Since starting our real food challenge, I’ve been trying to make as much of our food from scratch as possible. I’ve made things like tortillas, biscuits, pizza sauce, pasta sauce, and salsa. Most of the recipes I use have come from Lisa at 100 Days of Real Food. I also wanted to try making our […]
recipes
Mexican pecans
These pecans are fantastic! I made just a small batch for us and now I’m wishing I had made more because I can’t stop eating them! Please please please make these yummy pecans – they are super easy and incredibly delicious. Start with pecan halves. Add oil, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Put them on […]
Hot Ranch Crackers
This recipe for hot ranch crackers is so simple and quick and will give you a yummy, spicy cracker to snack on or eat with your favorite soup!
pretzel rolo turtles
I’m not exactly sure what to call these yummies but I’ve heard them called turtles so that’s what I’m going to go with. These have been all over Pinterest and the blogosphere so you’ve probably seen them before, but I love how easy they are to make so I wanted to share them with you […]
pecan pie brownies
My dad loves pecan pie so for Christmas I made him some pecan pie brownies from a recipe I found here. He loved them and said they were addicting (you have now been warned) but delicious. Let me just go ahead and say that when you start making these you are probably going to think […]
eclair cake
Another one of Michael’s favorite foods is eclair cake so I made one to take to our Thanksgiving meal. Like most of my other recipes this one is quick, easy, and delicious – it always gets eaten up very quickly at these gatherings. I got the recipe I use (and will post here) from my […]
better than Cinnabon cinnamon rolls
I really love traditions. One of the traditions in my family growing up was that you got breakfast in bed, whatever you wanted, on your birthday. When I got married I decided to carry on that tradition in our family so every year for Michael’s birthday I make him breakfast in bed. He always picks […]
buffalo chicken dip
If you need a last minute recipe idea for Thanksgiving tomorrow or for the upcoming holidays, I have a super easy, super quick (less than 10 minutes) and super delicious one for you. This buffalo chicken dip is so easy to make (you might have noticed that I really like easy recipes…I mean come on, […]
stuffed peppers
This stuffed pepper recipe is one the the very first recipes I ever made after starting South Beach. 5ish years later and it is still a staple in our meal rotation. It’s super simple, requires very few ingredients, can be easily adapted to your liking, and is delicious. Apparently I was in la-la-land while we […]
amazing pumpkin bread
The title of the post where I got this recipe is actually “the most delicious, scrumptious, and amazing pumpkin bread” and I’ll say that I have to agree with that! This bread is seriously fantastic. And it’s really easy to make. you’ll need flour, sugar, eggs, oil, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pumpkin flour […]