This California girl loves eating at Mexican food restaurants. It may be because they give you free chips and salsa (my kryponite), or maybe it’s because anything you get is so cheesy and saucy, with a little spicy and a lot flavor. For most of my life I would walk into every Mexican restaurants and …
If you’re like me, you hate wasting food. Brady and I try our very hardest to avoid food waste. It breaks my heart to toss food, but it truly upsets Brady to see food being wasted. Even when we are out to dinner, if Brady sees someone in the restaurant not take their unfinished food …
Takeout Chinese food has got to be one of my all-time favorites. I am a huge fan of any dish with pasta and/or rice; and a typical Chinese restaurant won’t make you choose 😀 My favorite dishes to get were always Pork Fried Rice and Chicken Chow Mein. As a matter of fact, my mom …
Remember in 2017 when everyone was feuding over whether pineapples belonged on pizza or not? The pro- and anti-pinapplers* took to the streets (and social media), each with their own reasons as to why their side was the truer path. Friendships cumbled and families split over this fruity pizza topping (sorry to be so dramatic, …
Personally, I love summer and wish it could be warm year-round. One of the benefits to living in Southern California is that we actually get to have summer weather almost all year. I love it! (Fun fact: I’m such a weather wimp I complain when it’s in the low 60’s 😀 ) Unfortunately, life wasn’t …
Sometimes you just need a quick and easy meal. Nothing too fussy, and certainly nothing that will leave your kitchen looking like a tornado hit it. I mean, am I right? Maybe you had a hectic weekday and just need something quick and flavorful to make your day a little easier. Or maybe you’re just …
In the Smith house, Sundays are usually dedicated to relaxing and getting ready for the coming week. Though, sometimes we do more relaxing than prepping. What can you do, amiright? But, when I am in the zone I get a lot done. The most rewarding task on Sunday is meal prepping for the week. I’m …
Growing up, I really wasn’t that in to ranch dressing. It was okay, but I never had the urge to put it on everything. I would never turn up my nose at the stuff, but I really preferred blue cheese or a vinaigrette. Looking back, I think this was really just because the only ranch …
Chickpeas are definitely a staple in the Smith house. They’re mostly eaten in hummus form, but sometimes I like to branch out and use them as a base to other dishes. I like to add them to to a veggie soup for some extra protein; or mash ’em and use them as a base to …
I seriously won the mom jackpot! My own mom is so unbelievably caring, sweet, funny, and kind. I would have been crazy lucky just to have my mom, but I also have two of the best mother-in-laws, and equally amazing grandma-in-laws! For some reason, there’s a stereotype of the “mean MIL” but I definitely don’t …