A Scrumptious 5-Layer Queso Dip...with creamy white or yellow queso as the base and a pile of delicious toppings! Here in San Antonio, it's often said that you judge and choose a local TexMex joint or taqueria by their salsa. Well....... I say you need to judge it by their salsa AND their queso dip. Because queso is life. (Seriously, I grew up dipping rolled … [Read more...]
Chicken Guacamole Bites
This is a Must Try Delicious, Addictive and Healthy Appetizer Recipe - Chicken Guacamole Bites These little bites of goodness are sure to bring a smile to your face, and everyone's at your gathering. I've teamed up with ¡Yo Quiero!™ Brands to bring you some new delicious recipes this year! Because I want to help you find affordable, fresh ingredients that are … [Read more...]
5 New Ways to Save on Dinner in 2020
Fun and Creative Ways to Save on Dinner and Groceries in 2020 If 2020 is your year to get your finances in order, the best and easiest place to start is dinner....or groceries. The grocery line item of your personal budget is really the easiest to control. It just takes a little knowledge, a little planning, and a little dinner hacking. Saving money on groceries is … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Scotcheroos
A yummy twist on "Hawgs" or "Special K Bars" or "Special K Cookies" - Salted Caramel Scotcheroos! This sweet treat goes by several names, and you can call them whatever you like...but I call them DELICIOUS! The base is a combo of cereal with a sugar-almond butter mixture that makes for a slightly sweet and crunchy bite. And the top is a combo of melted chocolate … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Hashbrown Beef Bake
The slow cooker version of our most popular recipe - this slow cooker hashbrown beef bake is divine! Here is the slow cooker version of our most visited recipe - Hashbrown Beef Bake! We have adapted it to the slow cooker - please pay close attention to cooking times. Because of timing, this might be better to slow cook on the weekend, or one a day you'll be home in … [Read more...]
Best Banana Bread Recipe with Caramel Glaze
A homemade caramel glaze makes this the best banana bread recipe ever - you'll never make homemade banana bread without this glaze again! It's time to level up your favorite banana bread recipe with a caramel glaze. You'll never make it without the glaze again! With this recipe, I'm sharing 3 different ways to bake this bread. No matter how you bake it, you'll definitely … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Recipe
Your favorite flavors of fall blended with steel cut oats, cooked to perfection in this Instant Pot Oatmeal recipe! Around our house, we made a.l.o.t. of oatmeal in the Instant Pot. It's our preferred "breakfast" cooked in the Instant Pot, except it's not usually eaten for breakfast. It's usually the "2nd dinner" option for the boys. You see, I can start the Instant Pot … [Read more...]
Tortellini Pasta Salad
These addictive little tortellinis...in chilled pasta salad form! What exactly is it about tortellinis that make them so irresistible?! It's probably as simple as - it's cheese plus pasta. But I think it's because they're so cute. And they cook so easily and quickly. And they make for a lovely Tortiellini Pasta Salad - perfect for a summer lunch … [Read more...]
Homemade Sloppy Joe Mix
You likely have the ingredients needed to make this homemade sloppy joe mix and sauce in your fridge and pantry! We make A LOT of sloppy joe type meals around our house and over time, I've developed this delicious homemade mix of spices to use to make my own homemade sloppy joe sauce. It's a mix of common pantry spices, that get stirred in with ground beef, … [Read more...]
Instant Pot Salsa Beef Roast
Simple ingredients, such fantastic flavor - in large part because of the way that the Instant Pot infuses flavor as it cooks. A note about the cooking time for a roast in the Instant Pot: You'll find a variety of different cooking times for beef or pork roasts in the Instant Pot. This is because the cooking time can vary based on the thickness of the roast, as … [Read more...]