These Taco Pockets are pillowy yeast rolls filled with a creamy, cheesy, spicy Tex-Mex filling. They can be made with items you probably have sitting in your kitchen right now! I like to serve them with an array of accoutrements -- sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and fresh cilantro ( Read more... )

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Peaches and cucumber sound like a weird combination. A downright bizarre coupling. A criminally strange pair. Well, turns out it's a mismatch made in heaven ( Read more... )

My dad is a truly amazing man. He taught me about Jesus, brushed my hair into a ponytail every morning before school, and worked 2-3 jobs at a time to support our family. I could never thank him enough, but I always try. This Father's Day, I wrote a tribute post to him including some of the many, many reasons I love him ( Read more... )

This is a super-easy, warm, filling breakfast that I make all the time. It's also a versatile recipe -- don't have cream? Nix it. Don't have fresh cilantro? Nix it. Want to use tomatoes and herbs instead of salsa? Fine. Want to trade out cheeses, add bacon, and serve the whole thing over ice cream? Well, okay, that'd be gross. But whatever ( Read more... )

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For those who care about such things, it's Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, and SBS is synonymous with dip, usually of the 5- or 7-layer variety. This is the one I made recently for my bf, and he ate it in 2 sittings. Which is kind of disgusting. But that's not the point, the point is that dips are delicious, especially when sharing (though my bf ( Read more... )

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It's not quite warm yet where I am (in fact, it snowed again today), but I'm pretending to be in warmer climes. :P A friend found this recipe for mango and avocado salsa, and given that those are two of my favorite fruits, I had to have it. The sweetness of the mango combined with the creamy nuttiness of the avocado = happiness in my mouth. I ( Read more... )