Special thanks to Sprouts Farmers Market for sponsoring this very special football inspired recipe for a Red and Gold Flatbread Pizza! One of my favorite parts of the Fall season is that it's time for football. If you didn't know by now, my house is pretty devoted to this sport during this time of year. From watching our favorite professional teams to college games, heading out on Friday nights for our own boys' high school games or Saturday mornings for the youngest Harris player - football ... continue reading...
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Apple Yogurt Parfaits with Homemade Fall Flavors Granola
This blog post was sponsored by Starbucks® but the opinions are completely my own based on my experience. These Apple Yogurt Parfaits with Homemade Fall Flavors Granola were inspired by Starbucks® Fall Flavors, now available at Walmart. During the Fall season so many changes can occur that it can sometimes be difficult to keep up with daily rituals. Typically in the summer months the kids are home with me throughout the day and the summer season is slow for work so Mr. Harris is home a lot more ... continue reading...
Crunchy Broccoli-Apple Salad with Creamy Raspberry Poppy Seed Dressing
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BetterWithCraisins #CollectiveBias It's the most wonderful time of the year - I know that sounds like a holidays song but I'm referring to Fall! Yes, my favorite season is upon is, and although the weather in Northern California hasn't fully reflected the season change, I'm seeing it just a little more every day. Nights are getting darker a little earlier, we've already had our first school ... continue reading...
Sheet Pan Dinner: Chicken, Asparagus, Mushroom and Tomatoes
Today we're going to chat about some good ol' comfort foods. These are the meals you might have grown up with that make you feel good inside. These might be recipes you grew up eating or even things you make that just make you feel warm inside. Recently my husband and I attended an event in San Francisco that celebrated the New Comfort Food and discussed how comfort foods have changed and evolved over the years. It was a fascinating look into culinary trends and I found myself nodding in ... continue reading...
Cherry Apricot and Green Swirl Smoothie Bowl
This is a compensated campaign with Cacique and Society Culinaria. As always, all opinions are my own. I hope you enjoy this cherry apricot and green swirl smoothie bowl! I have loved smoothies for years, probably since I was pregnant with RiRi (who is now 16) and I'd stop on my way to work and buy one for breakfast every morning. It's one of my favorite ways to consume a meal and I typically just throw in whatever fruits, vegetables, yogurts and juices are available in my kitchen. When my ... continue reading...
Loaded Breakfast Potatoes
Let me tell you about these loaded breakfast potatoes. H-E-A-V-E-N. If you love breakfast as much as I do, you know the importance of perfectly cooked potatoes. They're seriously the perfect side dish for many breakfast foods, whether you're having easy scrambled eggs with some sausage on the side side, or a filling breakfast burrito. A good breakfast potato recipe just goes with everything! I've been perfecting mine for years, and I remember those earlier years where I would up with oily, ... continue reading...
Herb and Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
Special thanks to Clover Farms for sponsoring this recipe for herb and cheddar buttermilk biscuits. #ChooseClo I've been on a bit of a savory kick lately, and these herb and cheddar buttermilk biscuits are no exception! My family loves a good biscuit, and my husband has been known to sneak a few refrigerated biscuits into our cart whenever we grab some groceries, so I figured it was time to try my hand at making my own biscuits with a savory twist. These definitely did not disappoint! I used ... continue reading...
Let’s Talk: Grocery Shopping and Budgets
This is a conversation about grocery shopping and spending habits that is sponsored by Tend. Do you have a process to your grocery shopping? Maybe you write a list, or have your spouse text you what is needed. Do you have a grocery budget, or do you just get what looks good and go with it? Maybe you have a lot on your plate right now financially, and you're only able to scrape by with meager means? Whatever your situation, I want to chat for a bit. I have my own story when it comes to finances, ... continue reading...
Savory Crepes with Turkey, Mushroom and Swiss Cheese
Have you ever tried savory crepes? I've loved crepes since I was a little girl. Absolute LOVE. My mom would make them occasionally for a weekend breakfast and I remember how fickle they could be. She would fuss with the temperature and the first few crepes were duds until she got it just right. Once they were made, she'd fill them with cream cheese, cherry pie filling, and top them with powdered sugar. They were a mouthful of magic that I just couldn't get enough of! Recently my daughter ... continue reading...
Beer-Battered Onion Rings
Do you judge a dining establishment based on how they make a certain item? I know I do! One of my favorite things to order as a side to burgers or typical "American style" foods is onion rings, and those onion rings can absolutely make or break my opinion of the restaurant. If they're too mushy and not crispy, or if the onion is tough and doesn't break off when you bite in. There's a lot that goes into this! Also, the batter has to be tasty and have a good amount of flavor without being ... continue reading...
Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Cream
These Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Cream are the ultimate taco for the season! They're light and flavorful with a bit of sweetness and zest, and are sure to impress a crowd. Next month will mark four years of creating recipes and publishing them to this site. Wow! Sometimes I still marvel at how I've managed to continue to come up with more creative ways to feed our family with easy to find ingredients. Throughout these past four years, one recipe continues to be the source of so much ... continue reading...
Sweet Backyard Fun in the Sun!
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TopYourSummer #SoHoppinGood #CollectiveBias It's officially summer and there's record temperatures all over the lovely state of California to prove it. I have a feeling this will not be a mild summer, it's definitely going to be a hot one! Unfortunately our backyard doesn't have a pool, but that doesn't stop us from having some sweet backyard fun in the sun! Some things are just better ... continue reading...
Watermelon Pineapple Margaritas
'Tis the season for watermelon! Our local grocery store had personal watermelons on sale so I bought one, then my husband came home with one too! That same night my mother in law called and told us to come pick up half of the full size watermelon she'd just bought! Needless to say, we had more watermelon than we knew what to do with. It was then I decided that we needed to think up a refreshing summer cocktail to include this delicious fruit, and that's when I decided to try my hand at making ... continue reading...
Sweet & Savory Drumsticks
This time of year is a great one to stock up on great sales offered at grocery stores. Between Memorial Day, 4th of July and grilling season, it's a great time to buy up some chicken. I love to get the picnic packs that have a combination of drumsticks and thighs, and right now they're always available at a great price. However, I don't always want to grill. We have a great barbecue grill, but it's a charcoal grill which means it takes some planning to get started. We also live in an are ... continue reading...
Birthday Cake Ice Cream
It's still the month of May (wow this has been a long month!) so I'm back with more ways to celebrate my birthday in one of the best ways possible! If you're new around here I'll get you up to speed. My husband and I are both May babies and we often feel that May is a big month to celebrate. Not only is it our birthday month, but my friend Mandi over at Chewsy Lovers is also a May baby so she and I have teamed up to bring you our May celebration series entitled Sprinkles and MAYhem. We're ... continue reading...
Quick & Easy Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
When I first started my little corner on the internet almost 4 years ago, I often shared easy dinners for families. To this date, a few of those are still the recipes that are heavily visited on this site. It's no wonder, no matter how many meals I make or how many recipes I've added to my arsenal, sometimes I'm still clueless of what to make for dinner. Even folks that don't cook at home have a hard time choosing where to eat dinner at, so of course figuring out what to make is always going ... continue reading...
Sweet Smoky Peppered Baked Bacon
Our road to this tasty baked bacon is a bit of a rocky one. I'm good at many things but I've never been any good at making bacon. I have no problems admitting to this either, I'll own up to it and happily offer the bacon making to anyone else! However, I'm not sure if it's that I end up cooking it over too high a heat in the skillet or if it's just cooking for too long. Whatever it is, nine times out of ten if I make it on the stove while cooking other foods, the bacon ends up burnt to a ... continue reading...
Raspberry Chocolate Mousse Cake
May is a really hectic month around here. I feel like I say that every year, but it's so true. The month begins with a bang, it's my husband's birthday, my birthday, Mother's Day, the kids have finals, there's graduations and end of year festivities and summer is just around the corner. It's also the month that we get tired of boring birthday cakes. By the time my birthday rolls around, our family has already celebrated 6 birthdays. Not even counting our parents, our friends or anyone else, ... continue reading...
Churro Waffles
A few years ago I traveled to Miami for a conference and spent a few days there. In addition to the conference I saw a few of the sites and one of the highlights of my time there was spent on a food tour. During this food tour I experienced one of my favorite memories of that trip. I bit into a churro. This wasn't your average churro, though. It was from a quaint little cafe and each churro was filled with dulce de leche. The party in my mouth wouldn't stop. I haven't stopped thinking about ... continue reading...
Quick Pan-Fried Tilapia
This Quick Pan-Fried Tilapia is super flavorful and so easy to put together for dinner on busy weeknights, or to add to your weekly meal prep. This recipe is keto-friendly!I feel as though I've been in a bit of a cooking slump lately. My family has all been so busy with their own things that we don't get to sit down for dinner together as much as before. With all of the different schedules and different degrees of "busy" for each family member, sometimes it can be difficult to come up with a ... continue reading...
