Whole Wheat Pecan Waffles

My favorite meal has always been breakfast and I would have to say one of my favorites is waffles! I decided to do a twist on what I normally do and try whole wheat flour and add in some walnuts. Here goes nothing!

Home Made Bow Tie Mac & Cheese

Being Italian, I feel like I have a duty to at least try and make pasta from scratch. However, I wanted to make some homemade mac and cheese instead of the classic red sauce! Let's see how it turns out!

Breakfast Empanadas

Its been a while since my last blog but I've been so busy and with the heat being in the kitchen isn't always the best idea, haha. Cooking in the kitchen seems to be less hot in the early morning or late at night so today I decided to make breakfast! I was thinking about breakfast burritos but decided to go off that and make breakfast empanadas.

Chicken & Black Bean Flautas with Tomatillo Salsa

I wanted to make my mom a flavorful and very tastey Mexican inspired dish. I found a recipe that I liked, but I wanted to make a few changes to add more flavor and have the addition of meat. Having my Aunt Pam in the kitchen always helps coming up with the new additions to the recipe!

Lemon Meringue Pie

Being that it is my mom's birthday tomorrow, I knew I should get on baking her a birthday surprise. I know she isn't much of a cake person but her favorite kind of pie is Lemon Meringue. So the long process begins!

Couscous Stuffed Peppers with Goat Cheese

Wanting to make something semi healthy but full of flavor for dinner I looked in the fridge to see what I had. Not wanting my peppers to go bad I decided that I wanted to stuff them with something... Somehow I came up with some sort of a couscous base. So the couscous stuffed peppers with goat cheese was formed!

Homemade Summer Granola

It's summer time and one of my favorite things to eat is fresh fruit! I thought I would spice up my sliced fruit with some fresh granola and yogurt. I looked through several recipes and picked one that sounded pretty tasty with coconut, walnuts, and maple syrup. The recipe called for vanilla extract but I thought I would try maple extract instead. Guess we will see how it turns out!