Month: July 2020

Cacio e Pepe (For One)

Cacio e Pepe (For One)

Cacio e Pepe means “cheese and pepper” and that my friends, is exactly what this is. Well, cheese, pepper, and pasta. If you’ve ever had this dish in Rome (it is like, the most “signature” pasta dish of Rome) you will know that having it 

Peach & Mozzarella Salad

Peach & Mozzarella Salad

This is a recipe I have adapted from my gal, Chrissy Teigen. I made it once, for myself, and then have since made it 3 more times for others. It is soooo easy and soooo delicious! If you can’t get fresh peaches, strawberries would also 

Italian Restaurant Salad

Italian Restaurant Salad

This is the closest thing you will ever get to the iconic Olive Garden salad. I won’t even try to recreate those breadsticks because that is an impossible task. Recipe adapted from Lasagna: A Baked Pasta Cookbook by Anna Hezel what you need: 1 large 

Funfetti Cake Bottom Cheesecake

Funfetti Cake Bottom Cheesecake

This is my most requested birthday treat. Funfetti? Cheesecake? TOGETHER? It is heavenly. In fact, my friend Jenna requested this for her birthday last year and then got engaged that same night. So basically, if you make or eat this cake, you will get engaged! 

Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal

Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal

I woke up this morning with 3 overripe bananas and a plate of banana bread from last week that I still had not finished. I just cannot make any more banana bread, I can’t do it. I am banana bread’d out. So I decided to 

Watermelon Aqua Fresca

Watermelon Aqua Fresca

I saw these cute little mini watermelons at Whole Foods anddddd it was 103 degrees out, and the first thing I thought was “wow I would love an aqua fresca” so, here we are. what you need: 1 mini watermelon (or however much watermelon you 

Zesty Green Chicken Enchiladas

Zesty Green Chicken Enchiladas

Enchiladas are EASILY in my top 3 favorite foods of all time. I am from San Antonio so obviously my personal favorite are gooey cheese enchiladas with chile con carne sauce but– I leave those to the professionals. These are totally gringo white people enchiladas 

Laura’s Special Banana Blueberry Pie

Laura’s Special Banana Blueberry Pie

My best friend of almost 16 years, Laura, hates cake. She really isn’t a big dessert person at all, actually. (How am I friends with this person?) But she sent me this pie recipe a few years ago and asked me to make it for 

Buttery Garlicky Basil Pesto

Buttery Garlicky Basil Pesto

This pesto by Colu Henry is one of my all time favorite things on the planet. I could eat it right out of the bowl with a spoon. The best thing about pesto is that it is SO VERSATILE! You can use it as a pasta sauce, 

Shortcut Shredded Chicken

Shortcut Shredded Chicken

I hate HATE cooking and shredding chicken. Seriously, it is the worst. But congrats to you because I have done all of the dirty work and you will never have to get chicken under your nails EVER AGAIN! what you need: Chicken breasts (however many