Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Sorghum-Sherry Vinaigrette


This recipe is 100% inspired by a dish a fellow Oakland A’s WAG, Jessica, had suggested. Jessica is from the Nashville area and had this dish at a local restaurant during the off season. After talking about all the new trendy restaurants opening in her area, she had mentioned that she had this cauliflower salad and…

Semi-Homemade Garlic Knots


This is a quick an easy recipe for pasta or pizza night at home. Your family will be impressed by your skills in the kitchen with this recipe, and they don’t need to know that most of the ingredients are store-bought. What they don’t know, won’t hurt them! This white lie may not apply to…

“Sour Cream” & Chive Dip (Spoiler Alert: It’s Greek Yogurt)


If you are a sicko like me and order extra sour cream on everything this dupe is for you! I substitute plain Greek Yogurt any chance I get to cut some unnecessary calories. Depending on the brand of sour cream and yogurt, Daisy sour cream has 60 calories per 2 tablespoons, whereas Faye Total 0%…

Crispy Seasoned Steak Wedges (Baked)


Not everyone has a deep fryer laying around their house and I sure as heck don’t travel with one. That being said, I find myself baking my way to crispy goodness. One of my absolute favorite things in life are potatoes! Bake it, mash it, fry it, boil them, dress them, and bake them again.

Fregola/Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables and Lemon Vinaigrette


If you aren’t familiar with fregola or fregula pasta, it is small round Italian pasta that has been toasted. You can very well substitute the pasta with quinoa. I recently had traveled from San Francisco to Tampa and while on the plane the lunch that was served was a salad of chopped romaine lettuce with…

Chipotle Cheddar Mac & Cheese


Who doesn’t love Mac and Cheese?!?! If you’re lactose intolerant I completely understand, but can’t relate. This recipe is one of my most requested recipes from friends and family members after I’ve made it for gatherings. This is another recipe inspired by a trip to Fleming’s Steakhouse. They have an identical side item that became…