Cowboy Caviar, also known as Texas Caviar, is a simple salsa / bean salad with a complex flavor! Black eyed peas, sweet corn, and other fresh vegetables covered with an herb-lime dressing that is hard to resist. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping, or you may be tempted to eat it straight out of the…
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Creamy Spicy Hot Corn Dip
Stove-Top Creamy and Spicy Hot Corn Dip makes a great appetizer for parties or game day. 6 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes. Addicting and delicious! Years ago at a beach weekend, someone made a hot corn dip in a slow cooker. It seemed weird to me at the time to be eating a hot…
Kale and Quinoa Buddha Bowl
A customizable vegan friendly and gluten-free kale and quinoa buddha bowl. With tomato, avocado, black beans, corn, and more! On a recent visit to my moms house, I decided to do something nice and clean out her fridge. Boy did I not know what I was getting into! (Sorry mom.) For fear of getting into…
Black Bean Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Corn and Bell Peppers
Black Bean Enchilada Casserole with Roasted Corn and Bell Peppers. Vegetarian dinner full of veggies and homemade goodness. Can you tell I’ve had a Mexican cooking theme lately? First there was the best-ever guacamole. Then there was the homemade enchilada sauce. Which I used in some Spanish “rice.” It was all leading up to this…
Butternut Squash Quinoa Casserole
Butternut squash quinoa casserole is full of vegetables and makes a delicious vegetarian, gluten-free, and vegan friendly casserole for the whole family. This casserole could have been a complete disaster. Sometimes I don’t have a plan whatsoever for what I’m going to cook. I use it as an opportunity to use up veggies and random items…
Vegetarian Chili
Vegetarian chili that’s also vegan friendly and gluten-free. This one pot meal can be ready in 30 minutes and is deliciously flavored with McCormick Organics Chili Seasoning. I’m baaaack with another one-pot meal. Summer is coming to a close soon and back to school season is upon us. Even though back-to-school doesn’t apply to me…
Butternut Squash and Veggie Bake with Tortilla Chips
Butternut Squash and Veggie Bake – ready in under 30 minutes, loaded with vegetables, topped with cheese and served with tortilla chips. Option to spice it up with jalapeno and hot sauce. Dinner is served! This is a meal prepared in 30 minutes and takes only one pan! Cast iron cooking is some of my favorite….
Spicy summer grits
Spicy summer grits – Creamy grits with jalapeno and fresh corn. This will change how you feel about grits! Perhaps it’s a bit presumptuous for me to say this dish will change how you feel about grits – maybe you already love grits? I for one was not a fan until I had it served…
Sweet potato, black bean and veggie tacos with honey and lime
Sweet potato tacos with black beans, vegetables and a hint of honey and lime. I love sweet potatoes. In fact, I bought two big bags of sweet potatoes at Trader Joe’s the other day. So I had to figure out a way to use them. I found this recipe from Cooking Classy and used it…