A bright and fresh bean salad with peppers and corn in a creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing! Salads are a summer staple and this Mexican style bean salad with creamy avocado cilantro lime dressing is great for any occasion! This is a simple bean salad with peppers, corn, onions and fresh home made dressing consisting...

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All of the flavours of Nashville style hot fried chicken sandwiches in quick and easy burgers! Burgers are a favourite summer food and it’s always fun to incorporate tasty flavours into them! These nashville hot fried chicken sandwich inspired burgers are a tasty option! These chicken burgers take the spicy seasoning that would be mixed...

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Mexican style simmered beans with chorizo sausage and bacon! Frijoles charros, aka charro beans, is a super simple dish where dried beans are slowly simmered with bacon, chorizo sausage, chillies, tomatoes and seasonings. The recipe is as easy as soaking beans overnight, cooking bacon, sausage, onions, chilies, garlic, and cumin, adding the beans, broth, and...

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A creamy chicken and rice soup with chipotle chilies, beans, tomatoes, and corn. This is a simple one pan chicken and rice soup with Mexican style flavours and ingredients! The soup starts out with onions and bell peppers before adding garlic, chipotle chili peppers in adobo sauce, cumin and paprika. Broth, beans, tomatoes, chicken, rice,...

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Easy slow cooker chicken sandwiches inspired by the flavours of Nashville style hot chicken! Nashville hot chicken is typically crispy fried chicken in a vinegarless cayenne sauce and this is a super simple slow cooker version! This recipe is as easy as placing the chicken and the hot sauce ingredients into the slow cooker and...

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Moist turkey and zucchini patties with chili powder, cumin, garlic, and onion in burgers with lettuce, tomato, guacamole, and chipotle mayo! Burgers are a classic summer food and these Southwest turkey burgers are a tasty favourite. Turkey is a good option for burgers and because it can be on the dry side, I like to...

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A tasty chowder with spicy chilies and sweet potatoes and corn! The perfect balance of sweet and spicy! I’m a big fan of chowders and this chowder with sweet potatoes and fresh Mexican style chorizo sausage is a tasty one! This recipe starts out with bacon and chorizo sausage followed by onions, garlic, chipotle chiles...

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A quick, easy and tasty Cajun style red beans and rice with andouille sausage! Beans and rice is a classic combination with different versions showing up in various cuisines from around the world. One of my favourite versions is this Cajun style red beans and rice dish which is pure comfort food! Though you could...

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Sloppy joes with all of the flavours of Mississippi pot roast! Sloppy Joes are a favourite and this is a fun version based on the flavours of Mississippi pot roast. The pot roast is a simple one where you roast a piece of beef along with pepperoncini peppers and pickling juices, gravy and ranch seasoning;...

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Chicken enchilada style filling served reverse nacho style with the tortilla chips on top, covered with melted cheese. This is a fun meal where a chicken enchilada style filling is cooked in a skillet and tortilla chips are inserted into the top, before sprinkling on cheese and melting it. It’s kind of like nachos on...

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