Black beans

Thanks to the pressure cooker, homemade refried black beans from scratch are just an hour and some change away – not overnight!

It’s chili cook-off time here in Cincinnati. I don’t compete anymore, but the steady social media stream of January calls-for-entry always gets me itching to …

Deconstructed chicken enchiladas served over rice. Easy (and super fast when made with leftover chicken and rice) weeknight meal, full of comforting Mexican flavors.

This was one of those great little quirky weekends. Beeeyootiful weather. Like, awesome sunshine, totally-can’t-remember-the-46″-of-winter-snow, perfect temps weather. I spent lots of time in the …

This show-stopper seven layer salad is a real crowd pleaser, served with a surprising and unique creamy salsa vinaigrette dressing.

I don’t think it’s any big surprise for me to say that soup is my favorite comfort food. I’m totally okay with it sliding to …

Ever since I begin preserving the goodies from my garden, I’ve been victim of the cruel, cruel irony of August and September: just when you …

SoupAddict likes to play with her food. And because she is, by and large, an artistic klutz, and also embraces the green mantra, reduce – …