A simple, hearty chili can be so fulfilling – this one is loaded with rich flavors from smoky chipotles to hoppy beer. What is it about a big ol’ pot of chili? When we want a meal that will be comforting and filling, yet super easy to make chili is our go to thing. It’s great for…
One Pan Baked Sweet Potato Hash with Chorizo & Eggs
Crispy sweet potato hash with sauteed red onion, jalapeno and chorizo then baked with eggs and topped with avocado and fresh cilantro makes an epic breakfast or dinner. We used up the other half of that soy chorizo from Trader Joe’s whipping up a tasty baked sweet potato hash with eggs. This one pan dish…
Butternut Squash Wild Rice Soup
Soup is such a fall and winter food! So cozy and warming. It really is the perfect food for a cold night! And this is totally one of our favorite soups to have all fall and winter long. It’s hearty, full of flavor, healthy, and it makes a TON! This recipe starts with butternut squash,…
The BEST spaghetti sauce ever
Italian food is a mutual favorite in our household. So it would make sense that we have tried to perfect some of our own recipes over the years. Because what’s a good home without a classic spaghetti and meat sauce recipe? No offense to Prego or Ragu, but as the old saying goes, if you…
Lightened Up Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Why am I blogging about a dish that screams winter time?? I don’t know, maybe because I had a craving for yummy chicken pot pie, maybe because I am dreaming of cooler weather, and a friend asked me to show him how to make a homemade pie crust. Perfect excuse right? But I did attempt…
Tomato Caper Sauce over Broiled Fish
When our grocery store has frozen filets of wild caught mahi mahi or salmon on sale, we usually stock up. So we often need ideas for something quick, easy and healthy to do on a weeknight with that fish. Since we started our “eating healthier” lifestyle, I am always on the hunt for good recipe…
Feeesssssh Tacccooooss
Around the Brown house, we have had (need to get back in the habit of) a monthly tradition of Fish Taco & Margarita Sunday. It’s also our ongoing mission to convert any non-fish taco believer into believers in the greater Knoxville area. So…beware. One day you may find yourself sitting at our house on a…
How to Roast a Chicken, the Julia Method
Julia Child is the standard when it comes to cooking anything in traditional french cuisine and while a roast chicken may seem very American, it is actually very French. Julia is a worldwide icon in the kitchen. She found herself at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France and nothing could stop her from becoming one…