Appetizers + Snacks

empanadas!

empanadas! An empanada, according to Wikapedia…is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin Europe, Latin America, the Southwestern United States, and parts of Southeast Asia. The name comes from the Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. So […]

walnut dusted green apple chips

We’re starting the 21dsd (21 Day Sugar Detox by Diane Sanfilippo click for all the info) on Monday the 4th, so we’re all about prepping snacks so we can be prepared and ready to go. We did this detox last year, and the beginning of the 2nd week, Makenna actually had […]

smokey spice rub

smokey spice rub

This is a spice blend I came up with many years ago while trying to create a marinade/rub for meats we wanted to grill and then use on top of salads. We use it as a dry rub on steaks, pork, chicken and even on shrimp but also use it […]

Thai basil pesto

Thai basil…freshly harvested & so aromatic ! Our garden was pretty amazing this year! I say quite often, that nature is so beautiful and this lovely plant is no exception! We decided to plant two different varieties of basil this year…the traditional sweet Italian basil…because, well…it’s sweet Italian basil! Yummmmmm! […]

Devil’s sassy sister

Paleo, Whole30 & Keto Eggs! These are not your average deviled eggs! Sassy with a zing of lime, spicy with a kick of jalepeno and creamy delicious!

happy birthday Mom/Grandma

So, this last Saturday, August 29th would have been my Mom (aka Makenna’s grandma) DeVona’s 74th birthday. We miss her desperately and felt inspired to make a treat that we thought she might really have enjoyed. Growing up, it was pretty easy to find a bag of “Red Hots” in her […]