Apple Maple Bacon Pancakes combine apples, bacon, pancakes and maple syrup for an incredibly delicious breakfast that is perfect for a Fall weekend. Cool mornings with the beautiful red, gold, and green leaves of Fall foliage tell us that Autumn is upon us. OK, maybe not yet in Southeast Texas but in Canada and many…
Recent Posts
Easy Skillet Chicken Breast Weeknight Dinner
This Easy Skillet Chicken Breast Weeknight Dinner is simple and delicious and can be on the dinner table in 30 minutes. With school back in session and busy workdays, this Easy Skillet Chicken Breast Weeknight Dinner is exactly what a busy family needs. My grocery store had boneless, skinless chicken breasts on sale for $1.77 per…
Chipotle Lime Chicken Fajita Sliders
Chipotle Lime Chicken Fajita Sliders are super flavorful, spicy, cheesy little sandwiches that are perfect game day food for your tailgating or “homegating” party! This weekend is not only Labor Day, it is is the first day of both college and pro football season, and Mr. Flavor Mosaic is super excited!! Today he went to…
Cheesy Tortellini Skillet Lasagna
Cheesy Tortellini Skillet Lasagna is perfect when you want lasagna but don’t have the time to make it from scratch. By using tortellini, this one-pot tortellini lasagna can be ready in 20 minutes! We love love love lasagna, as you probably guessed since I have Easy Lasagna Soup, Taco Lasagna, Jalapeño Popper Lasagna Rolls, Tortellini Bake, and…
Bacon Broccoli Tortellini Salad
This Bacon Broccoli Tortellini Salad is one of my favorite pasta salads for an outdoor BBQ, picnic, or tailgating party and has been lightened up by reducing the sugar in the sweet and tangy dressing! I created this recipe as part of a sponsored series with Socialstars and SPLENDA® Brand; all opinions are my own….
Spicy Chinese Cashew Chicken
This Spicy Chinese Cashew Chicken recipe is my homemade version of our favorite Chinese take-out dish from our local neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Spicy Chinese Cashew Chicken My Spicy Chinese Cashew Chicken recipe is a spicy, flavorful Chinese food recipe with chicken, cashews, vegetables in an awesome sauce that can be on the table in 30…
Churro Muffins
“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.” CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried! Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They…
Caramel Macchiato Pancakes
These Caramel Macchiato Pancakes allow you to enjoy your Caramel Macchiato coffee drink in your morning pancakes instead of driving to the local coffee shop to order one.
Sicilian Dinner with Stemmari Wine
Lucio Matricardi, a winemaker from Stemmari wines in Sicily, recently hosted a Sicilian dinner for local writers and bloggers at Coppa Osteria restaurant in Houston, Texas to introduce us to Stemmari Wines. As a blogger, sometimes I receive an invitation to a nice dinner at a local restaurant. Last month I had one of those dinners. Sicily,…
8 Slow Cooker Recipes That Are Perfect for Back to School
I am sharing these 8 Slow Cooker Recipes That Are Perfect for Back to School because with busy schedules when school starts, we need easy, time-saving, kid-friendly meals that the whole family will love. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches Slow Cooker Lime Cilantro Lime Chicken Life Tastes Good Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli…
Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas
This Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas recipe, made with skirt steak or flank steak, and served with sauteed onions, red and green peppers, makes an easy, delicious, smoky, spicy and flavorful dinner. Have you ever wondered how to make beef fajitas after visiting a Mexican restaurant? Or wonder what kind of beef or steak the restaurant uses…
Berry Coconut Pecan Oatmeal
This red, white, and blue Berry Coconut Pecan Oatmeal has less added sugar, but all the deliciously sweet and nutty flavor of fresh raspberries, blueberries, coconut, and pecans, that will give you the energy you need to start the day. I created this recipe for Less Added Sugar Berry Coconut Pecan Oatmeal as part of a sponsored series…
Brennan’s Houston Bananas Foster
This Brennan’s Houston Bananas Foster recipe, with fresh bananas and ice cream covered in a buttery, brown sugar, rum-laced sauce, is from the famous Creole fine dining restaurant, Brennan’s, in Houston, Texas. I had the opportunity a few weeks ago to attend a Houston Food Blogger Collective Event at Brennan’s Houston to sample and learn about…
Travel Houston: Tony’s Haute July Tasting Menu
Whether a Houston native or a Houston visitor, be sure to make a reservation at Tony’s restaurant for Tony’s $59 Haute July Tasting Menu, with wine pairings, for some of the finest service and most mouthwatering cuisine in Houston, Texas. Thanks to Tony’s restaurant for the complimentary dinner. However, all opinions and photos are my…
Mango Spinach Rice Salad
Mango Spinach Rice Salad, with a whole grain brown rice, mango, baby spinach, tomatoes, and red onions in a red wine vinaigrette, makes a delicious and colorful side dish for a fish dinner, barbecue or potluck.
Houston Texas Food and Travel Guide
Today, in this Houston Texas Food and Travel Guide, I’m sharing my favorite places and foods in Texas and my hometown, Houston. When Ozarka® Brand Natural Spring Water contacted me and asked me to partner with them to write about the things I love about Texas and where I live, I jumped at the chance. I’m…
Mango Habanero Wings
Mango Habanero Wings are sweet and spicy chicken wings, with a Mango Habanero glaze made with Mango Habanero Salsa and peach preserves, that are baked in the oven instead of fried. Serve these wings as an appetizer at your next party. This has to be my favorite chicken wings recipe. It is great to serve for…
Baked Glazed Strawberry Donuts
These Baked Glazed Strawberry Donuts, with their sweet, melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness, are baked and not fried, and are perfect for breakfast or dessert. Another strawberry recipe? Yes! If you follow my blog, you know I am crazy about strawberries and have been busy baking with these fresh, juicy strawberries. Did you see my Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini…
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini Parfaits
Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Mini Parfaits are a lightened up version of the traditional Strawberry Pretzel Dessert (or Salad) made with Greek yogurt and served in portion-controlled sized mini mason jars. I created this recipe as part of a sponsored series with Socialstars and SPLENDA® Brand; all opinions are my own. #SweetSwaps #SplendaSweeties When I was…
Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited AWD Review
Last week I had the opportunity to test drive the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited AWD. It was my first hybrid vehicle to drive and call me impressed! I’m impressed with the styling, comfort, fuel efficiency, and ride. Look at how far the sunroof opens. It goes on forever! The passengers in the back seat…
Watergate Salad
This Watergate Salad, also known as Pistachio Salad, Pistachio Delight or Pistachio Fluff or Green Fluff, can be a side salad or dessert salad and is a sweet, cool, crunchy dessert made with pistachio pudding, whipped topping, crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows, pecans, and coconut. Whether it brings back memories of carnivals, county fairs, backyard BBQ’s…
Barbecue Chicken Kabobs
These grilled Barbecue Chicken Kabobs and vegetables are skewered, covered in a spice rub, and then brushed with a sweet, spicy, smoky, and tangy BBQ sauce that is sure to be a hit at your summer BBQ or picnic. Nothing is more All-American than Barbecue Chicken Kabobs on the grill. It is one of our family favorites…
Blackened Chicken Tacos with Mango Habanero Salsa
These Blackened Chicken Tacos with Mango Habanero Salsa are filled with the flavor of Cajun Blackened Chicken and the sweet heat of Mango Habanero Salsa. For those familiar with my blog, you know I’m all about fast, easy yet FLAVORFUL recipes! These Blackened Chicken Tacos with Mango Habanero Salsa hit all the right notes, especially because it uses La…
Blueberry Gorgonzola Farmer’s Salad
Blueberry Gorgonzola Farmer’s Salad is a crisp summer salad made with fresh Florida blueberries, corn, and tomatoes and creamy gorgonzola cheese with grilled chicken that is perfect for lunch or dinner.