SLOW COOKED PORK BARBECUE WITH CILANTRO LIME SLAW

Summer has officially arrived, and Fourth of July is right around the corner! That’s why this week I’m showing you easy and delicious recipes that will make you the star of your next backyard barbecue! And what better way to start the week than with my recipe for Slow Cooked Pork Barbecue with Cilantro Lime […]

JALAPEÑO HONEY-LIME ENCHILADAS

Two years ago I made enchiladas for the very first time. I found a very popular recipe on Pinterest, I bought all 18 ingredients, and I followed the directions exactly as written. It took me a solid three hours to make the recipe, and it turned out… alright. Just alright. I made the recipe several

STARBUCKS COPYCAT PUMPKIN SCONES AND PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE

Starting in early September everyone begins obsessing over pumpkin and pumpkin flavored treats – especially Starbucks pumpkin spice lattes. But two months later this delicious drink and all of its pumpkin treat friends are already out of stores. For a pumpkin lover like myself this is very depressing! That’s why today I’m letting it become

Sweet and Tangy Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet is one of the most popular flavors for just about everything. From Pop Tarts to pancakes to ice cream and even tea, everyone seems to love Red Velvet. The past few years I’ve definitely partaken in the Red Velvet craze. I order Red Velvet cheesecake and eat Red Velvet frozen yogurt. But up until recently, I never

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Today’s post is dedicated to all of the fathers out there! Well actually it may be more appropriate to say this post is directed toward everyone who doesn’t know what to get for their dad for Father’s Day. Everyone always says the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Although a new sports

NOT-YOUR-BOX-MIX FUNFETTI CUPCAKES

Is there anyone that doesn’t love funfetti cupcakes? Even chocoholics can appreciate fluffy vanilla cake with bursts of colorful sprinkles. Generally when people hear funfetti they think of the blue Pillsbury boxed cake mix where you just add oil, water and eggs. People love it because 1) it’s easy and 2) it’s delicious. But as

HAPPY NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY

Just when we thought Friday couldn’t get any sweeter, today also happens to be the most holey day of the year… it’s National Doughnut Day! I’ve never come across a doughnut I didn’t like. From sprinkled cake doughnuts to jelly-filled doughnuts to simple glazed doughnuts, I love them all! However, I’ve always had a huge

YIA YIA’S SPANAKOPITA

As many of you may already know, I am Greek. My grandmother (Yia Yia) still has very strong ties to her Greek roots, and growing up that was especially noticeable in her Greek cooking (not to mention her accent). Whenever we visited her I was always spoiled with baklava, loukoumades, kourabiedes, pastitsio, and spanakopita. Spanakopita