Prairie Berry Bake
Below is a tutorial on behaving like a starstruck dummy in front of your personal idol. Read closely! The author of this tutorial is a proven expert. By the end of this piece, you, too, can be on the...
View ArticleMexican Chocolate Cream Pie
I like to talk a lot. Had you guessed as much? Today, I’m going to restrain myself. Just to allow you to concentrate. Concentrate on chocolate. Concentrate on pie. Concentrate on a chocolate pie that...
View ArticleBacon & Dulce De Leche Pie
A loving loved one sat me down last week and reminded me of all the things that I didn’t learn to accept until later in life. Adult-like things that I only recently came around on. This list includes,...
View ArticleA Sundae For Sundae Lovers
In the category of favorite suggestions ever made to me, I place the following: “You should always eat what your body is craving, because the body craves what the body needs. Your body is never...
View ArticleDr. Pepper Chicken Tostadas
I can’t believe the summer is already almost over! Sorry, I shouldn’t have spilled my cliché juice all over you, but I just had to say it. Because I really can’t believe it! I mean, who authorized...
View ArticleLate Summer Baja Salsa
You’re freaking out about this salsa. Don’t freak out about this salsa. I’m freaking out about this salsa. Let’s talk about this salsa. You may imagine that I’m slightly selective when it comes to...
View ArticleMargarita Pie
Assembling a pie can be a cathartic, thoughtful process, don’t you think? I’ve actually thought some of my deepest, most Jack Handey-esque thoughts while assembling pies. And this boozy summertime...
View ArticleQueso-ized Breakfast Burritos
Dang it, Robin Thicke! Why did you have to come up with such a ridiculously playable song?!? Why did you have to lure me in with Pharrel and lock me down with a little T.I.?!?! Your dulcet tones have...
View ArticleAncho Yogurt Brownies In Jars
My brain is saying to me ‘M.? Now that you’ve had the idea to bake some spicy brownies in jars, why would you bake your spicy brownies in anything else?’ Touché, brain. Touché… I could say that I...
View ArticleChipotle Chicken Cemita Sandwiches
Are you familiar with cemitas poblanas? No? Please allow me to handle the introductions… Cemitas are sandwiches that originate in the Mexican state of Puebla. The term ‘cemita’ refers to both the...
View ArticleEpic Late Summer Vegan Cupcakes
I hate housekeeping. I hate it! And you can’t make me stop hating it! But just like sands through the hourglass and the loads of laundry that refuse to clean themselves, some things are just...
View ArticleIt’s A Peanut Butter Comfort Giveaway!
Do you have one of those friends who’s always having the best ideas? She’s showing up at parties with the cutest outfit on. She’s serving up the wittiest remarks over cocktails. She’s got the...
View ArticleRoasted Peach Milkshakes
I may have mentioned that I really don’t care for fruit. I think it’s that aggressively sweet flavor. Plus that aggressively cheerful appearance. (Stop it, cherubic little peaches! I’m the boss of...
View ArticleLife-Changing Green Onion ‘Fries’
A few weeks ago A. and I decided we needed a breath of fresh air. Literally. Figuratively. And a few other -lys that we just don’t need to discuss today. So we saddled up our sturdy sedan and...
View ArticleGreen Chile Cheese Toasts (Molletes)
Let’s keep the comfort train going, shall we? In fact, let’s whip up something that doesn’t even require you to change out of your pajamas. Dig! Are you familiar with molletes? No? Think most...
View ArticleIt’s A #TheNewSouthwest KitchenAid Giveaway!
I’m hot. I’m cold. I’m nervous. I’m calm. I’m pacing. I’m fidgeting. I’m twiddling. I’m twerking. I’m hungry. I’m thirsty. I’m sitting. I’m standing. I’m humbled. I’m grateful. I’m gushy. I’m giddy....
View Article#TheNewSouthwest Release Day!
For Your Information: The New Southwest cookbook was officially released today! And I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. One Quick Note: While The New Southwest is available for purchase...
View ArticleIt’s A #TheNewSouthwest Le Creuset Giveaway!
So far my week has included the following: 1. Awkward professions of love for coffee cake on live TV. 2. Nervous-eating an entire pan of Chipotle Skillet Mac (also quite awkward). 3. Running my...
View ArticleIt’s A #TheNewSouthwest Albion Fit Giveaway!
I am a firm believer in the idea that any endeavor worth engaging in requires breaks. Breaks for your brain, breaks for your heart, breaks for your body, just… breaks! At least that’s how this body...
View ArticlePumpkin On Your Arizona Cheese Crisp!
Because you need some savory to balance out all of that sweet you’re shoving into your face this week. Because trick or treating requires fuel, so snacks are a major requirement. Because you’re a very...
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