These last few weeks have been crazy nuts! In a good way, but nonetheless, crazy. To be honest, I am sitting here recalling what happened and I am having a hard time remembering it all. I do remember making this Chorizo Black Bean Soup, only because I wrote it down while developing the recipe. This is the prefect dish for a crazy week, lazy week, or you just want a good soup kinda week. I recall so many meetings over coffee, so not so bad….

This sings Summer does it not? Crisp, fresh salads and maybe some serious meats are on the menu all Summer long. Every year it starts and ends the same. Many salads, and many grilled vegetables and meats. This Summer is no different. Although it started with a trip to Mexico that inspired me in so many ways. This is another inspiration from our trip to the Yucatan. Cucumber, mango, and pineapple salad with the best savory and sweet dressing to…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support NJB! As you know we were in New York City last week for an amazing Sabra Tastemakers trip to the Sabra Greek Yogurt Dipping line made in Farmingdale, NY. You also know how much I love visiting the places where the brands I work with make their products, grow their food, and have…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Gourmet Garden. All opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting brands that I work with! Do you love or not much love clams? How about Herb Coconut Milk Steamed Clam! I am a major seafood, shell fish, clam lover! The more I get to play with my food, the better. We laugh because if I play, slurp, get to dig in, I am a happy food girl. Brian on the other hand, is the exact opposite….

I have a confession to make, I love sandwiches a lot. I eat them every week at least once in some form or another, and it’s usually for dinner not lunch. What?!! I know. It’s all good if it’s a simple turkey and cheese with tons of lettuce, or something a little fancier like this avocado sprout vegetable sandwich, I’m good. I’ve also had to convince Brian this is an ok thing to do. He likes sandwiches, just not so…

The Giving Table has asked for help from Food Bloggers Nationwide to inform people of a growing epidemic. Hunger in The United States. If you read my blog regularly you know I am involved in many different ways to help with this issue. This is an affordable, healthy way to dinner, snack, or lunch. Just one way to look at it, the face of food stamps, SNAP, is changing and has been since the downfall of our economy in the past several years. Many…

Try making this Fig Apple Hazelnut Granola for an awesome homemade gift idea! Making homemade granola and teaching a class on making this beautiful granola into little treat bags for the upcoming holiday season makes this time of year even sweeter. The super cool thing about this granola is every ingredient in this recipe is from the PNW! So I called it Homemade Oregon Granola for the class I’m taught, but it can be made anywhere you are…