My mom’s Mexican Rice! My family LOVES this rice. We have it with most Mexican/Tex-Mex foods we make at home. It’s even good in some soups like caldo or tortilla soup (recipe for those coming soon). My mom has never been one to measure, so I had to do some experimenting to get it right…… Continue reading Momma’s Mexican Rice
Category: Recipes
Spinach, Tomato, & Mushroom Frittata
This a great breakfast or brunch dish to serve a few people! Ingredients: 8 eggs 2 tsp milk 1/4 c. onion, small diced 3 mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 garlic clove, minced 1 c. spinach 1/4 c. tomato, small diced 1/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 Tbsp Olive oil 1 tsp olive oil TT salt &…… Continue reading Spinach, Tomato, & Mushroom Frittata
Chicken Gnocchi Soup
This is my FAVORITE soup from Olive Garden and I have always wanted to make it at home. This is my version. As for the gnocchi, I made it once a long time ago in a cooking class, but I would not say that makes me any kind of expert. If you make the gnocchi,…… Continue reading Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Homemade Gnocchi
This is a very versatile “Potato” pasta/dumpling. There are many different soups and sauces that can go with gnocchi. On my blog, you can find a great Chicken Gnocchi Soup recipe! The recipe below makes about a lot, so you can easily make a batch and use it for 2 or 3 different recipes! Ingredients:…… Continue reading Homemade Gnocchi
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Our basil is still growing like crazy, so we wanted to make something different with it! Gabriel loves tomato basil soup so that is where the inspiration came from! Ingredients: 1 large yellow onion, medium diced 3 large garlic cloves, minced 6 fresh tomatoes, quartered 1ish c. heavy cream 1 14oz. can diced tomatoes 1/2…… Continue reading Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Veggie-Steak Kabobs
This particular recipe made about 8 kabobs. You could easily double to recipe below to make a lot more! We also used an outdoor grill, but you can use an indoor grill pan or an oven. Ingredients: 6-8 oz. Steak, cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 Orange bell pepper, cut in 1-2 inch pieces 1/2…… Continue reading Veggie-Steak Kabobs
Tex-Mex Queso
I LOVE QUESO! I love it so much. So, I decided to try to make it at home! Here’s how my first try went! Ingredients: 1 lb. White American cheese, grated 1 lb. Yellow American cheese, grated 1 Tbsp Butter 2 jalapenos, diced and seeded (if you want more spice, keep the seeds) 1/2 Medium…… Continue reading Tex-Mex Queso
