Inspired By Familia

Contributing Writer: Leslie Cates from The Cozy Little Kitchen       I’m a Kentucky girl.  Here in the Bluegrass State we love our green beans!  They are especially good fresh from the garden in the summer time.  Although these aren’t garden fresh, they were still so deliciously dressed up in neat bundles tied with bacon and slathered in a […]

Oh, how I love Mexican inspired flavored food! Chipotle Black Bean Bacon Burgers with Mango Salsa is a fiesta in your mouth. The spicy smoked chipotle and the sweet mango come together to create an explosion of flavor.  My oldest took a quick bite before everyone sat down as he always does, I think he wants to alert everyone […]

Are you a pizza lover? If so you’re going to love this Italian Pizza Pie recipe. I love to make homemade pizza so when I first saw this over at Lindsay’s blog, Normal Cooking, I knew I could transform it into a healthier option for our family. I used Quinoa pizza dough and we made […]

Italian Zucchini Boats smell good while baking and they taste delish! I am so thankful that my husband is not a picky eater because it gives me the freedom to try new recipes and cook whatever I want to experiment with for that day! I am one of those “in the mood cooks” I don’t necessarily […]

I absolutely love this Chicken Florentine Artichoke Bake! If you like Spinach Artichoke Dip you’re going to love this recipe! It’s perfect for the chilly evenings we’ve had here lately.  I don’ t know about your part of the world but somedays it’s raining non-stop here our Winter season means rain for us. We don’t have […]

Yes, Mexican can be healthy! I will show you how you can take this traditional yumminess and make it healthy. I love when my boys walk in the kitchen and ask “Mommy what are you making for dinner?” And I tell them and they do a little dance and lick their lips and rub their […]

Healthy Chipotle Lime Fish Tacos! I have been trying to eat better since October but then the holidays took over and I quickly forgot about that plan.  January is always a good time to start over so here I am eating healthy again. Anyone else in the eating healthy again group?  Chipotle Lime Fish Tacos are inspired by […]

I love when my worlds collide in the kitchen.  I grew up in the U.S., I was born in Mexico and currently we are in Ecuador. Add to that I married a Georgia Southern man. This soup is a smorgasbord of all those roots. Ecuador has a Potato soup called Locro de Papa which you see some of […]

As we approach Martin Luther Kings birthday it has me thinking about diversity and celebrating the differences.  One of the ways I love to celebrate different cultures is through my palate not just by going out to eat but making it and sometimes having our kids join me in the kitchen. We will vicariously visit lots […]

This month I wanted to take your taste buds to Italy and share our easy Chicken Parmesan Bites recipe. All year we have been sharing our Kid Friendly Around the World recipes, we  have made stops in Mexico with Tortilla Bowls and Mango Chicken, Thailand with Thai Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce, China with our Easy Orange Chicken  , […]

It’s here our FREE Christmas Issue: The Spirit of Christmas Issue! Creamy Pumpkin Pie. Family time. Friends. Christmas Morning. Giggling children. Snowball fights. Hope in God’s gift. Fancy parties. Santa. Caroling. The Spirit of giving. These are a few of my favorite things. Enjoy our FREE The Spirit of Christmas Issue it’s packed with: Party Ideas […]

Thank you to Good to Know & Unilever Spreads for sponsoring this post. Find delicious recipes and learn more about Unilever spreads by visiting http://www.itisgoodtoknow.com. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. November is here Thanksgiving planning is upon us! There is so much that November holds for our family: […]

It’s that time of the year again, for some Winter comfort soups that takes the chill out of your bones on a cold evening. I lived in Iowa where it snowed 7 months out of the year and I know all about that chill that reaches your bones.  We no longer live in snowy weather but […]

I didn’t realize how much I loved Libby that is Libby’s Pumpkin Puree, until I moved to a place where they don’t sell it.  They also don’t sell pumpkin spice here so I have faithfully packed them into my suitcase along with corn tortillas, reeces pieces, Sun chips….. for years. I come from a family […]

Contributing Writer: Heather Kinnaird from French Press I LOVE when I find a recipe that the whole family enjoys. I wish I could say that it happened all the time. That is definitely NOT the case. I live with a VERY, and I mean VERY, fussy eater. My 9 year old daughter eats yogurt, oatmeal, […]

Corn and Potato Chowder Contributing Writer: Lyuba Brooke at Will Cook for Smiles I am so excited! It’s finally starting to feel like fall in Florida. It’s finally cooling down to high 70s low 80s, it’s actually nice out! We are not seeing much of fall colors around yet, but I will settle for the […]

One of the things I hate the most about cooking or baking is when I have a total flop or a not so edible meal that needs to be trashed.  It has happened more with baking recipes then with meals but either way it infuriates me.  Mostly because the thought of throwing a whole batch of […]

Seriously, this Chicken Tortilla soup is amazing! I love it and my whole family loves it and if we had a dog that we gave left overs to, I am sure he would love it.  Here’s the most important part, I can say my 100% Mexican mother who is an amazing cook would love it.  I must […]

Contributing Writer: Heather Kinnaird at the French Press With the school year under way, we are busy. Really busy. Work, kids, homework, sports… The week is a blur. My goal lately has been to find a meal that will also make a great lunch for the kids. These mac and cheese muffins are easy to make, […]

Smoked Chicken Sandwich Contributing Writer: Lyuba Brooke This is a little different take on a chicken salad sandwich. Sometimes, I make my chicken salad with roasted chicken but this was the first time I made it with smoked chicken. I got some smoked chicken breast from a local smokehouse restaurant and the chicken salad turned […]