This is my second recipe for Kitchen Conversations by Land O Lakes. The assignment was to modernize a vintage recipe and my first thought was for my love of mac and cheese. Everyone has their tried and…
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Making a cake for someone you care can be a simple gesture to show them how much you care and love them. I know for some (maybe I’m talking to you), baking a cake seems really overwhelming…
Easy Chipotle Cheddar Shrimp & Grits Recipe
Who likes shrimp and grits? Meee! Let’s rewind, when Kraft Foods contacted me to work with them to help promote their Fresh Take line of products, I jumped at the chance. I love the possibilities and the…
Easy Lemon-Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes Recipe
Here’s another recipe I had fun doing for McCormick®. It’s honestly been way tooo long since I have made a cheesecake. Who doesn’t love cheesecake right? And don’t you just love mini desserts? I was honestly surprised…
Easy Deviled Eggs Recipe
Oh my goodness, it’s almost April and this year, that means it’s almost Easter! I’m excited to be working with McCormick® this spring to bring you some spring cooking and baking goodness with their products! I saw…
Lemongrass Beef Banh Mi with Fried Egg on Top
I’m so excited to be working with Land O’Lakes this year to share some recipes and one of my favorite things in life, butter. This year, I’ve partnered with Land O Lakes® Butter and Ree Drummond, The…
Blue Cheese White Bean Dip with SunChips® Sweet & Spicy Bbq Snacks
I remember when SunChips® were first debuted when I was a kid. My Mom was obsessed with their original flavor and SunChips® always went into our shopping cart – how long they lasted in the house, that’s…
Easy Caprese Puff Pastry Bites Recipe
Do you like caprese salads? (Sliced fresh mozzarella, sliced tomato, basil and usually drizzled with some kind of balsamic vinegar glaze.) I do and I must admit I usually end up eating like three pieces (okay slices)…
Easy Jalapeno Poppers in a Blanket Recipe
Are you ready for the Super Bowl yet? I have a confession to make, we don’t really watch the game – sometimes the commercials and sometimes not even the commercials. But even if we’re not, I always…
Easy Candy Stuffed Brownie Bites Recipe
Every year one of our neighbors, Rick, has a little Christmas Eve party outside of his house – a sort of block party. Everyone comes with their chairs and a dish or two to share. We’re really…
Easy Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bread Pudding Recipe
Ahhhhh! I have been talking to my friend, Lindsay, about this recipe for weeks and when it turned out awesome after making it the first time, I was so excited. I texted my sister in Germany and…
Easy Three Cheese Scalloped Potatoes Recipe
Food is how a lot of us show love, that’s definitely true in my family. When we come together, we cook, when there’s tragedy, we cook and feed each other. The weekend after my friend, Keith, passed…
Pumpkin Spice Latte with Salted Caramel
Is it okay that I’m not feeling it this week? It’s been a hard few days. As I mentioned last week, a close family friend, Keith, passed away last week and I guess I’m still in a…
Easy Sage Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Ahh stuffing, tied with mashed potatoes and more potatoes, stuffing is one of favorite sides for Thanksgiving. I usually make a bread and celery stuffing that calls for poultry seasoning but when I saw this on the…
Easy Savory Herb Rub Roasted Turkey Recipe
It’s Thanksgiving week and if you haven’t already started thinking about what you’re making for the big feast, it’s time! I’m excited to share this wonderful recipe with you from McCormick! This is another installment of my…
I'm a Buick Pinboard to Dashboard Finalist!
(If you’re interested in a how to make the swirled frosting in these cupcakes, here’s a how to tuturial.) If you read last month, you know that I traveled to Detroit, Michigan to visit the GM Design…
Easy Pork Chops with Parmesan Sage Sauce Recipe
Curtis loves pork, I can’t say that enough. I’m not a pork fan but I do make it for him every so often. So when we were talking about favorite recipes we have that involve sage —…
Easy Brown Butter Gorgonzola Fries Recipe
I had Gorgonzola Fries at Henry’s Tavern in Portland, Oregon and these are my version of those fries and recently talked about them in my five things post about Portland eats. And someone asked for the recipe…
Easy Blue & Chocolate Swirl Cupcakes and the Buick Encore Recipe
Note: I recently put together a video on how to do these beautiful swirled cupcakes. Check it out! Recently, I traveled to Detroit, Michigan to learn all about the new Buick Encore. It’s a brand new model…
Easy Red Velvet Cake Batter Milkshakes Recipe
I’m working with McCormick once again this year for Halloween treats! I thought I would change it from last year’s cupcakes to a drink…a blood red drink…creeppyyyy and chocolatey! I love love love red velvet (okay I’m…
Easy Blueberry Iced Coffee Recipe
I’m new to the coffee world, I just became addicted just a short few months ago. I have always been a tea drinker but a trip to visit friends in May turned me into a full fledged…
Easy Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
I’m so excited to share this awesome recipe for Mexican Hot Chocolate Cupcakes from McCormick®! I’m a big fan of their spices and I recently had the chance to work with them again. These cupcakes get their…
Spring Pin-Spiration with Mccormick
Things have been crazy lately around DualFood. Crazy good of course. I started a new job, I organized Food Blog Forum Orlando again (which was almost two weeks ago) and I’m happy to announce another fun…
(Easy) Yeast Rolls Recipe
Last November, we had a sibling retreat and my older sister, Quyen, made these wonderful yeast rolls. I couldn’t believe how easy they were to make! And I have to say, hers looked way better than mine….
