It’s Monday, hopefully meatless Monday and I wanted to blog about one of my favorite dishes that transition to vegetarian and vegan super easy!  Burrito bowls are also a great way to provide a quick, healthy and delicious meal for a group.  There are literally a hundred options of what you can add to yourRead more about Burrito Bowls – the ultimate “transitional” meal![…]

Why eat plant based?  For me, it’s about the environment and knowing what I am eating.  Plant based foods are better for the planet and of course, better for our bodies.  While I can’t say that I will ever be vegan, I have really enjoyed incorporating more plant based recipes into my cooking.  While IRead more about Pumpkin Soup and Peruvian Chicken go Vegan[…]

My friend was in need of some help updating her vanity. I offered to take off the pink formica and replace with tile. She chose a small circular tile that comes on sheets and makes spacing the tiles very easy.  I love a good salvage job and my tile and grout skills are coming rightRead more about Formica Vanity Tile Transformation[…]

I had mentioned that I was going to hunt down a good vegan green chili recipe.  I have found it!  This particular recipe came from www.allrecipes.com, with a few changes(I will mention).  I have a friend with a smoker that supplies me with roughly 10 – 20 lbs of smoked hatch chilies every year, whichRead more about Colorado green chili served three ways[…]

When I visited Barcelona, I fell in love with the roasted Padrón peppers served at nearly every tapas restaurant we came across. It’s very hard to find these peppers in our local stores. The Japanese cousin of the Spanish Padrón pepper is the Shishito pepper, which is so similar you might not even tell theRead more about Padrón or Shishito Peppers – good as an appetizer or side dish[…]