July 5, 2016

Turkey, spinach, and cheese flautas

Platter of turkey spinach and cheese flautas.

Easy meals are what I'm all about right now. Flautas are a favorite of mine since I started making them a couple years ago. The filling choices are endless. 

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We've done beef filling similar to tacos, pinto beans and peppers, etc. But, these creamy turkey and spinach ones seem to be the winner. The filling is simple to make. Then all you have to do is roll them up and give them a quick bake. 

Perfect for a weeknight dinner and they are sure to be popular in your house, too. Serve these falutas with a side of rice or beans or even some chips and salsa. We like to dip these flautas in salsa verde. Pickled jalapenos on the side are also a nice touch. This recipe will make 8-10 falutas.

Finished baked turkey spinach and cheese flautas.

April 25, 2016

Cheesy spaghetti squash

Serving spoon scooping up cheesy spaghetti squash.

Hot and cheesy spaghetti squash is a delicious comfort food that makes a perfect side dish to so many different meals. It's flavorful and a great way to enjoy spaghetti squash.

March 14, 2016

Stuffed sugar cookies

Baked stuffed sugar cookies.

Stuffed sugar cookies are a great cookie to use for a gender reveal. Put the colored disc inside and have your friends and family take a bite.

January 5, 2016

Pretzel crust pizza

Pretzel crust pizza on a pizza baking stone.

We are slowly but surely getting settled into our new house. One of the best things is that I now have a much larger kitchen with more storage and counter space which makes cooking so much easier! I'm trying to get everything organized in a way that works best for me. 

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Now on to this pizza. Not just any ordinary pizza, a pizza crust made of soft pretzel dough! It's an amazing thing that I only wish I had discovered earlier! 

I think everyone knows that we love pizza around here, including different crusts from pan to pumpkin. Homemade pizza is a weekend standard around here. You can make it in so many different ways and it's impossible for it to get old. 

This pizza dough is definitely worth mixing into your routine because it's a fun and delicious twist on pizza. This recipe is slightly adapted from here.

Slicing a pretzel crust pizza.

December 17, 2015

Peppermint white hot chocolate

Glass of peppermint while hot chocolate.

My posts have been a little sparse this month, and also very short on the usual Christmas cookies and other holiday treats! That's because we are in the process of moving! So, the majority of the kitchen stuff except for what we absolutely need has been packed away. I expect it will be a couple weeks before we get into our new house and settled and I get back into a normal cooking routine. We are moving from a rental into our first house, so we are super happy! But, not having all of my kitchen stuff and props at hand has been a little difficult for me.... Plus, we have NO Christmas tree or any Christmas decorations out. We are really missing our tree this year. Between that and the warm weather, it's not feeling like the holidays at all to me! But, we are so excited to move into our new house. So, after a long day of packing I whipped us up some of this white hot chocolate with a bit of peppermint flavor to help get us into the Christmas spirit. This recipe will make two servings. 


Crushed candy canes on tip of a mug of peppermint white hot chocolate.