I thought I knew salsa verde. We were always buds, but now, we may be lovers! Hahahaha! No seriously though, making your own salsa verde is so gratifying and flavorful. Fire roasting the ingredients is an absolute game changer! The Food Artist and I put fresh tomatillos to work in this delicious salsa verde. When…
Creamy Pineapple Coconut Granita
Would you look at this show stopper?! Hubba hubba! Talk about an easy, tasty, and cool way to serve a granita at your next barbecue. This frozen dessert is creamy with coconut cream and tastes like a virgin piña colada. What’s not to love?! The Food Artist and I can’t get enough! Serve the granita…
Puffy Tacos with Succulent Instant Pot Carnitas
I recently did a client shoot for Marix, a restaurant that is a Tex Mex staple in the West Hollywood community. Three decades worth of Tex Mex ingenuity goes into their menu and I loved every bite I tried. While everything was delicious, I went totally over-the-moon for their puffy tacos! Crazy, mind-blowing delish! Soft…
Kiwi Slush Blended Margarita
Happy Margarita Monday!! Welcome to the last installment of Margarita Mondays, as we say goodbye to August. Today we have a super chill kiwi slush margarita. Who doesn’t love a slush?! Make this for the kid in you (albeit the kid that wants tequila but, pfffft, we won’t tell;). This kiwi slush margarita may look…
Orange Blossom Salty Chihuahua Grapefruit Margarita – (No Added Sugar)
You’ve heard of a Greyhound right? It’s the classic grapefruit and vodka cocktail supposedly made famous by the restaurants that served them inside Greyhound bus terminals. Yum. They’re wonderful in their simplicity and flavor. Now, a Salty Dog is a salt rimmed Greyhound. Ya follow? Great! So here I have for you a Salty Chihuahua….
Spicy Cucumber, Cilantro + Lime Margarita with Tajin Rim
Welcome to the savory side of Margarita Mondays! My favorite thing about margaritas is that they are so easily customizable to my current mood. Sometimes I want the intense tang of lime, or summer sweetness of watermelon, or (spoiler alert for things to come) the tart zing of kiwi;) Today I have this perfectly refreshing,…
Rainbow Spring Rolls with Almond Butter Dipping Sauce – (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Daaaaaang it’s HOT! We’re just living our lives in triple digits over here, drinking cold beverages poolside and seeking shade like it’s life or death! Woooo weeeee! It’s times like this where there is literally no way you can coax me to turn on that oven. Nope. Not gonna happen! Lately we’ve been reaching for…
Watermelon, Cucumber and Lime Margarita! – (No Added Sugar)
Forget Klondike bars, what would you do for a margarita?! On a hot steamy day, a margarita is probably the most refreshing cocktail. Not too sweet, a bit tart, kinda salty and incredible….sigh… …Welcome to MARGARITA Mondays!! Because, let’s be honest, Monday needs a cocktail theme more than any other day of the week. Mondays…
Breakfast Chilaquiles with Instant Pot Carnitas
I LOOOOOOVE chilaquiles! It’s essentially nachos for breakfast and that is how you know you’re living your best life! I’ve posted my slow cooker carnitas recipe before, which is so freaking good and you set it over night. Then you have carnitas for breakfast in the morning! Today I’ll share my Instant Pot version of…
Clean-Eating Sweet Potato Shepards’ Pie – (Gluten-Free, Whole30)
I don’t like Shepards’ Pie. There’s something about mixing meat and veggies in my mashed potatoes that just makes me gag. I know, I know. I can’t help it. I think it stems from trying to hide food in my mashed potatoes thinking my mom wouldn’t know and wouldn’t make me eat potatoes if she…