suburbs and I’ve been to it and my […]
Egg White-Battered Grilled Cheese with Mixed Greens
How often do you have breakfast for dinner? I actually have breakfast for dinner quite often. It’s one of my favorite things to have for dinner to tell you the truth. This kind of “Breakfast After Dark” is not only easy and quick, it is also so delicious and comforting! Especially the Egg White Grilled […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge
Sometimes we try to do something and something else comes out of it instead. Not necessarily bad or good. Just different. It came out to be good in this example, actually. While I was still at my parents’ this weekend, we bought a whole bunch of hazelnuts to make some homemade Nutella. Well, we didn’t […]
4 Favorite Spices and Their Amazing Health Benefits
What spices do you use the most often? There are some spices I use once in a while, but there are also some spices that I use very frequently. So frequently, in fact, that you would never find my kitchen without them. I wanted to outline which spices I use most often and my reasons […]
Honey Szarlotka or Polish Apple Pie with Honey, Nuts, and Raisins
Is it too soon for another szarlotka recipe? Pfffft, please! It’s never too soon for another recipe of any kind! Well, this one actually wasn’t my doing. And to tell you the truth, I would have waited longer before making this one but my mom insisted on making it. After we made Traditional Szarlotka two weeks […]
Chocolate Cupcakes with Cherry Buttercream Frosting
It’s been a while since I posted a recipe. These darling little cupcakes were made for a special occasion a while back. I made them as a thank-you to everyone I worked with during my Internship. I have no sugar or all purpose flour at my place so you already know these cupcakes were gonna […]
Nature’s Flavors Review
Check out my recent breakfast. Yeah, my breakfasts tend to look on the verge of dessert-y. I made caramel/chocolate yogurt pudding topped with Chex cereal and caramelized banana. I topped that with some Sweetnol maple-flavored syrup. I’ve been loving these flavor concentrates from Nature’s Flavors. I admit, ever since Katie started posting about adding caramel extract […]