The first time I heard about fish tacos was probably about five years ago, and my immediate thought was “gross!” Fish and tacos just did not sound like something that should be put together. Ever. But the more I got into cooking, and the more my palate’s horizons began to expand, the more okay I […]
Author: The Cocina Monologues
Crispy Baked Kale Chips
You know how sometimes you buy an ingredient for a recipe but then only end up using half of it and then the other half just sits around or goes bad? I’ve found that kale can be one of those things. Wastefulness is one of my pet peeves, whether it’s water, energy, food, whatever. Remember […]
Grilled Sweet Potatoes
It’s officially grilling season! Officially declared by me, that is. We only have a charcoal grill at our house, so if we are going to grill something, it takes a decent time commitment. That’s why if we’re going to go through the trouble to get the grill ready, I usually want to cook as much […]
Grilled Chicken with Plum Salsa
I officially have spring fever. When it starts to get nice outside, I immediately want to break out the grill, which we did last weekend. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes feel like I get in a grilling rut, doing the same things every time. We were having some family members over, and […]
Cooking Trivia: Yummy Brown Bits
Here’s a little piece of trivia for you. You know how some recipes say to deglaze the pan with wine to pick up the yummy brown bits at the bottom of the pan (like my Whole Wheat Penne with Turkey Sausage and Roasted Vegetables and my Butternut Squash Soup)? Know what those bits are called? Fond. […]
Everything But the Kitchen Sink Vegetable Soup
It’s soup time again! I told you I’ve been obsessed with soup this year. In my previous Salsa Stoup post, I mentioned a soup chock full of vegetables with pesto in it. Well, wait no more. As promised, here is the veggie soup recipe. It’s extremely healthy because it’s basically all veggies with some herbs […]
Southwest Skillet Scramble
On weekends, Tim and I like to put together different variations of skillet scrambles using different meats, veggies, and cheeses. They are so quick and easy, made all in one pan, and you can make them millions of different ways. Tim loves eggs, so he’d eat them any which way. I decided to put something […]
Homemade Granola Bars
You see lots of recipes out there for granola bars. Well, I do anyway. We eat a lot of granola bars around our house, so after seeing several simple recipes, I decided I would make some. The method is very simple, and you can basically flavor them up however you want. So I set off […]
Better Than a Milkshake Smoothie
Stop what you’re doing! I have something very important to tell you! You’ve heard of better than sex cake. Well, I need to tell you about this better than a milkshake smoothie I just made. This thing is so creamy and delicious, you can’t believe there is no ice cream in it! I mean, when […]
Grown Up Grilled Cheese
You may have noticed recently I added a “Recipes” tab to the blog. If you haven’t, go ahead, take a look. I’ll wait. Ok, did you see it? Pretty cool, huh? Well, it may not seem that exciting to you, but it’s pretty exciting to me because I figured out how to link the recipes […]