One taquito. Two taquito. Three taquito. Score! How do you spell taquito anyway?  I could've sworn it was tacquito (with a 'c'), but Google says otherwise.  Weird. Just when you think you know how to spell something.  My name is still spelled J-A-Y-M-E, right?  Just checking. However they're spelled, taquitos are yummy.  They're one of Continue Reading...

Sometimes side dishes are one of the hardest things for me to plan.  It's easier, at times, to pick a main dish.  But then I get into a rut on what to serve with it.  A garden salad?  Often.  A bag of steamed veggies?  Usually.  But I don't vary much. If I'm making Mexican, it's Continue Reading...

Disclosure: Contains affiliate links. Full disclosure policy here. Oh my stars!  I got a bread machine over a year ago and I like making things with it, but I'm not too adventurous.  Because of some possible food allergies in our family, I wanted to try making our own bread.  So I put a message out on Continue Reading...

We love grilling in the summer months. There's always steak, brats, hot dogs and chicken on our grill, but it's nice to throw side dishes on the grill too. The whole point of grilling is to not have to turn on the oven or stove and heat up the house. We decided to start grilling Continue Reading...

We are fans of Mexican food in our house.  I mean, isn't almost everyone?  From beef tacos to chicken tacos to taco salad to beef enchiladas to chicken enchiladas to fajitas to fiesta chicken, we like it a lot!  In fact, one time someone asked my husband what kinds of food we usually have for dinner.  Continue Reading...

I'm finding more and more recipes that I love the Instant Pot for.  It's certainly stellar for some one-pot dinner meals (and I'll be sharing more and more of those as I get them just as I want them).  But I've also started using it for side dishes. We've had an increase in our activity Continue Reading...