ooey-gooey cinnamon bites

This ooey-gooey-deliciousness 🤤 is seriously heaven! Growing up, our junior high and high school had these amazing cinnamon buns – I’m talking airy, fluffy and moist! I craved these so much but would feel defeated because I couldn’t find a similar recipe that would hit the spot the same way.  I am sure the cafeteria…

delicious (and very easy) angel food cake

I try to make Angel Food Cake for my husband every year on his birthday (it’s his favorite)! I remember my first attempt at making this when we were dating back in 2012… without a mixer! (Face palm)… Trust me, you CANNOT make this recipe without an electric mixer of some sort (handheld or kitchen-aid)!…

7 ingredient banana bread

Here is yet another one of my favorite (and easiest) recipes! This bread is delicious and a total hit 🙂 Here’s why – It’s easy to prepare – seriously! Requires 7 main ingredients – that’s it 😉 Takes 5-10 minutes to prep – like real talk! Will make your home smell great! #bakersairfreshener   Here’s…

our organic garden

Fresh herbs are delightful for cooking, infusing drinks, and simply attractive in a garden. We have a small balcony garden and have grown many things since we’ve moved in throughout the years. We try to change it up a bit each year to help incorporate different types of flavor with our cooking! This year our…

how to make enchiladas filled with chicken and spanish rice!

This is one of my favorites and definitely most delicious recipes yet! I learned how to make legit enchiladas from my aunt Rosa who married into our family.  I remember those summer days when she would make several different types of delicious enchiladas! Of course, I was right behind her asking all sorts of questions…

fresh basil pesto sauce (nut-free!)

I absolutely love quick & simple recipes, don’t you? Especially, if they’re fresh like literally garden-to-table type of ingredients (side note – we have a balcony garden that we’ve grown fond of and are doing our best to incorporate those nutrients in our meals. See pictures at the end of the post). This recipe is…

mac & cheese (lactose free!)

After popular demand, I am posting the recipe for my lactose-free mac and cheese that I shared on my Instagram story last night (*hugs*). This recipe is simple, easy, and can serve as a side dish or as an entree itself! Lactose free cheese is hard to find so when I stumbled upon Beemster at…

wine sorbet!

We had wine sorbet for the very first time in Napa during our 1 year anniversary (a month ago) and it was totally delicious! As soon as we got home, I started researching different sorbet recipes to make an identical batch (*wink*). I found a recipe that sort of worked after I modified it a bit….

kielbasa & garlic noodles

Growing up, my dad would occasionally make Fijian lamb sausage as a stir-fried appetizer dish. He would sauté the sausage with onions, garlic, bell peppers, and other indian spices. So, when my husband brought home kielbasa (he is half Polish) for the first time – it brought back a lot of memories! I asked (of…