Hi Friends and Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Today I am partnering with Chobani to share a fun and easy recipe for Fancy Greek Yogurt Blue Corn Pancakes using Chobani® Zero Sugar* Nonfat Greek Yogurt Vanilla. I loooove adding greek yogurt to blue corn pancakes because its one simple way to add extra protein. I also love using Chobani® Zero Sugar* Nonfat Greek Yogurt Vanilla because it is lactose free, which is an added bonus!! If you haven’t tried Indigenous foods before, then this recipe for Fancy Greek Yogurt Blue Corn Pancakes incorporates blue corn which is used by a lot of Indigenous cu ..read more

Hi Friends!! Today I am partnering with La Brea Bakery Artisan Breads to share another fun and easy recipe for Pumpkin Spice French Toast with Cinnamon Whipped Cream using La Brea Bakery’s Toasted Sunflower Honey Bread. I know fall isn’t quite here yet, but after Labor Day it really starts to feel like fall. Especially since most of my favorite coffee places start to release their fall drink menus which of course include the famous PUMPKIN SPICE!!! I am a huge pumpkin spice lover and I just looove all things pumpkin. You really can’t do fall without pumpkin spice and this recipe for Fancy Pump ..read more

Hi Friends!! Today I am back with another recipe featuring La Brea Bakery Artisan Breads. I’ll start by asking if you have ever had a BLT sandwich? Yes, most likely you have. BUT, have you ever had a Green Chile BLT Sandwich???? If you haven’t, then well you are in luck!! Because today I am sharing my recipe for this class sandwich with a fancy twist. Trust me, this Green Chile BLT Sandwich is soooo good!! And if you looove spicy/hot green chile, then this fancy Green Chile BLT Sandwich is going to have your tastebuds dancing. With it being full on Hatch green chile season, this is a must try ..read more

Hi Friends! Today I am sharing another simple and easy recipe for Fancy Blue Corn Waffles. If you have tried my Fancy Blue Corn Pumpkin Waffles then you are going to love this new recipe!! Typically I reserve Fancy Blue Corn Pumpkin Waffles for the fall, but lately I have been enjoying these Fancy Blue Corn Waffles year round. Breakfast is one of my favorite meals and this recipe incorporates one of my favorite ingredients roasted blue cornmeal. Not only is it a pretty blue color, but the smell and test are far more fancier than any regular waffle. If you grew up in the southwest you may be fa ..read more

Hi Friends!! Today I am partnering with La Brea Bakery to share a recipe for one my favorite breakfast sandwiches, a Fancy Sausage & Cheddar breakfast sandwich on a delicious La Brea Bakery Take & Bake Ciabatta Roll. If you have followed along with me then you know I LOOOOVE breakfast and this breakfast sandwich is in my top 5 favorite breakfast foods. It has everything you would want in a breakfast sandwich, sausage, eggs, bell peppers, cheese, and of course a yummy La Brea Bakery Ciabatta Roll. This recipe is actually a recreation of one of my favorite restaurants dishes and I think ..read more

Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I shared a recipe. Now that spring is finally here all I could think about was strawberry shortcake. So of course I had to make a blue corn version. I absolutely loooove how this blue corn strawberry shortcake recipe turned out. It’s so colorful and of course oh so yummy!! If you are looking to change up a classic spring recipe then you will love these Fancy Blue Corn Strawberry Shortcakes!! First of all, let’s talk about the blue corn shortcake. For this recipe the shortcake will resemble more of a biscuit, but believe me these are not your average biscuits ..read more

Hi Friends! Are you looking to try a new snack recipe for your next event? How about Blue Corn Nachos with Green Chile Queso? This is such a simple recipe to make and you’ll never want to buy pre-made nacho sauce ever again. The best part, it takes less than 10 minutes to make!! If you love an ooey gooey cheese with a bit of spicyness, then this is right up your alley. If you are like me then you like to wow your guests. Using blue corn tortilla chips makes these nachos super fancy. I picked these up at my local grocery store, but if yours doesn’t have them, then regular white or yellow corn ..read more

Hi Friends! Today I am sharing a simple and easy recipe for blue corn donuts, but these aren’t just any donuts, these are Fancy MINI Blue Corn Donuts. I don’t know about you but anything mini sounds 10x more delicious!! I love this bite sized dessert that can be eaten any time of the day. However, my favorite way to eat these mini blue corn donuts is plain with a hot cup of Piñon coffee. Yum! One of my favorite memories of mini donuts was when I was in college in Milwaukee, WI. My college friends and I went to Indian Summer which is this end of summer outdoor festival honoring Indigenous cultu ..read more

Hi friends! It’s officially my favorite time of year, Hatch green chile season. Being from New Mexico, green chile is basically part of my daily life. I pretty much add it to everything I eat. Around this time of year, Hatch green chiles are ready to pick and the best part, they are ready for ROASTING!!! There is no better smell than freshly roasted green chiles. It’s so fragrant and a reminder that fall will be here soon. Since I live in Arizona, it’s something I miss so much. Usually I have to make a special trip home to New Mexico and stock up. But I recently went to my local grocery store ..read more

If you are a Fancy Navajo then you probably have had or heard of boba tea. If you haven’t, let’s catch you up to speed.  Boba tea is an Asian tea drink (black or green tea)that is combined with milk to make a sweet dessert drink.  It is typically sold in most Asian restaurants or at boba tea houses. If you live in the Chandler, AZ area, Boba Tea House is my favorite place to get boba tea (my favorite is the Thai Iced Tea Slush). The most notable part of the drink is the boba, which are soft chewy tapioca balls that are slightly sweetened.  They have the same texture as a gummy b ..read more