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October is National Pizza Month

October is National Pizza Month

We enjoy Pizza around here! Pizza was the first food my Handsome and Talented Photographer Fiance cooked for me, so for our first Christmas/Chanukah together I bought him a Pizza Tour. To celebrate his new job I took him to our favorite Wood-Fired Brick Oven 

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer

HAPPY FALL! I know that fall technically started a few days ago, but I have been wanting to make some delicious (natural) flavored creamer for a while. So today, in honor of National Coffee Day, I share with you a super easy homemade (fall) creamer 

Mexican “Grilled” Corn

Mexican “Grilled” Corn

We are still getting corn from our awesome local farm’s CSA. All year we seem to have been getting between one and dozen ears of corn a week. Much of this corn I have been sharing with my neighbors and my parents. Much of the rest of the corn I have been putting into every dish we cook (which I have not really shared with you all, I am sorry about that). I really enjoy the flavor of Grilled Corn (especially that fancy Grilled Mexican Corn you get at fairs/festivals where they charge like $4 an ear). Although we have not really made much Grilled Corn around here (and never Mexican Corn), when I came across this version for Mexican Grilled Corn in a Skillet, I knew it would be the perfect side dish to all of our Jalapeno Inspired dishes from our own garden!

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Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapeno Poppers

We like things spicy around here. So last year when Rich decided that he wanted to grow habaneros, I supported him. Well, who knew that two little plants would produce so many peppers. I think that all year we used about 25 habaneros (and that 

Killer Pizza’s Fiery Dragon’s Breath Pizza

Killer Pizza’s Fiery Dragon’s Breath Pizza

I love to teach, I love to cook, I love to read. So here I present to you all of those things that I love, wrapped up in one neat little Pizza (which happens to also be the favorite of the man that I love!). 

Jalapeno Ranch

Jalapeno Ranch

I am not quite sure how I have waited this long to post this AMAZING Dip (or how I have not managed to take a better photo any of the times I have made this, sorry)!!

Do you like Ranch?

Do you like foods with a delicious kick?

Do you enjoy homemade flavors?

… good – then you’ll love this Jalapeno Ranch! Ranch is one of my favorite things to whip up around here: its delicious and easy and everyone always enjoy it! When our garden started spewing jalapenos out to us it was time to switch up our regular ranch for a version with a little more pizazz!

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