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Sable Breton

Sable Breton

These delightful little French butter cookies are some of my favorites! I’m so glad to have landed on a recipe that I’m down right proud of. Try them out today!

Vanilla Spiced Sugar

Vanilla Spiced Sugar

This Vanilla Spiced Sugar may be the ultimate baking condiment, a delightful way to add depth to any baking recipe that calls for sugar.

Jerk Chicken

Jerk Chicken

Jerk Chicken! – It’s actually pretty easy to pull off, but I still consider it a labor of love. Who says a labor of love has to be labor intensive? (If you still need to prove yourself, just make any number of the 100 sides that pair so well with it!)

Tangy Cole Slaw

Tangy Cole Slaw

This Tangy Cole Slaw has it all: it’s quick, first off, and it’s loaded with red cabbage + arugula, then has that perfect splash of apple cider vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. All the ingredients play so well together, it will make a mamma proud!

Baked Plantains with Aji Verde

Baked Plantains with Aji Verde

These Baked Plantains are little gems! Naturally sweet, also salty, crispy, & healthy (hello resistant-starch side dishes!) The only way to appreciate their value is to slather them in Aji Verde sauce!

Mango Salad

Mango Salad

This Mango Salad is from a cleanse-supporting cookbook, but it goes with literally everything! Use it to top Jerk Chicken, Chicken Tacos, Arepas, coconut-curry encrusted fish or chicken, fish tacos, or just use it to top your spoon… there’s no end!

Arepas

Arepas

I’m experimenting with making Arepas to use up every last scrap of my Jerk Chicken. Jerk Chicken, Mango Salad, Aji Verde… …on Arepas! Have I sold you yet?! Join in the fun!

Grilled Anaheim Peppers

Grilled Anaheim Peppers

I think these White Cheddar filled Grilled Anaheim Peppers are an old camping recipe of my husband’s, but though it’s almost cheating being able to make them at home in my kitchen, they’re so delicious I’ve added them to my regular rotation of side dishes. Add them to your repertoire!

Simple [Dare I Say, Perfect,] Grilled Chicken Breasts

Simple [Dare I Say, Perfect,] Grilled Chicken Breasts

Simple, but dare I say, perfect, that’s what these Grilled Chicken Breasts are. Sometimes you need something quick and easy, but still perfect; heck, usually I need something quick and easy but still perfect.

Steamed Steelhead Trout

Steamed Steelhead Trout

Beautiful, actually quick, healthy, and delicious; what’s not to love. This Steamed Steelhead Trout is one of those dishes whose returns far outweigh the effort.