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Gone are the days of frying chicken in my home.  Back when I was little, my grandma used to fry chicken almost every single day.  It was unhealthy and honestly getting quite boring.  I detested knowing that I would be eating the same foods every single day and wanted to switch it up.  But no, you do not complain about food in a Cuban household, because you are deeply offending the cook.  My grandma would not understand what I meant and told me I had to eat.

Well, fast forward a few years and now I am married.  I vowed I would not cook the same foods my grandma did.  Now don’t get me wrong, I still miss a good plate of rice and black beans with a fried chicken breast, so I will make it every now and then.  But by and large, I switch it up almost daily.  I do not repeat recipes if I do not have to.  I love trying out new things.  This herb creamy chicken is one of them.  It’s just as fattening as the fried chicken but the flavor my friends?  Oh, it is beyond comparison.  You’ll see what I mean, just give it a try.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Farmwife Cooks.

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Quick Tip: Use whole milk or cream interchangeably in this recipe

My husband is a lover of corn.  I think I have previously mentioned his almost practically adoration for it.  He just smells corn and knows he is going to love the meal.  Want to hear a funny story?  Well, we recently discovered a new French café near our home.  It is so delicious with perfectly crispy Croque Monsieur sandwiches and light and fluffy croissants. They are to die for.  The coffees are just perfect and the location looks exactly as it does in France. If you are ever in Miami, reach out, I would love to tell you more about them so you can visit this place!

Well anyways, recently my husband tried their creamed corn crepe.  I thought it was a little weird, but he loved it.  Now every time we go to this French café, he orders this.  Well, yesterday we stopped in once again and the gentleman at the counter told him they did not serve it anymore.  When my husband disappointedly asked why, the waiter said only he orders it.  I started cracking up.  His obsession with corn has been taken a little too far.  We are going to have to find a new place that serves creamed corn crepes it seems.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Spend With Pennies.

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Quick Tip: Put some cubes of corn on the cob in the soup for extra fun

My aunt and uncle love to grill.  They have a tiny little one bedroom and one bathroom home with a patio that might fit just 10 people standing.  It is definitely not the biggest place I have seen.  If I lived there I would never host anyone because it is just so tiny and crammed.  But they love having people over.  They do not consider the space a problem and instead pile people in their home and grill away.  My uncle makes some mad hamburgers, unlike any other I have tried.

On a particularly chilly day, I popped in their home randomly since I live just a block down from them.  As I walked in, I smelled this amazing burger scent and I could not believe that at noon on a Tuesday they were grilling.  Well, it turns out, they were not.  They had grilled way too much the previous day and had lots of cooked burger meat leftover.  What had they done?  They did not want to let it go to waste, so instead they made it into a cheeseburger soup.  It was truly one of the best soups I have ever tried.  So perfectly creamy with all the cheese and chunky with the meat.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Life In The Lofthouse.

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Quick Tip: If you don’t actually have leftover grilled meat, just cook it up on the stove before adding to the soup

One day, my sisters and I were pretty bored. In our family, boredom leads to hunger (is that just us?!). We wanted something yummy to eat, but truthfully there was nothing. We were excited to try something new but didn’t just want a new chocolate cake recipe. We wanted something really new. Something different. Something we had never heard of. That is when, after lots of Pinterest searching, we found the “do nothing cake.” It is literally just that. A cake that looks wondrous but doesn’t consist of much work at all! This cake was fun to make and even more fun to enjoy!

What in the world is this cake? I don’t even know how to explain it to you because it’s name is so ambiguous. It is light and airy and fluffy and yet creamy and moist. You barely have to prep it or do anything to get it to achieve that perfect cake consistency. Yet at the end, you have an elaborate, beautiful cake full of flavor and it makes you look like an awesome baker. Just don’t go telling anyone about the “do nothing” part in it and you will be deemed the next great baker in America!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Kitchen Nostalgia.

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Quick Tip: Add some toasted coconut over the top of this one.

Every single time we go to an Italian restaurant my family orders the exact same thing: Chicken Parmesan. It is always exactly the same. Two people share one dish of spaghetti, one chicken breast coated in red sauce and covered in melted cheese and then a side of 2 garlic rolls. I think it is pretty crazy honestly with all of the options on an Italian menu, but my dad especially absolutely loves it. He will never switch up his order and he never gets bored.

I recently was planning a family dinner and was wondering what in the world I should make my family. They are somewhat picky and with a family of eight, it has got to be something easy and totally do-able in a pinch. Most of the times when they come over it is after church so I do not normally get a lot of time between services and them coming over to cook. That is when I figured I would try a recipe for slow cooker garlic parmesan chicken. It is exactly what my family loves and yet at the same time, I barely have to do any prep. The ingredients are simple and the steps even simpler.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Damn Delicious.

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Quick Tip: Use any type of pasta you’d like for this dish.

A few months ago, I shared with you all a recipe for Mexican Shredded Chicken that you all loved! It was apparently a hit, even though I was not sure how many would actually like a recipe on Mexican food. My family in particular is not a fan of Mexican food, but since I wanted to share what I love as well, I gave it a try and you all loved it. That is awesome! Today I want to share with you another awesome recipe for your tacos: Mexican Shredded Beef. It is just as tasty as the chicken and I think it is even best when combined with the other recipe.

It really is so much fun to eat both meats in one taco! This recipe is another easy one with little prep and most all of the work is done in your Crock Pot. It is perfect to come home to after a long day at work or school activities. The meat will be perfectly tender and all you have to do is pull on it gently with two forks and it will come apart in strips, perfect for tacos. This recipe cannot get any simpler or more delicious!

Photo and recipe courtesy of The Magical Slow Cooker.

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Quick Tip: Throw in any veggies you’d like.

So every year on Valentine’s Day my husband cooks me a meal. Yep, he only cooks once a year. I do not mind it at all because I love to cook, and honestly, I usually have to be held back in the family room so I don’t get in the kitchen and ruin all of his plans. It is quite funny to watch him stumble in the kitchen a bit when he can’t find certain utensils or the ingredients he needs are nowhere in sight. I usually have to pop in and give a few directions, but for the most part, he handles it all on his own.

One of my husband’s favorite things to do is use up ingredients that are left over or weird or we wouldn’t use for a certain meal otherwise. Last year, my husband had found a box of leftover Ritz crackers and decided he wanted to use them. He crushed the crackers, added some salt and Italian seasoning and then dipped strips of chicken into milk and then added a thick coat of Ritz cracker crumble. I thought it was kind of funny and would not be so great, but boy was I wrong about that.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Six Sister’s Stuff.

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Quick Tip: Serve over a bed of mashed potatoes.