#TheNewSouthwest Release Day!
For Your Information: The New Southwest cookbook was officially released today! And I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. One Quick Note: While The New Southwest is available for purchase...
View ArticleIt’s A #TheNewSouthwest Le Creuset Giveaway!
So far my week has included the following: 1. Awkward professions of love for coffee cake on live TV. 2. Nervous-eating an entire pan of Chipotle Skillet Mac (also quite awkward). 3. Running my...
View ArticleIt’s A #TheNewSouthwest Albion Fit Giveaway!
I am a firm believer in the idea that any endeavor worth engaging in requires breaks. Breaks for your brain, breaks for your heart, breaks for your body, just… breaks! At least that’s how this body...
View ArticlePumpkin On Your Arizona Cheese Crisp!
Because you need some savory to balance out all of that sweet you’re shoving into your face this week. Because trick or treating requires fuel, so snacks are a major requirement. Because you’re a very...
View ArticleMexican Hot Chocolate (Champurrado)
There are many different ways to avoid candy today! You can hide under a rock. You can take up residence in a cave. You can try some duct tape lipstick. I choose to avoid the gaily packaged pieces of...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato Enchiladas (Entomatadas)
What do you think of when you think enchilada sauce? I often encounter enchilada fans who think tomatoes when they imagine that red sauce that is the lifeblood of everyone’s favorite rolled tortilla...
View ArticleCheater’s Green Chili Chicken Pot Pie
I don’t like cheating. I really don’t. I never stole from the bank during a round of Monopoly. I didn’t write answers to math quizzes on my palm. I never tried to avoid the instant replay cameras in...
View ArticleLinks To Save Your Life! (November Ed.)
The question that I get asked most frequently, by far, is ‘Which blogs do you read? And why don’t you list them out on your blog? What’s your problem, M.?!?’ Seriously, it’s never actually that...
View Article7 Layer Nacho Waffles
These really are your waffles. No, seriously. They’re yours! I know the title of this post says ‘Nacho Waffles’, but… Ugh. Seriously? Will my sense of humor ever evolve past that of an 8 year old boy?...
View ArticleLoaded Turkey Taters (Totchos!)
Have you heard? You’re going to have some leftover turkey to contend with in the next couple of days. Turkey to make sandwiches out of. Turkey to put into soup. Turkey to roll up and use as a...
View ArticleWarm Winter Spice Salad
So you’ve enjoyed some green bean casserole (extra fried onions on top), some stuffing (extra sausage mixed in), and some pie (extra pastry crust underneath)… let’s share a big bowl of butter! I...
View ArticleChocolate-Crusted Beer Blondies
In a season of cookies, pies, and the occasional cake, I often find myself thinking about and reaching for dessert bars. I’m not sure why I can’t just be agreeable and find satisfaction in typical...
View ArticleGlazed Dulce De Leche Pound Cake
Let’s celebrate babies and cake! I mean, really, is there anything better to celebrate? No! So let’s do this! I have an idea that dulce de leche and pound cake were sort of made for each other: both...
View ArticleSweet x SW: Holiday Baking Ideas
We’re firmly entrenched in that special time of year: that time that requires our 9″ x 13″ baker, bundt, and brownie pans to earn their keep. If you’re anything like me, you especially relish baking...
View ArticleLast Minute Blackberry & Anise Holiday Cake
Let’s have some last minute fun, shall we? Of the delicious variety. Because, actually, it’s not big holiday meals that strike fear into my heart, but rather the stuff around the edges that terrifies...
View ArticleGreen Chile Noodle Soup (Sopa de Fideo)
Are you surviving this ugly, ugly winter? Just barely? Me too. Hey! I see you rolling your eyes… The truth is that the desert floor is a funny thing; it’s completely impervious to water of any kind,...
View ArticleMaking Dulce De Leche
I confess to being a sucker for recipes that require less than five ingredients. Sure, there’s the simplicity: it’s a lock that you’re going to need to make just one trip to your pantry or fridge....
View ArticleRed Bean & Rice Burritos
Let’s celebrate Mardi Gras! Sure, we’re a little early. And it’s true that we’re nowhere near New Orleans. But don’t you just feel like you want to let the good times roll right about now? Me too… I...
View ArticlePerfect Soft-Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
I confess that I’ve sampled my fair share of prepared chocolate chip cookie dough throughout the years. I purchase the dough, I eat the dough, I bake the dough, I eat the baked dough. So, actually,...
View ArticleSmashed Garbanzo Breakfast Quesadillas
Wakey, wakey! It’s time to get up! You’ve got places to go! People to see! Ugh. Gaw. Don’t you hate being woken up?!? I mean, I get it… the whole places to go and people to see thing. But, seriously,...
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