Carne Asada, a traditional Mexican main dish, it can be served with rice or in tortillas, such as I have done in this recipe. Carne Asada Tacos are probably one of all-time favorite things.

A great way to use up all of that zucchini from your garden and a super fun recipe to try with your kids. They won't even know they are eating a vegetable.

Nothing says summer in the Pacific Northwest more than having friends over or going to a local beach enjoying freshly caught seafood. Add a crisp Pinot Gris (my favorite right now is King Estate - Willamette Valley) and you have a winning dinner.

During the summertime, I am on the hunt for a good pasta salad recipe. Pasta salads are versatile, can work as a side dish or a main entree, and work really well as leftovers for lunch.

I have been branching out the last couple of weeks and trying new recipes from my cookbooks. If you know me at all, you know that I’m not much of a recipe following type of gal, but rather one who cooks from method and throws things in for good measure.

I remember as a kid, my grandmother very commonly had a pan of these little goodies on her counter. She had gotten the recipe from her mother, and they have been passed down in our family since.

How many times have you made hard boiled eggs, only to have the peels stick or over cook them so you have a dark grey ring around the yolk?

Looking for something to do with that ground chicken (or turkey) in your fridge? Here’s a great recipe that can have dinner on the table in about 30 minutes.

We eat a lot of quinoa in our house. This dish is not only easy to pull together, it’s beautiful and healthy too! I would suggest even “fancy” enough for dinner guests.

I bring these tasty canapés to parties a lot and they go over really well. They’re fairly easy to put together, don’t have a lot of ingredient yet are beautiful to look at.

This soup comes together in a snap. Perfect for those cold winter days when you need warming from the inside out.

Looking for a little heat in your tacos? These shrimp diablo tacos fit the bill. Plump tender jumbo shrimp with a zesty cabbage slaw.

I picked up this recipe from my first drill team coach in high school, Carol Johnson. It’s been a staple in my recipe collection and was also a favorite at my meal delivery business.

I know I can always count on this dish as a stand in any night of the week, especially in the winter months. Warm tender beef chuck roast with tender carrots and potatoes in a rich and savory sauce. All done in under and hour in the Instant Pot.

A fast and easy side dish, also Whole30 compliant. We usually have some sort of potato on hand and this dish gives us a starch in a flash. Plus, it’s pretty on the table, too!

If you love chicken piccata, this is a twist on the classic dish. Plump sea scallops in a delicious lemon caper sauce.

A super clean and easy salmon recipe to help get those Omega 3s for the week.

I made these chicken lettuce wraps for my family a few months ago and it instantly became a family favorite. Super easy to make and oh so flavorful.

These delicious little prizes were a top seller at my former meal delivery business.  They are a great vegetarian alternative to a crab cake.  In this version, I swapped out the panko with almond flour.  The results – fantastic!

I absolutely love fresh basil and tomatoes.  Together, these two ingredients scream summer to me.  When the weather starts to warm and heirloom tomatoes become available, I jump at the chance to create anything with them.

In this dish, I have combined the classic ingredients; basil, tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.  I even took it a step further and added *ciliegine, fresh mozzarella balls.  This fresh tomato salad is the perfect accompaniment to chicken.  In this dish, I sear-roasted the chicken but you could easily grill it for an even more classic summer-time meal.