I have been making these pickled carrots since my kids were little, and it was one vegetable I knew they’d eat without me nagging them. My son even asked for some when he was a freshman living in a dorm in college 🙂 Why bother pickling carrots, you might ask. Yes, you can just eatContinueContinue reading “Our Favorite Pickled Carrots”
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Big Mac Smash Tacos
Smash tacos are everywhere in my pinterest feed lately, and I can never resist anything big mac flavored as that is my favorite McDonalds sandwich. If you have not heard of a smash taco, it is a riff on the smash burger, made by pressing meat onto a tortilla and then placing the tortilla meatContinueContinue reading “Big Mac Smash Tacos”
Blackened Chicken Sliders with White BBQ Sauce
I will be honest, before I made this recipe, I didn’t know what was in white bbq sauce and I assumed it was basically just mayonnaise. It does contain mayo, but it also contains a ton of other ingredients and it was more delicious than I was expecting. These blackened chicken sliders are a perfectContinueContinue reading “Blackened Chicken Sliders with White BBQ Sauce”
Greek Crunchwraps
One of my favorite recipes to make camping is the copycat Taco Bell crunchwraps. They are super easy to put together and delicious. I saw the idea for this wrap on a site called Wandering Chickpea and loved the idea. This recipe was SO delicious, especially the roasted red pepper sauce that I modified aContinueContinue reading “Greek Crunchwraps”
Clams with Chorizo, White Wine and Garlic
This recipe for clams with chorizo, white wine and garlic combines a couple things I really love – seafood, Spanish style chorizo, and garlic. The broth the results after cooking the clams is packed with savory, garlicky, spicy flavor and we agreed that dipping toasted bread in this was probably the best part of theContinueContinue reading “Clams with Chorizo, White Wine and Garlic”
Lahmajeen Fatayer
Lahmajeen Fatayer (also called lahmajeen, lahmacun, sfeeha, or pide) is a Middle Eastern dish made from dough topped with seasoned meat. In this version it is kind of like a mini pizza baked with seasoned beef and veggies and then topped with fresh cucumber, tomato, red onion and za’atar sour cream. I really loved theContinueContinue reading “Lahmajeen Fatayer”
Salmon Sushi Bake
I have been drooling over this recipe for months and I am so glad I finally made it. Sushi is one of my family’s all time favorite foods, unfortunately for my bank account. This recipe is easy to make at home, and it has all the flavors of a sushi roll, but won’t break theContinueContinue reading “Salmon Sushi Bake”
Salmon Cakes with Lemon Caper Tartar Sauce
These salmon cakes are kind of like a salmon version of a crab cake. They are a great way to use up leftover salmon, or as something different to make using salmon. My family is crazy about capers, so this lemon caper tartar sauce was perfect to serve with these.  The salmon cakes are made up ofContinueContinue reading “Salmon Cakes with Lemon Caper Tartar Sauce”
Smoked Salmon Roll Ups with Citrus Soy Sauce
I made these smoked salmon roll ups with citrus soy sauce as an appetizer to go along with our spicy shrimp stacks the other night. These were absolutely delicious and I am definitely making them again with a few small changes.  These rolls start with smoked salmon, then a layer of cream cheese flavored with lemonContinueContinue reading “Smoked Salmon Roll Ups with Citrus Soy Sauce”
Spicy Shrimp Stacks
I had so much fun making these spicy shrimp stacks for dinner. They are beautiful and super flavorful and I will definitely make these again.  This dish starts with a layer of sushi rice (which is just rice with a little salt, mirin and vinegar sprinkled on) which is topped with guacamole, a spicy shrimp mixContinueContinue reading “Spicy Shrimp Stacks”