Jerk Chicken Plantain Bites

Jerk Chicken Plantain Bites

Holy cow! I never knew plantains could be so darn good. I’ve used plantains in crepes before but never as a chip. I ended up making these twice, once with plantain chips that I found at the market which only contained plantains and salt and 

Roasted Salsa Verde

Roasted Salsa Verde

I’m beginning to question the sanity of having such a large garden. I do really enjoy gardening and all beautiful fresh edible things that it produces.  The catch is that during “harvest” time it takes up a lot of my free time to preserve the 

Korean Meatballs

Korean Meatballs

My darling sister makes these amazing Korean meatballs and I finally had to re-create them to post for all of you looking for a delicious appetizer.  I mean, who doesn’t need another tasty finger food for all of these winter game gatherings??  Or for family 

Chile Con Queso

Chile Con Queso

This bowl of cheesy awesomeness…Chile con Queso was my go-to appetizer for no less than three gatherings this holiday season among family and friends. It is the ideal blend of creaminess and spice with a little sneaky veggie value thrown in for good measure. Sautéing a combination 

Ricotta Spinach Artichoke Dip

Ricotta Spinach Artichoke Dip

I have a confession to make.  I’m having an affair. An ooey-gooey, steamy, dirty and  delicious love affair with this ricotta spinach artichoke dip.  It’s bordering on inappropriate with how often I’ve courted and indulged my taste buds with this dip in the past few weeks. No 

Baked Pumpkin Apple Wontons

Baked Pumpkin Apple Wontons

Please note this post contains affiliate linksIt has been a whirlwind this past week experimenting with fun recipes like this baked pumpkin and apple wontons and spending the last four days back on my mom’s farm for a little archery hunting and fun with my 

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

   This past weekend we met up with some of my extended family for a camping adventure in southwest Minnesota.  You guys, there was a GIANT jumping pillow at the playground that was a good 10 yards long and we adults may have taken the 

Tomato Bacon Jam

Tomato Bacon Jam

I can’t wait to go camping this weekend!!!   I am normally excited for camping adventures but this weekend is bound to be full of shenanigans as we’re meeting up with some extended family that we haven’t seen in quite some time.  My apologies to the 

Strawberry Yogurt Bites

Strawberry Yogurt Bites

After a stressful morning yesterday, we pulled it off and closed on our new house!!  It was a beautiful day to CELEBRATE!!!!!   Now it’s on to more packing as we have about two weeks to slowly move to the new place before we close on 

Pico de Gallo, a Garden Fresh Salsa

Pico de Gallo, a Garden Fresh Salsa

Mayday, mayday!  Stress overload during this first week of May and it’s not about to get better so apologies in advance for any one-and-lonely posts in the weeks to come.  In a whirlwind of house touring last week, we did find the perfect house to move into,