Oatmeal is the perfect breakfast food: filling, inexpensive and healthy. But hot oatmeal in the hot, sticky summer? Not so much. That is where overnight oats come to play. Overnight oats are a cold, muesli-type cereal. You prepare them the night before for a quick and easy breakfast. The star ingredients in this recipe are peanut butter and bananas. The peanut butter adds … [Read more...]
Migas with Black Beans & Tomatoes
Not long ago, I had lunch with some friends in Austin at Torchey's Tacos. (If you're in Austin, Houston or Dallas, you must give these guys a try. And I might start a petition that they get a truck set up in San Antonio asap.) Ever since, all I can think about making for breakfast is breakfast tacos. And lunch tacos. And dinner tacos. I think I might need an intervention. … [Read more...]
Easy Homemade Chocolate Syrup
Sunday was National Ice-Cream Day and we decided to celebrate with homemade ice-cream sundaes at home. Unfortunately, I forgot to check on our sundae supplies before I made the announcement. I thought I had a jar of my homemade hot fudge sauce in the fridge. When I pulled out the empty jar my husband and kids confessed to sneaking spoonfuls of it. When I went to the pantry to … [Read more...]
Chicken Fajita Quesadillas
Now that we are back in the land of Tex-Mex, and really cheap Tex-Mex ingredients, I can't get enough...we can't get enough. I feel like I'm making Tex-Mex once or twice a week...because ingredients are so cheap, and everyone loves to chow down. Enchiladas, layered enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas...and now chicken fajitas meet quesadillas. Whatever it may be, we love … [Read more...]
Pancakes with Peach Syrup
Have you ever made your own pancake syrup? If not, I highly recommend it...and you could start with this one. (But be warned, you may never go back to the bottled kind.) Ever since my little sugar-free stint in August of 2011 (or was it 2012?), I've made it a point to squeeze harder in other places of the grocery budget, so that I can buy maple syrup. It's my pancake and hot … [Read more...]
Sausage and Mushroom Brinner Tacos
Some would argue that breakfast tacos need eggs. I would argue that they aren't a requirement, but certainly a fixture ingredient. But we're not talking about breakfast tacos...we're talking "brinner tacos" tonight! Soft tacos that aren't traditional tacos because they use breakfast sausage, mushrooms and some veggies...sizzled to perfection, then garnished and rolled for … [Read more...]
Taco Bites (or Tiny Tacos)
Tacos are usually a big hit at our house...but they also make a giant mess, and the littler boys get frustrated with them. Ryan (who just turned 8...see his "birthday cake wreck" here!) can usually get his mouth around a regular size taco, but Charlie and Tyler really struggle with eating a hard shell taco. Not the taste part, but the "I can't get a big enough bite" part. Enter … [Read more...]
Protein Rich Orange Berry Smoothie
I love making smoothies. On a near daily basis, there is a smoothie made in my kitchen. This one is fantastic!! Rich Orange Berry Smoothie I love making smoothies. On a near daily basis, there is a smoothie made in my kitchen.This one is fantastic!! 2 cups orange juice2 cups milk or yogurt1 cup strawberries1 cup frozen berries blend2 tsp protein … [Read more...]
Grilled Bacon Ranch Potatoes
We absolutely love to grill out, really any time of the year, but we do seem to cook on the grill much more often in the summer months and these potatoes are one of our favorite dishes to make. I'd been planning to make them all week long but the weather hasn't cooperated since we've been getting buckets of rain so I made them in the oven tonight instead and they were just as … [Read more...]
Grilled Doughnuts Strawberry Shortcake
This recipe is exactly why I love what I do...I get to try all kinds of new things...the other night, it was Grilled Doughnuts. Used as the "shortcake" in strawberry shortcake. I shared with some friends that I was grilling doughnuts, and the response was "SHUT UP. That is not right." (I think she was a little jealous!) I don't make dessert all that often. When I do, it's … [Read more...]