I’ve always felt “meh” about a snickerdoodle cookie. They basically taste like a bland sugar cookie with cinnamon sugar on them. Then I discovered brown butter and all the delicious flavor this adds to basically everything and decided to try a browned butter snickerdoodle cookie. I have one other snickerdoodle recipe on my website and…
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Continue ReadingThe list continues to grow of things I can’t buy in Finland and therefore have had to learn how to buy. Enchilada sauce is one of them. Honestly after learning how to make it myself, this is also another thing I don’t know that I’ll ever buy again at a store when we move home.…
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I never really had a good Gyro till I moved to Finland. There’s a restaurant called Fafa’s here that basically only sells these and they’re really good. I decided to try and re-create them at home so I can make sure to be able to eat them even after we move back to America. After…
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Cajun Jambalaya is a meal I grew up eating relatively often. It was always made from a box mix and that’s how I always have made it too. But then there’s no such thing as box mixes of basically anything in Finland and for sure no jambalaya. Which is ultimately great because it made me…
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Chocolate Chunk Muffins are seriously delicious. They taste as good as you can get from a bakery (or Costco!) and have impressive and huge muffin tops! If you’re looking for a healthier chocolate breakfast muffin try these whole grain chocolate blender muffins.
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I’m all about sauce over here. I hate a dry burger or a dry sandwich. Sauces and dips make everything better. Even toddlers know everything is better if there’s dip involved. I love having new fast simple weeknight meals ready. This is one I can have all the ingredients for cooked/chopped in the fridge and…
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I wish I could have gotten this cereal milk tres leches cake up yesterday for you, but I got it up before Cinco de Mayo tomorrow! If you start this tonight or tomorrow morning, you can eat this for dessert tomorrow! I’m not a big cereal eater but I do love the cereal milk! I…
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Oh hey look, I have another vegan recipe for you! This vegan veggie grain bowl will satisfy your hunger likely leaving you without wanting for dairy or meat. It’s really full of flavor combinations and textures that will make you forget it’s vegan. If you’re looking for another delicious grain bowl, try this salmon grain…
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I wanted to be helpful for you in finding the perfect recipe(s) to make for Cinco de Mayo next week so that’s why I created this recipe roundup for you! All my favorite Mexican inspired recipes on my blog in one place. This past week I posted this copycat recipe for Cafe Rio dressing. It’s…
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This classic cajun red beans and rice is a major comfort food for me and will be sure to fill you up and feed a crowd! Several options for stretching this meal even farther or how to cook the beans. If you’re looking for another Louisiana inspired dish try this delicious cajun crispy chicken pasta.
