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100 Grand cupcakes are dessert heaven. 100 Grand candy bars, stuffed inside and on top of moist chocolate cupcakes. With a caramel drizzle and fluffy buttercream frosting. I don’t like to write about things that I am greatly opinionated on (well, other than food) because I don’t think this is the place for it, but…
Homemade spicy Italian sausage may look difficult to make yourself, but it really isn’t. Sure, it takes some time, but the results are definitely worth it! I used to think I was tough. I thought I was rough, hard around the edges and out of my 3 co-workers the the most intimating. Yeah, I was gangster. Until…
This Blueberry Milk recipe is the perfect addition to your breakfast recipes! This blueberry-flavored milk consists of fresh blueberries, sugar, water, and milk, creating the most fun treat for kids and adults! Blueberry Milk is a great recipe for adding a little bit of fun to your morning routine! Whether drinking it alone or pairing it…
Turkey burgers, flavored with Thai seasoning, grilled, then topped with crunchy and healthy broccoli slaw. This is healthy grilled comfort food! The other day I stumbled across this post from Chow about Backseat Grillers. It talks about those people that can’t help but be a little too involved with your grill at a barbecue. People…
Smoked brisket is tender, juicy beef, seasoned and smoked for hours, until it literally melts in your mouth. A meal worth waiting for! I just watched a promo video for a local BBQ cook off and the one thing I noticed (other then the meat) is that the only people tending to the smokers and…
On a hot summer day, nothing beats a Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich. This easy-to-make frozen treat combines prepared waffles and your favorite flavor of ice cream. What could be easier than a 2 ingredient summer dessert?! Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches are a fun twist on your typical dessert recipes. Even the pickiest sweet tooth will…
3 homemade barbecue sauce recipes are here for you. But really, they’re here for me, too, because I’m in BBQ withdrawal. It’s summer! Every weekend is a rush to see how many barbecue cookouts we can fit in between school, work, and a little personal and much needed R&R. And yet, (knowing full well that…
Red velvet brownies are a spin on red velvet cake. Moist, fudgy brownies, with a pop of red food coloring and white chocolate frosting. Red velvet cake has got to be my number one guilty pleasure. Not sure what it is, but it’s the one dessert I will not pass up – even if that…
Homemade Hostess cupcakes have the taste and visual appeal of the popular snack cake, but without all of the artificial colors and ingredients. Chocolate cupcakes, stuffed with fluffy cream filling, and decorated with chocolate fudge frosting and a swirl of icing on top. Who doesn’t love playing hostess? I like to imagine one of those…
Grilled everything pizza is your love for grilling, combined with everything you love about pizza. Grilled meats, rich marinara sauce, fresh herbs, and hot, bubbly mozzarella cheese. I may have a new obsession this summer and it took me by surprise. Normally I get excited at the smell of smouldering charcoals, anticipating burgers, steaks, chops and…
Chocolate chip banana muffins are the best little snack ever. This one bowl recipe makes muffins that are loaded with chocolate chips and ripe bananas. Easy and so delicious! I may not have a sweet tooth, but I can never turn down a fresh muffin. Something about their consistency and texture make them perfect. And even…
Sweet and sour pork is a quick stir fry dinner, full of fresh vegetables and breaded pork. It’s relatively easy to make, too, which is always a plus in my book. Hopefully, in your book, too. I’m all about the quick and easy meal from time to time. The king of quick and easy has…
Root beer float popsicles are the summer treat that everyone will want to eat. The taste of a cold, frosty rootbeer float, frozen onto a stick. I have mentioned on here (half a dozen times or so) that I am girly-impaired. Seriously, I should get the little window cling and everything, because it is it’s…
Homemade bakery fresh bagels are the perfect food to wake up to on a weekend morning. A crunchy crust outside and tender inside, this recipe makes bakery fresh bagel perfection. Ever get a bug up your booty and want to wipe the slate clean? That’s where I am. I want to box everything up in the…
Blacked chicken wraps are perfect for lunch, dinner, or even game day snacks. Easy to make, these wraps are a delicious grilled chicken meal! As much as I love sharing everything I cook with my readers, some things are just meant to be family secrets. My step-mom’s barbecue sauce for one, is a family tradition, stored…
Black bean brownies are all of the rage, so I really thought I’d like them, but I didn’t. They can’t all be winners, right? As far as recipes go, this one was a failure for me. And frankly, it would be unrealistic to assume everything that comes out of my kitchen is covered in awesomesauce….
Barbecue chicken burgers are a quick, easy weeknight dinner, and sure to be a family favorite recipe. Made with healthy ground chicken. With all the new recipes I post on PtS, it rarely leaves time for any repeat meals. Sure we have our favorites, (Mr. Ortega, will you please marry me so I may inherit…
Swiss black forest cake is a beautiful showpiece for a dinner party, or for any reason you may want to make it. You know what I look forward to most? Those nights when it’s just my man and I sitting in the basement watching bad movie, sneaking popcorn that I didn’t want from him and mocking one…
Creamy chicken pasta salad is a cold pasta salad recipe that’s packed with flavor. It’s easy to make, so it’s perfect for a quick dinner fix. I can not be the only one who needs a day off after that ‘holiday’ weekend, right? Truth of the matter is, I didn’t get a day off! I…
Margarita cupcakes pair a perfectly sweet vanilla-lime cupcake with the boozy goodness of tequila. They’re a hit at any summer party! It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, right? When I spotted these margarita cupcakes over at Annie’s Eats, I knew I had to make them (the tequila isn’t even cooked down!). However, making these turned into…
Teriyaki flame grilled salmon is fresh, wild caught salmon, marinated and flame grilled for a healthy, delicious grilled fish dinner. I’m a slacker. Or at least that’s how I feel compared to my blogigaty friends who are running marathons and hiking across the Appalachians while juggling jobs and busy lives. It’s not that I don’t…
Blueberry sour cream waffles are light, fluffy, and moist, and loaded with fresh berries, as any good blueberry waffle should be. They’re perfect for breakfast or brunch. I’m sure I had an awesome post that was on topic and related to today’s blueberry sour cream waffles recipe planned. But then I looked up at the boob…
Sage-walnut butter sauce is easy to make, with a deep, rich, earthy taste. It’s elegant enough to serve at a dinner party, but simple enough to make any day of the week. To say that I have a lot of recipes on file would be a huge understatement. I have a collection of bookmarked websites…
Honeydew popsicles are a fresh fruit, frozen summer treat. With just 3 ingredients, you can make these pops in no time flat, leaving you time to be lazy in the sun! Some days it’s all about kicking back and enjoying things at a slower pace. Looking at the clouds, letting the birds sing and just…
Homemade light brioche buns are light and tender on the inside and golden crispy on the outside. Sturdy enough for a burger, yet soft enough for an every day dinner roll. A key component to any great sandwich is the bun. You need a bun that can hold up the fillings, but doesn’t take away from the…
Overnight slow cooker apple-cinnamon oatmeal makes for a hearty, healthy breakfast. On the coldest of days, it’ll warm you up from the inside out. Because it’s made in a slow cooker, you can wake up to a warm breakfast any day of the week. Oh, I know what you’re thinking, ‘Oaaaatmeaaaal.” Sigh, “But Kita, we…
Tropical kabobs are skewers of chicken, shrimp, and pineapple that have been marinated in a tropical flavored marinade. Easy to make, and so delicious! I don’t know about your neck of the woods, but we’ve been stuck in a heat wave of the tropical sort for one too many days in a row. The weather…
#Manfoodweek and the last of my Father’s Day menu for the week is one of those go big or go home type of meals. It can be summed up in two words “fat kid-tacular” as stated and copyrighted by my boyfriend who when asked to help choose the pictures stated, “It doesn’t matter. They are…
Boston cream pie is a dessert for dads everywhere. I’m my father’s daughter. Sure I’m not as tan as him, my eyes aren’t blue, and we joke around that I’m not his, but there’s no denying it. I’m his. 100%. And I wouldn’t change that for the world. My daddy is the world’s best daddy. He…
Beef burgers are one of those great classic meals, where when you have a recipe and it’s good. So good that it’s so hard to deviate and try something new. But with all of the other burger recipes out there, I realized that I had to break my mold and try new things. Chicken, sausage,…
French dip sandwiches are the perfect food to kick off “Man Food Week”! Father’s Day is next Sunday, and to honor the men in our lives, I decided to do a whole week dedicated to “Man Food”. Personally, I don’t believe in ‘man food’ or ‘woman food’ because I’ll pick a rare stake over a cupcake…
Fluffernutter wontons are sweet, deep fried pockets of tastiness! Wonton wrappers are filled with a mixture of chocolate chips, marshmallow, and peanut butter in this delicious dessert. Remember when I deep fried lasagna and peeps (and pretty much anything else I could get my hands on) when my friends gave me a deep fryer a few…
Smoky cola beef jerky is a delicious, homemade beef jerky snack that you can make with your backyard grill or smoker. Enchiladas, bacon in brownies and now ‘jerky’ – yeah, my inner carnivore was at its finest when planning the posts this week. I promise I’ll make it up to all of those sweet tooth…
Caramel bacon brownies are for breakfast, because brownies with bacon in them should always be eaten for breakfast! Today, after giving my boyfriend a full 24 hours to claim the last lonely brownie, I finished it – for breakfast. Then I got told brownies are not for breakfast. On that I call BS. Who really…
Colorado red chile enchiladas sauce makes incredible red chile enchiladas. Yeah, this girl ain’t messing around today. Tell Bobby Flay to get his cute ass down here, because I have a recipe for you that would kick his sauce lovin’ booty to the ground. You’ll want to master the recipe for this Colorado red chile sauce…
I figured I owed us a little dessert to make up for all the savory features this week. 😉 Lemon is one of those things that up until I was writing a food blog, I could live without. I’d never spritzed any on my fish, enjoyed a lemon based sauce, and the thought of a…
Iron skillet pan seared burger patties of perfection? Sold. The From Away Burger. This was a recipe I had to try. I am a meatarian any which way you slice it. I’ll enthusiastically take a slab of beef over the worlds most tantalizing desserts every single time. I’m not sure how my parents programmed me…
Flank steak, udon noodles, and loads of healthy, colorful vegetables go into making this quick and easy weeknight stir fry dinner recipe. New to Pass the Sushi? Don’t miss a moment of randomness! Follow on Facebook and Twitter. The beautiful thing about stir fry is (everything) they come together quickly, they are a great way to…
Sausage kabobs are a quick and easy recipe for the grill, and perfect for grilling outdoors on a holiday weekend. Spicy sausage is skewered with fresh artichokes and mushrooms for this quick dinner! It’s Memorial Day, and that means its officially summer. Well, not according to the calendar, but where I’m from it’s all the more pomp and…
New Orleans bacon pralines are a sweet and salty candy made with lightly sweetened bacon and caramelized sugar pecans. Confession: Until seeing New Orleans bacon pralines on an episode of 5 Ingredient Fix, I didn’t know what they were. The word ‘praline’ is used in the same context as ‘pecan’, so I figured praline is just a southern word…