Vegetarian

Stout Red Mole Sauce

August 24, 2017

Holy-mole-guacamole! I have to be honest with you. I rarely order mole when we go out for Mexican. I usually stick with some kind of crispy pork taco situation (and margaritas, naturally). But we have been over what tequila does to my brain before, so I won’t go down that path again.

My aunt is from Mexico. She makes traditional mole from scratch. I was researching mole recipes and almost all of them involved some sort of pork fat. Now, yes that is super tasty but I didn’t happen to be roasting pork or cooking bacon at the time. I was also looking for a quick-ish sauce that would keep a little longer and freeze well for those Taco Tuesday last minute dishes.

What is a beer loving girl to do? [Read more…]

Zucchini Noodle Brown Butter Cacio e Pepe

July 31, 2017

You know how a lot of people normally diet before the summer bathing suit season? Are you one of those people? I feel like most often I am eating healthy during wintertime so that I can eat and drink whatever I want during the summer. I hope that sounds more like you.

My people! [Read more…]

Chicago-Style Deep Dish Mushroom and Spinach Pizza with Butter Crust

March 9, 2017

Buuuuuutttaaaahhhhhh cruuuuuust! Did you hear that, my fellow Chicago loving pizza friends? Butter crust! Not only is this deep dish pizza, but it has that buttery, crispy, flaky crust that unfortunately not every person knows to ask for when they order Lou Malnati’s.

And, before you try and spout any garbage talk about MY pizza, just know I do not discriminate. I will eat all kinds of pizza from wherever. You can like whatever pizza you wish, you’re entitled to that. But don’t knock my precious Lou’s. It is the pizza I order when I want deep dish. [Read more…]

Slow Cooker Five Bean Beer Chili

January 18, 2017

Can we talk for a second? I need you to know that the only vegetables my children willingly eat are potatoes and sometimes avocado. Like, how? How did this happen? I used to be the mom touting hidden green veggies in my kids mac and cheese. Now, if one sees the green in the food, he alerts the other one and then they BOTH refuse to eat the yucky food. I am officially outnumbered and outsmarted.

Me!

A pretty knowledgeable home cook and college graduate! Outsmarted by a 1 year old and 3 year old. Maybe I can blame Mike’s hatred of vegetables for this turn of events. Maybe the genetics of the boys makes this a losing battle from the start. Yep! It is all Mike’s fault. Phew! I feel better. [Read more…]

Veggie Supreme Pizza on Cheesy Cauliflower Ranch Crust

March 22, 2016

Ah, yes, the return of the cauliflower crust. The good ol’ fork and knife pizza. After a month of pizza, I had to switch it up to make myself feel a little healthier about my pizza intake. I felt this was the ultimate crust for the ultimate veggie pizza. This is so not the pizza for Mike. I think I already covered that in my last pizza recipe. Am I right? [Read more…]