wedding cake

wedding cake

photo on left, courtesy of edward john photography.  photo on the right, courtesy of tom. one week ago today i celebrated one awesome year of marriage with my amazing husband.  this year has been quite a ride for us and i’m looking forward to many, 

pico de gallo

pico de gallo

as mentioned in my previous post, i went a little crazy on the dips for quesadilla dinner last week.  pico de gallo is very simple to make and this is just one example of several variations.   This recipe makes about a cup and a 

guacamole

guacamole

tonight we had a quick quesadilla dinner before bran and i ran over to paint + canvas for an awesome painting class!  i was going to throw some southwest salad on the side, but bran is not a salad fan, so i kinda went a 

apple cinnamon roll cupcakes

apple cinnamon roll cupcakes

being a good deer hunter’s widow, i want to make sure that my hubby gets a good breakfast when he goes out hunting for the day.  being like any sane person, i don’t want to get up at 3 a.m. to make my hubby breakfast. 

party chicken

party chicken

welcome to my new favorite chicken dish. every week, i go through the publix ads online and most every week they feature some sort of recipe using products that they have on sale.  last week’s recipe was “party chicken.”  the only reason i tried it 

french toast

french toast

french toast is a very simple breakfast dish to make.  i’ve been making it for a very long time and was kind of surprised to find that i hadn’t blogged about it yet! (for 8 slices of french toast, multiply as needed) 8 slices of 

chicken tortilla soup

chicken tortilla soup

to celebrate the first day i wore a jacket to work this fall, i made a pot of chicken tortilla soup.  this soup is quick, simple and delicious.  i serve it over crushed tortilla chips and top it with sour cream and shredded cheese. adapted 

tres leches cupcakes

tres leches cupcakes

i have a dear sister who is part pirate, part mexican and 100% awesome.  it’s her birthday this wednesday and i got the honor of making her a birthday dessert.   her first requirement was that she wanted cupcakes.  (little did she know that her 

sesame chicken with snow peas

sesame chicken with snow peas

if you’re faithful to my blog, you know that i’m not a huge fan of asian food.  it’s growing on me, but i’m still not giddy over it.  well, the point of this blog, for me, is to try new recipes/cooking styles and so i’m 

tom’s birthday cake

tom’s birthday cake

a few years ago i asked tom what kind of birthday cake he wanted.  he said he wanted something with chocolate pudding filling.  this cake is dense and fudgey, it also has ripples of chocolatey pudding goodness throughout.  it got tom’s vote and we’ve had