A simple, hearty chili can be so fulfilling – this one is loaded with rich flavors from smoky chipotles to hoppy beer. What is it about a big ol’ pot of chili? When we want a meal that will be comforting and filling, yet super easy to make chili is our go to thing. It’s great for…
One Pan Baked Sweet Potato Hash with Chorizo & Eggs
Crispy sweet potato hash with sauteed red onion, jalapeno and chorizo then baked with eggs and topped with avocado and fresh cilantro makes an epic breakfast or dinner. We used up the other half of that soy chorizo from Trader Joe’s whipping up a tasty baked sweet potato hash with eggs. This one pan dish…
Butternut Squash Wild Rice Soup
Soup is such a fall and winter food! So cozy and warming. It really is the perfect food for a cold night! And this is totally one of our favorite soups to have all fall and winter long. It’s hearty, full of flavor, healthy, and it makes a TON! This recipe starts with butternut squash,…
The BEST spaghetti sauce ever
Italian food is a mutual favorite in our household. So it would make sense that we have tried to perfect some of our own recipes over the years. Because what’s a good home without a classic spaghetti and meat sauce recipe? No offense to Prego or Ragu, but as the old saying goes, if you…
Lightened Up Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Why am I blogging about a dish that screams winter time?? I don’t know, maybe because I had a craving for yummy chicken pot pie, maybe because I am dreaming of cooler weather, and a friend asked me to show him how to make a homemade pie crust. Perfect excuse right? But I did attempt…
Asian Marinated Salmon
Salmon is one of our favorite types of fish to prepare at home for a healthy weeknight dinner. Packed with healthy Omega-3 fatty acides, eating one to two servings of fish like wild-caught salmon could reduce the risk of heart disease. Omega-3 fatty acids may decrease triglycerides, lower blood pressure, reduce blood clotting, decrease stroke…
Urban Accents Giveaway & Recipe | Manchego & Roasted Garlic Turkey Meatballs
We’ve recently discovered this wonderful little small batch company in Chicago called Urban Accents. They are doing amazing things with cooking & baking mixes and spice blends like these ginger carrot cake flapjacks that were out of this world. Perfect for a special fall weekend breakfast. They sent us three of their new Veggie Roasters to try…
Pumpkin Black Bean Chili
We found ourselves with 2 1/2 lbs of grass fed beef to use up and made Skinnytaste’s yummy meat ragu over spaghetti squash with half of it. So we decided to make chili with the other half. I found a recipe for a pumpkin chili that intrigued me. I’ve been in a pumpkin state of…