September 2023

sloppy joe filling on mini sweet rolls

Healthier Sloppy Joes (with Pantry Staples)

Who knew that pantry staples (ketchup, mustard, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce) would make such a lovely sloppy joes sauce? What are sloppy joes? Sloppy joes is a dish made with ground beef cooked with a tomato-based sauce. It is served primarily on some type of burger bun or other bread as a sandwich. It’s incredibly […]

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butter lettuce salad topped with grilled steak, red onions, papaya, avocado, and kiwi ginger salad dressing

Steak and Papaya Salad with Kiwi Ginger Dressing

You would never have seen me eating a steak salad, let alone a steak and papaya salad, as a kid or even in my 20s. I love a juicy steak. Growing up we ate steak with potatoes or rice. Salad was not something always eaten because it was so time consuming to prepare. Sometimes there

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slow cooker pinto beans and sausage in a bowl

Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage

I love the slow cooker for many reasons, but especially because I can cook dried pinto beans into this delicious Slow Cooker Pinto Beans and Sausage recipe. Dried beans is not something that I saw a lot growing up; we mostly used canned beans, if at all. But the flavors of this dish reminds me

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Easy Homemade Toasty Granola

I learned how to make homemade granola from Ellie Krieger. I loved watching her on The Food Network when I was in college and had access to cable television for the first time in my life. While I learned how to cook from my mom, what I knew was limited to Hawaii recipes and we

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