I love dips, but I hate mayo. So, whenever someone brings buffalo chicken dip to a party, I get excited for a brief moment before I remember that it is almost always made with mayo. So, what is a mayo-averse blogger to do? Make her own version, of course! So, mayo haters can rejoice. You
I’m really not sure why, after many years of endless mangoes, it took this long for me to try to make mango cupcakes. But, 2019 was the year, and they were LONG overdue. The combination of a vanilla bean cupcake with mango filling and frosting was absolute magic. My first attempt at these cupcakes was
I’m at that age where your doctor starts telling you that you’re going to kill yourself if you don’t start treating your body better. So, I’ve been trying to stick to low carb, high protein meals lately. There are some hits and some misses, but overall I am enjoying everything that I am eating, like
Creme brulee is one of my absolute favorite desserts. It is also one of my go-to desserts for when I have egg yolks or heavy cream lying around that I need to use up in a hurry. This Irish Cream creme brulee always gets rave reviews whenever I make it. And, making it in my
Another year, another onslaught of mangoes. This was a light year for mangoes. The late spring rains knocked a lot of mangoes out of trees prematurely, so it was a small harvest this year. Still, Mango Madness Part 6 managed to trudge along. And, I was still able to try a lot of new things
I learned to make empanadas from my mother. She wasn’t exactly the most patient instructor, but she DID teach me very well. I’ve probably had about a decade’s worth of practice now, and I dare say that I can barely taste the difference between her empanadas and mine anymore. I have gotten requests for the
Sometimes, it’s the simple things that give us happiness. Like cheeseburger mac. My mom used to make it for us when we were kids. She used boxed mac and cheese (the kind with the liquid cheese packet). Now that I’m an adult, I figured I should elevate it a little bit. That doesn’t mean that
I recently got into the idea of making truffles again after giving up on it for many years. It took one batch of hand-rolled truffles for me to decide to go online and find a better solution. I found a really neat truffle mold on Amazon, and have made more truffles in the last few
A friend of mine was the go-to person for mango chutney for a few years. When her annual supply of mangoes during Mango Season was not to the usual standard, I stepped in to give it a shot on my own. I used my Instant Pot, and am pretty happy with the results! Before you
I had been looking for a good appetizer to bring to a party, and several people recommended meatballs. Asian appetizer meatballs sounded more appealing to me than Italian or any other kind, so that is what I decided to make. I couldn’t find a single recipe that sold me 100%, so I decided to make