I wouldn’t consider myself to be a dried fruit kind of girl. The most dried fruits I ever had growing up were raisins (yuck!). Then, I met Demo! He’s a BIG fan!. Which isn’t a surprise to me at all that Demo purchased a dehydrator for Christmas. We’ve been using it so much, and I wanted…
Recipes
Holiday Popcorn Snack Recipe
*Singing* It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! What?! Too soon? Ok, yes, but we can still enjoy some holiday popcorn snack right? This recipe is so delicious and easy to make. The best part? All you’ll need is four ingredients and a microwave. Holiday Popcorn Snack Recipe Ingredients One bag of microwave popcorn 1…
Picky Eater Problems: 5 Foods I was scared to try but now love!
There’s a recipe tab on my blog but did you know? I didn’t always love food. To be quite honest, I hated a LOT of foods when I was younger. I want to say I was a “picky eater” but I was downright horrid when it came to food. How horrid do you ask? I…
5 Savory Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipes
Want to know something funny? I’ve never been big on grilled cheese. I know! Scandalous!! Demo is the King of grilled cheese but I usually politely declined when he offers to make me one. I don’t remember what finally made me say yes to one of his famous grilled cheese, but I’m glad I did. It was…
7 Mouthwatering Pumpkin Seed Recipes
Hello, loves! We still have a couple of weeks left before pumpkin season, becomes “hot chocolate season.” In the meantime, let us enjoy it by making these 7 mouthwatering pumpkin seed recipes. 7 Mouthwatering Pumpkin Seed Recipes When I was pregnant with my son, I had this annoying issue where my mouth would just fill up…
Comfort Food: Easy Potato Salad Recipe
Florida will always have a place in my heart. Why? Because that’s where I was first introduced to delicious comfort food. I’m talking about fried chicken, macaroni & cheese and my all time favorite, potato salad. Today, I’m going to be sharing my easy potato salad recipe with you. Enjoy! Comfort Food: Easy Potato Salad…
The Best Homemade Fluffy Whipped Cream Recipe #cookingwiththelords
I have a special guest for today’s post. Demo (my SO), got a week off from work and decided to treat us with some homemade fluffy whipped cream. I’m usually the one that cooks and bakes around here, so this was a very pleasant surprise. To make this even more fun, we did a live video….
Celebrate National Pasta Day: 15 Oh-So-Amazing Mac & Cheese Recipes
Did you know that October 17th is National Pasta Day? How cool is that! Pasta is one of my favorite things to prepare for my family. It’s quick, easy, and there are hundreds of different ways to make it. To celebrate National Pasta Day, I’m sharing a round-up of 15 oh-so-amazing macaroni and cheese recipes. Celebrate…
Simple White Bean Soup Recipe For The Whole Family
Guys, my daughter is full of teeth now (4 of them hahaha)! I no longer have to cook two separate meals. *Insert praise emoji* She pretty much eats whatever we eat. That also means I have to make sure that what we do eat is healthy but still delicious. Don’t nobody got time for boring food!…
How To Make Haitian Pikliz (Popular Spicy Condiment)
For the last year or so, my SO has been begging for me to make Haitian Pikliz. He likes to joke about that one time he went to a Haitian restaurant to order takeout and asked for extra pikliz. They told him that it would be too spicy for him. He thought it was funny…
Delicious Iced Coffee Recipe With Only 3 Ingredients!
Let’s face it, most of the coffee you make on a regular basis ends up in the sink. At least, that’s the case for me. For my last birthday, my SO bought me a 12 cup coffee machine. I always make 4 cups of coffee even when I only drink one cup. Why? Because the…
Cooking With Kids: Easy Homemade Sushi Roll Recipe #QualifirstFoods
My son’s favorite thing in the world (after Halo), is sushi. He could eat it all day if he had his way. But sushi is not cheap! He’s always asking me to make it from scratch, but I just assumed it would be too complicated. Turns out making sushi yourself isn’t that complicated at all. So excited…
Baby Food Recipes: Easy Vegetable Rice Recipe
I recently shared a little video on Facebook of my daughter eating vegetable rice. If you saw the video, then you would see how much she loved it. I thought it would be an excellent idea to share the recipe with you. This easy vegetable rice recipe is low in sodium which makes it a…
Applesauce Recipe For Baby
Going on 2 months of making baby food for my daughter. She’s already 7 months! I know right? It’s going by so fast. In the last two months, I’ve made some pretty tasty recipes for her. The other day it dawned on me, she never had apples! What? Today I want to share this really…
Three Easy Homemade Popsicles Recipes
We are finally getting some warm weather. I don’t know about you but six months of crappy weather is MORE than enough! I’m ready to jump in the pool and have BBQs! We still have a month or so before that can happen, though. In the meantime, why not make some homemade popsicles? In this post, I…
Lemon Cookies with Buttercream Topping
Easter is right around the corner. What better way to celebrate than to bake some yummy lemon cookies with buttercream topping. This recipe is very easy to follow. Lemon Cookies with Buttercream Topping Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 large egg 1.2…
Easy Fried Rice Recipe
Fried rice is one of our favorite meals here. My sister is the one that usually makes it. She makes it so well! This recipe is simple to make because there is no meat. Just rice and veggies and a special ingredient. Keep reading to learn how to make this easy fried rice recipe. …
Baked Vs Fried: Churros Recipe
After almost one month of stressing and second guessing, I have finally mustered enough courage to make Churros. The recipe is a no frying recipe, but I also wanted to try the fried Churros recipe. So for this post, I will be comparing the two. Want to know which one was my favorite? Keep reading….
Haitian Epices Recipe
Hello my loves, I recently shared a picture of my Haitian epices blends on my personal FB page and a lot of you wanted to know how I make it. So I thought it would be fun to share this Haitian epices recipe with you. This blend of vegetables and spices is the perfect solution…
Delicious Soup Joumou Recipe
Happy New Year my loves! For my Haitian folks reading this, I want to wish you all a Happy Independence day! Independence for us Haitian also means, the long awaited for Soup Joumou recipe! Just one of the many perks of being Haitian! 😉 Delicious Soup Joumou Recipe I wrote a post a couple of…
Easy Pumpkin Seed Recipe
Happy November my lovelies! I’m so excited to share this quick and simple pumpkin seed recipe with you all. This year we got to celebrate Halloween in a new home with new neighbors. We got to carve a HUGE pumpkin and pass out candies. The Little Man had a great time playing dress up and collecting a…
Vegan Pure Review And Recipe
Today I’m sharing a Vegan Pure review and recipe. I got the recipe directly on the Vegan Pure Facebook page and thought it would be a great idea to share it with you guys! We all want to be healthy. But the reality is, we don’t always know how to go about it. I don’t know…
Green Smoothies: The Weight Loss & Detox Secret
If you told me a year ago that I would be looking forward to consuming a green smoothie, I would have laughed at you and maybe even throw a piece of bacon at your head (maybe not…don’t want to waste bacon). Just to say, I wasn’t always a fan of green smoothies. The author calls green…
Organic Green Tea Powder Review + Giveaway.
Today I’m doing an another awesome review and a giveaway! I recently receive a package of Vigilant Tea 100% organic green tea powder. Green tea power is the rave now! I went to the Tim Hortons near my job a few weeks back, and they had an iced green tea drink. Oh so refreshing! I’m…
Chili & Lime Oven Roasted Chicken
Today’s recipe is chili & lime oven roasted chicken. Some of you may or may not know this about me, but I LOVE chicken! It’s so versatile that it’s hard to get bored with it. For Father’s Day I ended up making a chili & lime oven roasted chicken. I just went on YouTube and typed: “oven…
Creme Brulee Recipe
A couple of months ago I turned the big 30! It was a birthday of many firsts! I went dancing for the first time. Got my nails done for the first time. Best of all, I had creme brulee for the first time. It was love at first bite! So, of course, I NEEDED to try making it…
Easy Cheese Ball Recipe With The Little Man
Today I want to share with you a recipe that my little man personally requested that I make. Cheese ball! We found this really easy cheese ball recipe while browsing the internet and wanted to try it. Easy Cheese Ball recipe Funny story, I had no idea what cheese balls were until the other day when…
Homemade Strawberry Ice cream Recipe
Who doesn’t like strawberry ice cream? Today I’m going to share my experience with making ice cream for the very first time using my Quick Chef Pro. Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe If you’ve been following me for the past few months, then you might have read about my love affair with the quick chef…
Matcha Green Tea Powder Review and Smoothie Recipe
Two weeks ago I received a package of Matcha Green Tea Powder in the mail. I’ve been so busy with everything that I didn’t get a chance to try it. This morning I woke up and felt like it was a good time to give it a try. Matcha Green Tea Powder Review and Smoothie…
Queso Fundido Recipe
Queso Fundido Recipe Last week I made cauliflower soup for the very first time. I followed the recipe from The Pioneer Woman (my food blogger crush) and it turned out pretty good! On Monday I was looking for something quick and easy to make and decided to go with Queso Fundido. Sounds exotic no? Try…
Delicious Cauliflower Soup
I found a cauliflower soup recipe online today and just HAD to share how delicious it was with you guys. A few months ago I made this pretty amazing potato soup. My son (the picky one in the family…after myself) LOVED it! Now whenever I want to make something new, I always check out her site for ideas. I highly recommend her…
Homemade Taco Pie Recipe
For the past two weeks we’ve been eating either pasta or rice for dinner (can you say, boring?) Imagine how happy I was when my dear sister suggested a taco night? Even better, she was going to be doing most the cooking (double yay). We did some browsing on Pinterest, and we decided for to taco pie. It…
The Best Meatloaf Recipe Ever!
For the past few months, I have been craving meatloaf. I know, how random! The last time I made meatloaf was close to 2 years ago, if not more (that’s when my stove died…don’t ask, long story). Best Meatloaf Recipe After spending a few minutes (hours) on Pinterest, I deceived to wing it. For…
Freedom Soup? There is Such a Thing!
First and foremost, I would like to wish all my fellow Haitians a Happy Independence Day. For those of you who didn’t know, January 1st mark the 210th year since Haiti became independent. FREEEEDOOOMMMM!! Which brings us to the famous soup joumou that EVERY Haitian has had at one point or another in their life. Like dude,…
Brace Yourself, Soup Joumou is Coming!
Today my dear sister sent me on a mission! Ok it was a grocery run, but by the time I was done, I felt like I’d accomplished some sort of mission… My morning started off with 5 texts messages from my sister (back to back) of a list of items we will need to make…
Homemade potato soup
I’ve been meaning to write a post about our family’s new “favorite meal” for weeks now. Finally today I have the time to share our new found love with potato soup. The story behind my love for potato soup. The first time I had potato soup was back in 2005. My sister and I…