Sweets and Sides

Queso
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Queso

Next to salsa, queso is a staple in any good Mexican restaurant. Queso isn’t just “cheese sauce” as my Alabama friends call it. It is melted cheese with peppers, cilantro, onion, etc. Add this on top of your Moose Burrito or any other Mexican dish and ENJOY! Tasty queso to go with any Mexican food […]

Oven Roasted Salsa
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Oven-Roasted Salsa

Growing up in Texas you come to realize there should really be an extra category on the food pyramid strictly for salsa. Any good Mexican restaurant should have delicious chips and salsa waiting for you on the table when you arrive. Honestly, if I go to a Mexican restaurant and the salsa isn’t good, I […]

Homemade Tortillas
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Jade’s Tortillas

This is a recipe one of my childhood friends, Jade, gave me and it is my favorite recipe for tortillas! It’s a family recipe, it is not very involved like many tortilla recipes, and it is delicious, so I hope everyone enjoys these tortillas as much as I have! Homemade tortillas=amazing!

Strawberry Shortcake
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Strawberry Shortcake

I am one of those peculiar people that goes to Cheesecake Factory and doesn’t get the cheesecake. In fact, I order their strawberry shortcake. Something about stuffing my face with their delicious food followed by heavy cheesecake doesn’t do it for me. Instead, I pretend I am being healthy and choose the shortcake because it […]

Strawberry Crumble
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Strawberry Crumble

As I said in my strawberry jam recipe, the Poteet Strawberry festival just happened. My husband and I got a flat of strawberries there and with strawberries up to our ears, I got to baking. One of my favorite fruity dessert dishes is a crumble. They are easy and so delicious, especially warmed with some […]