Ingredient: yellow onion

Instant Pot Short Ribs

For the longest, I always wrote off short ribs. Everything else on a menu sounded better and I definitely hadn’t ever tried to cook them myself. That was until I saw Samin Nosrat make them on Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She made them seem so…

Chicken Tortilla Soup

It’s soup season in Colorado so I’m making all my favorites including this spicy, Chicken Tortilla Soup! It starts with some homemade chicken broth! Okay, you don’t have to make your own but know that it’s SO much better when you do. I made mine…

Shrimp & Grits

Growing up, I loved grits with a sunny side fried egg for breakfast. Something about creamy, salty grits with a runny yolk was the best. Little did I know that there was another combination I’d fall in love with: Shrimp & Grits. Grits for dinner?…

Instant Pot Carnitas

Have you hopped on the Instant Pot bandwagon yet? I’ve had mine for awhile now and I’m sold. It’s a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, & steamer among other things. Did I mention you can make the most perfect Carnitas with it? It’s no…

Four Cheese Lasagna

I have always been more of a spaghetti gal but Lasagna has been a craving more recently & for whatever reason I thought, “I can make lasagna!” This Four Cheese Lasagna was the result. The first attempt was much like most of my recipes: me thinking, “what’s in…

Steak Salad with Balsamic Dressing

No one likes to talk about it, but winters in Colorado are pretty harsh. 😉 We’re teased with summer-like days all the time so why not make the most of it with a Steak Salad. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those salads that will leave…