Hi I’m Lauren and I love Mexican food. But chances are you knew that already if you have been here before. If not, you are in for a treat today. I remember in college my sorority sisters and I would go to a little Mexican restaurant around the corner from school for Taco Tuesdays (AKA 50¢ tacos & 50¢ …
John loves to cook a burger and I definitely don’t mind because it not only allows us to get creative, but also cook together. The other night we had all the stuff to make a generic burger, but you know in our family that just doesn’t fly. So we came up with the idea …
These Sloppy Joe Sandwiches are a quick, easy and family friendly meal. Pictures updated September 2015 I don’t remember having sloppy joes as a kid. I mean I’m sure I did, but I just don’t remember it. What I do remember is watching It Takes Two – my favorite childhood movie. There is a scene …
I love all kinds of cuisines! Period. I will try 99.9% of anything once. And I know I say this often, but God definitely knew I would grow up to being someone who thought about food 24/7 and blessed me with a husband who loves to eat and will try almost anything like me. About 2 years …
A man’s paradise on a plate – meat + beer + bacon! Pictures updated July 2015 First, I have to start off this post that I dream about food way too much. Does anybody else or am I just weird? And the next thing that is funny is that I have officially rubbed off on two …
To kick off Beer Month I thought what is better than meat and beer?! I know my husband would say nothing! I rarely cook with pork. Why you might ask? I am not sure because when I do I love it! Take my Spicy Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork for example – it is always a huge hit when …
Did you ever read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs when you were a kid? The basic summary is food and drinks dropped like rain from the sky in a town called Chewandswallow. Sounds like a fun world to live in to me. But I wonder if they ever get to cook or even need to then because …
Mexican food is by far my favorite food to eat. But when people ask what is my favorite kind of food to cook, I respond that it changes all the time. I do think I tend to cook Mexican the most for big groups of people when we have dinner parties. I am even going …
There is nothing better than a meal that reminds me of my childhood like this meatloaf. Picture updated June 8, 2015 Besides the fact that obviously I should have posted this last week when it actually was First Friday, I blame it on finally getting back in to the swing of things again. With all …
I have told you before about my list of the foods I grew up saying I “hated” aka me being a bratty child claiming to hate them yet never having eaten them. Brussels sprouts being one of them. I don’t think I had my first brussels sprout until I was married and John one day said he …
Today is National Nachos Day, so I thought I would share a few of my nachos adventures lately and then share my all time favorite healthy nachos treat! Nacho Mama’s Food Truck Original Nachos with organic blue chips, brown rice, black beans, corn, peppers, onions, tomatoes, queso, chipotle sour cream and salsa Gypsy Food …
Remember when you first started dating your significant other? One of the things you always worry about (or at least I did) was getting along with their friends. Well I am know I am biased but John’s friends and their lovely ladies are some of the best people in my life! One of the first childhood …
So I as you can tell the two things I post least about are desserts & breakfast. I have been eating a lot more sweets lately…not necessarily a good thing for a diet but a good thing that I am becoming a baker. But when I had wrote about my Caprese Baked Eggs I had to wait a little …
I have never been a huge Chinese food fan which is funny because I like cooking a lot of Asian meals at the house and getting to use my special dishes. But when we were living in Birmingham John used to loved eating at PF Changs. There is not one close to us in Indy so I …
I love a good savory pie: Chicken Pot Pie, Mexican Pie, or recently I saw a post for a Guinness Shepherd’s Pie. My version sadly does not contain Guinness but I bet it would be delicious! I mean adding Guinness to my brownies turned me more into a sweet admirer (I wouldn’t say lover just yet). …
According to my calendar Fall officially begins today. Photos updated February 2015 Opening day of football season is when it officially starts for me. John and I kicked it off with going to Dallas. Some people know of Fall when Pumpkin Spice Lattesare on the menu at Starbucks, even though in the winter I always …
If I could bottle up the aroma that was in my house last week I would almost wear it as perfume. Well not really but the smell of this dish is that good. I got this recipe back in May from Foodie Pen Pal Cara. This was actually the first time I had ever cooked a full …
My first thought when I made this recipe was what is the correct spelling of the word fettuccine? I have seen fettuccini, fettucine, and fettucini. And each time I think I like the way it’s spelled another chef spells it differently. Oh well, back to the food…I doubt you came for a spelling debate. There are so many …
I rarely venture up to Fishers where John works, mainly because it’s not close to where we live. But on the occasion when I decide to skip my solo lunch dates with my Kindle, I meet up with him and his coworkers for a bite to eat. One place they recently took me was to …
Since John and I have been married I have gotten on this kick of cooking Asian food. I have always loved Mexican and Italian cuisine but going into a grocery store and finding new spices and sauces for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai food has gotten me interested in learning more about the cuisine. So far …
I have always loved potatoes and how many different things you can do with them. For breakfast, use them for hashbrowns, for lunch make a sandwich with potato bread, and for dinner you can have them as a side or make them part of the main dish. Here are a few of my favorite ways …