Always a family favorite for dinner, these Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos are so easy to make in your Crock-Pot! Slow Cooked Carnitas Tacos My family loves these tacos. We put them together with low carb tortillas, avocado, green chile salsa, light sour cream, cilantro and red bell pepper. Mango salsa is also a great combination with the pork.  Add some juicy slices of watermelon and you’ve got yourself a nice, summery easy Mexican meal made in your slow cooker. ? Ingredients Needed: boneless country-style pork ribs or pork shoulder (Boston butt) salt and freshly ground black pepper drie ..read more

Cheesecake Banana Bread is a delicious homemade banana bread recipe with a rich cheesecake swirl baked into it. Cheesecake Banana Bread I have a banana bread recipe that is perfect for cheesecake lovers like me. In this recipe, you’ll get both cheesecake and banana bread all in one treat. What could be better? ? Ingredients Needed: all purpose flour baking soda and kosher salt granulated white sugar unsalted butter buttermilk vanilla extract eggs and egg yolk ripe bananas cream cheese ✏️ How to make Cheesecake Banana Bread: *The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the e ..read more

This Lemon Broccolini is a super simple recipe, and it’s the perfect side to a main dish meal. Lemon Broccolini I often make broccoli for dinner, but broccolini is a whole lot better. I love the stalks that broccolini have, so you get much more to enjoy than just the fluffy green trees at the end. This recipe is easy, brightly flavored and delicious. ? Ingredients Needed: broccolini butter lemon chicken broth crushed red pepper green onion kosher salt ✏️ How to make Lemon Broccolini: *The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post. Bring a large pot of sa ..read more

Chocoflan is a delicious dessert made in a bundt pan that is a combination of layers of chocolate cake, creamy flan and caramel. Chocoflan I first had chocoflan at a friend’s house. I had never heard of it, but I was pleasantly surprised by both the presentation and the flavor. I mean… chocolate cake and flan combined into one dessert is pretty darn brilliant. My friend shared her recipe with me, and she had no idea of the origin. So I thank whoever passed this fabulous recipe along to her! ? Ingredients Needed: unsalted butter jarred caramel sauce dark brown sugar egg all purpose flour c ..read more

This Marry Me Chicken Lasagna recipe is one that tastes amazing made with a creamy sauce, sun dried tomatoes, spinach and plenty of cheese! Marry Me Chicken Lasagna As you may be aware, Marry Me Chicken is a very popular recipe with lots of versions floating around out there. It’s said that the name originated when an editor from Delish created this chicken dish for a video. After filming, the videographer got a taste and exclaimed, “I’d marry you for that chicken.” Thus the name! I wanted to keep the flavors of that dish, but “marry” it with pasta, which my husband happens to love. After a ..read more

These Inside Out Fish Tacos turn out to be more like an enchilada-style fish taco casserole. Fish Taco Casserole I know this recipe sounds kind of weird. Fish in a casserole… what?! It’s basically a bunch of delicious fish tacos layered casserole-style instead of served classically in a tortilla. This recipe comes from a cookbook that I collaborated on when I was in the Junior League of San Diego: California Sol Food. It’s a typical Junior League cookbook that is full of great recipes! ? Ingredients Needed: breadcrumbs chili powder ground cumin firm white fish canola or vegetable oil flou ..read more

Lime Meltaways are tangy, light and crisp cookies that melt in your mouth. This lime cookies recipe is very easy to make. Lime Meltaways Sometimes I enjoy having a cookie that’s not your usual chocolate chip cookie or oatmeal cookie. Something with a different flavor that wakes up the taste buds. These Lime Meltaways are exactly that, bursting with the fresh flavor of lime and coated with powdered sugar, they’re the perfect cookies when I want something different. ?Ingredients Needed: unsalted butter powdered sugar limes vanilla extract all purpose flour cornstarch kosher salt ✏️ How t ..read more

Triple Decker Bars are three delicious layers of fudgy brownies, golden butterscotch blondies and Oreo cookies all in one dessert bar. Triple Decker Bars This is the kind of dessert that you can make when you can’t decide between baking brownies or blondies. And if you are a fan of OREO’s, then you’re really going to enjoy this one! ? Ingredients Needed: unsalted butter semisweet chocolate granulated white sugar eggs all purpose flour unsweetened cocoa powder light brown sugar vanilla extract baking soda and salt butterscotch chips OREO’s ✏️ How to make Triple Decker Bars: *The complet ..read more

Here’s an easy recipe for Drunken Chicken. This dish has chicken breasts baked with a spiced-up sherry tomato sauce, and it’s topped with crunchy almonds. Drunken Chicken I love a really unique chicken recipe, and this one is definitely different. This has all kinds of delicious flavors going on. There are a lot of great spices mixed into the lightly sweetened tomato sauce. Golden raisins and slivered almonds added in are delicious! ? Ingredients Needed: boneless, skinless chicken breasts all purpose flour extra virgin olive oil butter onion fresh parsley canned, diced tomatoes ground cin ..read more

This Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a super easy and delicious meal to make for a weekend or holiday breakfast. Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole My son and a bunch of his 20-something friends came into town a few weeks ago for a big golf tournament here. And they all stayed at our house. My job was to feed them! This tater tot breakfast casserole was the perfect choice for breakfast. It’s great comfort food, it’s easy to make and it’s really delicious! We love our tater tot recipes! ? Ingredients Needed: finely chopped ham eggs milk onion and garlic powder cheddar-jack cheese frozen tater ..read more