Posts in Recipes
New York-Style Cheesecake Topped With Buttery Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Streusel Crumb Topping And Candy Corn

These days, while I still love a fun size candy bar here and there, I more-so love to use Halloween as an excuse to flex a little creativity. And this year I am on a candy corn kick thanks to my new plates and mugs from Fiesta Dinnerware. I mean these adorable things inspired me to make this whole cheesecake…HA!

You can find my Candy Corn Tapered Mugs and Candy Corn Luncheon Plates at www.fiestafactorydirect.com. They are incredibly durable and have a 5-year chip resistant warranty. Halloween not your thing- I won’t judge ! But check out the fun 15 solid colors they have so you can mix and match and really create the gorgeous color palette of your dreams!

Fiesta is lead free, made in The USA, and microwave, dishwasher, and oven proof too.

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Frozen Peach Margarita Recipe Featuring Tequila Zarpado

I don’t think a summer cocktail exists that’s better than a simple, no-frills frozen margarita made with a good tequila and fresh peaches! In fact - I believe your Labor Day party is begging for these! Fajitas and margaritas -what’s not to love?!!

That’s right, no sweet-and-sour or triple sec in this blend, my friends – and it really makes all the difference.
Tequila Zarpado is handcrafted from 100% mature Blue Agave grown in Los Valles of Jalisco. This Tequila is double-distilled and made in small batches at a family-owned distillery. Their process fuses tradition with the family's own methods to produce Tequila that is rich and elegant.

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Lemon, Garlic & Herb Grilled Yellowtail Snapper Recipe Featuring Opinel

Filleting and grilling a whole fish can seem intimidating, but it’s actually quite simple to do! While testing this delicious Yellowtail Recipe I couldn’t find snapper fillets, but I could find whole snappers.

No problem—filleting a snapper (or any other similar fish) is easy if you follow these steps.

Just be sure to use your sharpest knife, whether it’s a fillet knife or a chef’s knife. I highly recommend the Opinel FORGED 1890 7" FILLET KNIFE for all of your fish recipes.

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Perfect Peach Hotcakes Featuring Cristel

Since I intermittent fast on the weekdays..I really look forward to a pancake breakfast for dinner or as I like to say “BRINNER”.

Eggs or toast can be equally satisfying, but there’s something inherently special about pancakes. And these summery peach hotcakes are super flavorful, especially when you have good peaches from The Farmer’s Market.

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Brisket Enchiladas Featuring Opinel

Brisket Enchiladas are a spicy comfort food meal that is easy to prepare. Brisket Enchiladas are made with spicy shredded slow-cooked brisket that is rolled up in tortillas with cheese and onions and then topped with red chile sauce and more cheese. Simply irresistible!! Of course you can make them with chicken or ground beef but I find brisket is a little more creative and tasty.

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Baked Pork Tenderloin With A French Country Salad Featuring Opinel

This garlic baked pork tenderloin with italian seasonings and a nice French country salad is one of my favorite summertime dinners! First off, everyone loves pork tenderloin, and this one has just enough interesting and surprising flavors to make it feel dinner party-worthy. I roast mine in the oven but this is a recipe you can throw on the grill too! Pork tenderloin is one of those cuts of meat that is made for serving a crowd too so you could easily scale this recipe up (buy a larger tenderloin) depending on your guest count, then slice it up and arrange on a big gorgeous family-style platter.

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Must Have Knives For The Carnivore + Pescatarian- Opinel Les Forges 1890

As you know, food is a big thing in my life – it is practically my life. One of the undeniably best places to eat in the world is right at home. And for ‘just a home cook like me’ knives hold a special mystery when it comes to chefs and the art of cooking. Knives are the most important and personal part of a chef”s tool kit. So much so that chefs take their knives with them from job-to-job like a photographer would their camera.

With fascination, I’ve watched chefs carefully, lovingly and with respect unwrap their knives from their knife rolls. So captivated by this…always.

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Vodka Berry Spritz Featuring Steel Dust Vodka

Celebrating small wins lately by unplugging at a normal hour and doing the things that I love most ! Relaxing in the cool AC escaping the heat listening to my favorite albums with a nice refreshing Vodka Berry Spritz ( the berries are frozen in the ice cubes) in hand .

Steel Dust Vodka is made in Texas and distilled 6x for an impeccably smooth taste . This handcrafted vodka is also gluten free and 100% legendary just like this Smashing Pumpkins album. ( If you know GISH, you know )

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Mesa De Vida Recipe Starters

I introduced you to Mesa de Vida in November! But let’s recap!!!

Chef Kirsten Helle Sandoval has such an inspiring story which you should read in detail here. She creates delicious blender sauces that combine fruits, vegetables, whole spices and herbs to use as flavor bases that had no added sugar, and that are low in sodium. And for someone who eats a Whole30 diet 80% of the time..it is so nice to have something quick, healthy, and flavorful on hand to make dinner! I love Whole30 but I must admit I get so tired some days of all the food prepping. Mesa de Vida really saves me some time and energy and that is so important to me! I just love that Mesa de Vida is a woman + family owned small business that values equity and inclusion too!

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Everyday Cooking With Authentic French Cookware Featuring CRISTEL

I view cooking as an artistic expression, a labor of love, an exploratory moment where time stands still- therapy even. I just really love testing new recipes, mixing unexpected ingredients, and playing with food and CRISTEL has just enhanced my creating experience with their cookware. Plus this was the the most perfect option for our “smallish” kitchen. Their removable handle concept is incredible and allows us to store all of our pieces in a single drawer!. (You can actually store up to 26 items in a drawer with CRISTEL) The different cookware can not only be stacked within one another to minimize space but also set easily in the dishwasher. And I can easily utilize every single burner on my stove at the same time plus I can get more on the oven rack making things very efficient for me. I can also use these to store food in my refrigerator eliminating the use of toxic plastics. (plus further saving cabinet space not having to fill it with tupperware type containers)

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Fête + Eat -Bastille Day 2021

Bastille Day is soon approaching, and even if you're not in France, all you lovely Francophiles can still party like it's 1789. Le quatorze juillet, better known among English speakers as Bastille Day, is a time to come together to commemorate the Storming of the Bastille as well as the Fête de la Fédération, the celebration of the unity of the French nation during the Revolution, in 1790. Between the French military parade down the Champs-Elysées, air shows in the Parisian skies, fireworks shows that light up the Eiffel Tower, and the many festivities in cities around the world, there are plenty of ways to celebrate La Fête Nation.

If you have plans to throw your own soirée to honor the holiday, here's a roundup of delicious Bastille Day dishes. They are just perfect for a lovely meal at home too any night of the week. I hope to encourage you to experiment a bit with the french way …..go frenching yourself so-to-speak! LOL!

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