Roasted Garlic Guacamole is a subtle twist on a classic guac, adding a pleasing garlicky dimension that enhances this homemade guacamole. Every guac-lover swears to have the best homemade guacamole recipe. I am one of those guac-lovers. For me, it’s guacamole with roasted garlic, carefully curated by yours truly. For my Roasted Garlic Guacamole, subtlety…
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Buffalo Ranch Hummus with Pickled Celery
Buffalo Ranch Hummus with Pickled Celery strikes that balance between healthyish snacking and guilty pleasure, with rich, bold buffalo and ranch flavors spiked with a contrasting vinegary pop from pickled celery.
Roasted 3-Pepper Veggie Dip
Roasted 3-Pepper Veggie Dip is an excellent way to eat your veggies in fun, delicious, and dippable fashion. I’ve been condiment crazy lately – olive tapenades, hummus, cream cheese dips, salsa… I’ve been devouring them all with enthusiasm and zero shame. This is why I was thrilled to rediscover the recipe for a dip I…
Black Olive and Jalapeno Tapenade
Keep rolling your shopping cart past those sad, dusty jars of olive tapenade occupying the shelves of your local grocery store and pick up the ingredients to make your very own Black Olive and Jalapeno Tapenade. Every so often while on a solo grocery shopping excursion, an unfamiliar product catches my eye and inevitably winds…
Citrus Jalapeno Salsa
Refreshingly light, tart, and spicy, Citrus Jalapeno Salsa is an easy, no-cook salsa perfect for scooping up with tortilla chips or pairing with delicate proteins. It’s been Spring for about 5 minutes here in Minnesota. And with Spring brings cravings for all things light and refreshing – and this Citrus Jalapeno Salsa is checking all…
Spicy Pico de Gallo
Homemade pico de gallo made with fresh, homegrown tomatoes is a seasonal guilty pleasure. I spice my pico de gallo up by benching green bell peppers and putting in serrano or jalapeno peppers. One of my favorite parts of summer in Minnesota is ALL OF THE FRESH TOMATOES. It truly is like Christmas in July.
Bacon and Roasted Garlic Chipotle Butter
Butter and Bacon! Roasted Garlic! Chipotle en Adobo Peppers! And Butter! Oh wait, I already mentioned butter. But for reals, butter is one of my favorite things. And so are all of the ingredients in this super awesome and boldly flavored Bacon and Roasted Garlic Chipotle Butter! What is Compound Butter? Compound butter is a…
Pepita Pesto
Homemade Pepita Pesto is an affordable variant that tags in pepitas in lieu of spendy pine nuts. What is Pesto? Pesto is an herbaceous green condiment whose origins reside in Italy. Traditional recipes call for basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and Parmesan cheese. However, pesto is versatile and is amenable to substitutions like kale…
Roasted Garlic Chimichurri
Fresh, herbaceous, and just begging to be served on top of grilled proteins, this Roasted Garlic Chimichurri is a lovely twist on classic chimichurri sauce. This post was last updated on March 28, 2021. Chee-mee-CHOO-ree! It’s as fun to say as it is delicious to eat. What is Chimichurri? When people ask me what the…
Chipotle and Roasted Garlic Mayo
Mayo gets the flavor overhaul it so desperately needs thanks to the bold flavors of chipotle en adobo peppers and roasted garlic in this Chipotle and Roasted Garlic Mayo. Or as I like to refer to for short, Mexican Mayo. I DISLIKE MAYO. There. I said it. Which is weird, right? Minnesotans put mayo on…