These buttery Mexican chocolate shortbread cookies, enriched with dark chocolate, and spiced with cinnamon, and hot cayenne pepper, simply melt in your mouth with an intense chocolaty flavor, and a lingering warmth and heat. We're into full Christmas cookie baking mode in our kitchen, testing out different recipes, and picking our favorites ...
Spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps {avocado + peanuts}
Spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps - a quick and healthy weeknight meal, and one of our top favorites, these wraps are loaded with veggies, and warm spices, and topped with crunchy peanuts, fresh cilantro and creamy avocado. I've been meaning to post the recipe for these spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps for awhile, as this is one of our ...
Coconut lime chia pudding
Coconut lime chia pudding - creamy, delicious and super nutritious, with a refreshing tropical flavor - it's a great summer breakfast that can be made the night before. Only one week till the school year ends! I think I might be more excited than my kids this year. Although I'm a little sad, and shocked (as always) at how quickly it flew by, I ...
Chocolate hazelnut chicken mole
Chocolate hazelnut chicken mole - hints of dark chocolate and toasted nuts, touch of sweetness, and layer upon layer of complex flavors that blend into this sublime mole sauce, spooned over cooked chicken. Chocolate + chicken?! Oh, yes, please! This is my take on Mexico's iconic sauce, the mole. As presumptuous as it may seem, for a ...
Roasted Delicata Squash with Grilled Cheese {almonds + garlic}
Almond-crusted delicata squash, roasted in coconut oil, garlic and cinnamon to a golden delicious sweetness, then paired with mild grilled queso panela cheese for the perfect sweet-and-savory balance of flavors. It's officially the first day of fall today, and the weather is nice and hot in sunny California. We're still enjoying the toasty ...