Tahini in desserts is becoming more and more common now a days and I love it! I use tahini in my tahini chocolate chip cookies RECIPE HERE and also in my tahini blondies (RECIPE HERE). It gives them the toasted sesame seed flavor and it’s awesome! It also helps the recipes caramelize amazingly! The color …
I have been making this strawberry yogurt cake for the past 13 years and it never disappoints! My sister first introduced me to it and through the years I have created my own recipes of how I like to make it. I have brought this cake to many get togethers, potlucks, birthday parties and baby …
This mandarin chicken is sweet, sour, slightly spicy, savory and delicious! It’s made from mandarin or clementine oranges, fresh garlic and ginger and gets a kick from sriracha. I love a good sweet and sour dish. Have you ever had a bag of clementines or mandarin oranges that no one quite got to in time, …
This chicken pesto pasta bake is super delicious! It’s Italian comfort food and all you pesto lovers out there will love it! It has chicken, zucchini, pesto, pasta and Parmesan cheese. It’s creamy and totally scrumptious! You can make your own pesto (recipe for basil almond pesto HERE) or simply buy some store bought which …
These homemade twix bars are super delicious and the whole family will love them! The bottom is a buttery shortbread cookie, topped with creamy salted caramel and then milk chocolate on top! If you have twix lovers in the house they will love these. The homemade caramel is easy to make! The perfect cook can …
These Cuban mojo beef lettuce cups are filled to the brim with delicious flavors. The meat gets mixed with Cuban mojo sauce, which is an orange, lime, oregano, garlic and other spices sauce that gives the meat a nice bite and balance. The grilled bell peppers and red onion compliment the mojo sauce and the …
This Cuban mojo sauce is great to slow cook pork roast in and shred or to use on any other meat like pork, beef or chicken. It’s a orange and lime based sauce that has a herby element from the bay leaves, oregano and cumin. It also has savory elements from the garlic and chili …
Carrot cake was one of my first loves! I still remember my mom buying me a little hostess carrot cake at a bakery outlet as a young child and me savoring every bite. I declared it my favorite and I’ve always had a soft spot for it since. This healthier carrot cake is delicious and …
This “dirty” bacon quinoa and black beans makes the perfect southern side dish. Tradition “dirty” rice has chicken livers in it, this recipe replaces them with bacon and the smokiness from that brings even more life to this herbaceous and flavorful dish! I serve this under some blackened mahi mahi and it makes a delicious …
You guys! This recipe is capital DEE-licious! Dramatics aside, when I say that I really really mean it. The flavors from the seasoning and the fish do a little magic trick when you cook them together. They create a moist, flavorful hunk of fish heaven. My 9 year old daughter lets out a loud “yum” …