Balsamic Chicken and Veggie Farro Bowls

Start the New Year off right with a healthy, simple and delicious dinner. These Balsamic Chicken and Veggie Farro Bowls are filling and satisfying and can be prepped ahead of time making it even easier to make smart choices. Nutty, chewy farro is topped with balsamic marinated chicken, roasted veggies and a drizzle of balsamic vinaigrette

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Bacon and Brown Sugar Baked Beans

Now that the weather is finally getting bearable, I have grilling and cookouts on my mind. Basically, my favorite part of summer. There’s nothing better than getting together with family and friends, throwing some burgers and corn on the grill and some cool refreshing salads. Well, baked beans make any barbeque better. TheseĀ are our favorite

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Dominican Stewed Beans with Rice

This past summer we vacationed in the Dominican Republic and had a blast. The only thing I was disappointed with was the food. We stayed at a resort so it was nice that we didn’t have to figure out and agree on meals but we definitely didn’t get the authenticity that we usually seek out

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Chili Nacho Dip {Football Food}

Dips are perfect to feed large crowds during the game and we especially love this one during football season. I could literally sit down with a bowl of chips and dip and have that be my meal. I kind of have a thing for appetizers. And I really do enjoy the eating part of the game more than

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Crock Pot Refried Beans

So for the life of me, I hadn’t been able to make good refried beans. Every attempt had come out bland, thick and pastey…definitely not what you want in refried beans. But, no worries because I finally found the one! Sometimes it takes a lot of time and many epic fails to find the recipe

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Baked Beans

These baked beans are a favorite side dish throughout my husband’s family and the recipe has been passed down to me.  They are present at every barbecue we host or any that we attend with my husband’s family.  My parents are now addicted to them and serve them all the time. These take minutes to throw together and bake

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