This post is brought to you by Alamo Wines and Kitchen Play. All opinions and words remain my own. When Alamos wines asked me to create a dish to pair with their Malbec wine I became giddy with excitement. In the realm of popularity, Malbec is for red what Moscato is for white. Malbec grapes grow mostly along the…
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Blueberry Salad with Goat Cheese Patties
Being a food blogger, I have spent many hours in my head thinking up recipes, debating how different flavor profiles work together and wondering how to plate the dish. It can be a lonely and difficult creative process.As much as I love my husband his “that sounds good to me” shrugs aren’t very collaborative. Sometimes…
Spanish Bean Soup
Soup! I LOVE SOUP! Chickpeas! I LOVE CHICKPEAS! Lamp! I LOVE LAMP! (Name that movie) I love this soup! Am I getting obnoxious yet? I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and ate to their hearts content! It’s such a great time to spend with family and friends. We kept it low key here a…
Cheese Boards and Wine Pairings
***This post is sponsored by ALDI all words and opinions remain my own. During my trip a few weeks ago to ALDI headquarters I was fed an abundance a food and tasted multiple wines. It was just a touch of food blogger heaven. We learned about how to pair wines, identify the origin of a wine and…
Roasted Sweet Potato Salad With Warm Bacon Apple Cider Dressing
One time I asked my peeps on Facebook what kind of sides they would like on their Thanksgiving table. A few of you mentioned doing something different with sweet potatoes. I love you all by the way! Otherwise, I would just be a crazy lady talking to herself. I try to keep talking to myself exclusively to…
How to Roast Chicken
***This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Allrecipes. The opinions and text are all mine. If there is something I think everyone should learn how to do it’s roast a chicken. Roasting a chicken can save your sanity. It’s easy and versatile. Everyone should know how to roast a chicken. Roasting…
My Visit In The Aldi Kitchen
**This post is sponsored by ALDI, but all opinions are 100% my own. Last week I took off for a visit to ALDI’s headquarters in Geneva, Chicago. It was a fun whirlwind trip of food and wine! I started shopping at ALDI’s shortly after I moved to Tulsa 5 years ago, and it’s become my…
Lemon Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and dumplings is a classic comfort food. This version is lighter and brighter than your typical chicken and dumplings. The first time I ever had chicken and dumplings I as probably about 11 years old. We were living in Georgia and a friend’s mom had made a big o’ pot of chicken and dumplings. I’ll…
Pistachio and Cranberry Salted Chocolate Bark
Sometimes a girl just needs a sheet pan full of dark chocolate. You know what I mean? It’s been a long crazy day; you’ve been on your feet most of the day, and you feel completely zapped of all energy. A sheet pan of dark chocolate filled with salty nuts and tart cranberries sometimes can…
Shopping with ALDI and Making Cinnamon Apple and Goat Cheese Stack
***This post is sponsored by ALDI. All opinions remain my own. *** We are entering what I like to refer to as food season. You know what I am talking about that time year where there is a party around every corner. Right now it’s all about pumpkin or winter squash foods and spooky Halloween…