Sides

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese with Baked Chicken Tenders

Smoked Gouda Mac and Cheese with Baked Chicken Tenders

Because I’m young at heart and because everyone always enjoys those comfort meals from your childhood. I present a very gourmet “kid” meal. Worthy of all you kid adults out there. I love mac and cheese and chicken nuggets with the best of them, but 

Chicken Thighs with Roasted Grape Red Wine Sauce

Chicken Thighs with Roasted Grape Red Wine Sauce

Chicken Thighs with Roasted Grape Red Wine Sauce is absolutely savory and delicious. Such a restaurant quality meal that won’t break the bank and is ready to your table in under a hour. I love dishes that look like this that have minimal ingredients. This 

Avocado Spinach Pesto Pasta

Avocado Spinach Pesto Pasta

Avocado Spinach Pesto Pasta is fresh, savory, delicious, and so easy to make. A semi-healthy sauce to coat your pasta in and still feel comforted. Have you ever bought the big Costco bag of avocados and thought to yourself, “I can eat all these, I’m 

Lobster Mac

Lobster Mac

  Lobster Mac has so much flavor, is so delicious, and is a semi-fancy dish to serve for a crowd. It’s comforting and feels so splurge worthy. I can honestly say, this is a recipe I will never get sick of making for people. After 

Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli

Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli

This Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli is southern and football inspired. Perfect for this up coming Super Bowl party. My inspiration stems from many different areas of the culinary world. Even Paula Deen is a huge inspiration. This recipe was thought 

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash and Parsnip Soup is simple and delicious. Only a handful of ingredients, but it has such a great depth in flavor. The sweet, savory, tangy flavors are so well balanced in this dish. This is the perfect comfort meal in the middle 

Fresh Spinach Pasta with Feta and Plum Tomatoes

Fresh Spinach Pasta with Feta and Plum Tomatoes

Fresh Spinach Linguine with Feta and Plum Tomatoes could be the closest thing to eating healthy as told by pasta. These flavors complement each other so well and the spinach puree in this pasta is subtle enough and looks absolutely beautiful. I love these flavors. 

Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta

Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta

This Crisp Prosciutto Asparagus Pasta is perfect combination of flavors to pair with my Healthy Baked Italian Chicken. The prosciutto adds just enough salt to season the pasta perfectly. I added toasted panko into the pasta to give it a little crunch and texture. I’m all