• Brisket Chili

    Brisket Chili hands down is my new go to chili… period.  I said it.  I mean it.  I am standing by it. Brisket Chili… your new favorite chili Being a Texas girl I have had my fair share of chili and I have made my fair share as well.  I have made simple ground beef chili, steak chili, chicken chili and now Brisket Chili.  I had heard about this type of chili for years from a  friend of mine, but never made attempted to make it, until now. So why now?  Well I make chili every Halloween for my families Halloween party and this year I wanted to make something…

  • Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

    Black Eyed Peas are a must every New Years Day & this should be your go to recipe.  This year I decided to try a new recipe & let me tell you it is so, so good and all made in the Instant Pot. Black Eyed Pea tradition… Every year my parents would make black eyed peas for New Years Day with cornbread, this is my favorite cornbread recipe.  My mom would always use the leftover ham from Christmas which made the black eyed peas AMAZING!  For this recipe I used ham and smoked sausage.  I mean why not make them even better. What is your New Year’s Day tradition?…

  • Baked Potato Soup

    Baked Potato Soup is a must in my house in the Fall and this recipe is super easy and SUPER YUMMY! Baked Potato Soup LOVE! Is there anything better than a big pot of soup on the stove on a cool Fall day?  I just don’t think there is.  This Baked Potato Soup is the perfect crowd pleasing dinner.   This soup was first introduced to me by a great friend.  Years and years ago she sent me the recipe and said I would love it and she was so right.  I have been making this for 20+ years and it hit me the other day that I did not…

  • Chicken Enchilada Soup

    Chicken Enchilada Soup is on my menu this weekend… even though it is still 90 something here… but I am living vicariously though my friends in other parts of the world who are starting to enjoy more Fall like weather.    One Pot Dinner Not only is this soup perfect for a Fall(wish) day but it is also perfect for the busiest of nights.  The soup is made all in one pot and done in under 30 minutes… yes all done in under 30 minutes.   It starts with veggies and ends with cheese, does it get any better? Yes, it is KETO friendly… BUT EVERYONE WILL LOVE IT I…

  • KETO Chicken Enchilada Soup

    Yesterday here in SE Texas was cold, rainy and just generally yucky.  Anytime it is like that I start craving soup… and yesterday it was all about Chicken Enchilada Soup.        One Pot Dinner Not only is this soup perfect for a cold day but it is also perfect for the busiest of nights.  The soup is made all in one pot and done in under 30 minutes… yes all done in under 30 minutes. It starts with veggies and ends with cheese, does it get any better? Yes, it is KETO friendly I took a “break” from my KETO journey for the holidays and honestly I am not 100%…

  • Broccoli Cheese Soup (KETO Friendly)

    It finally dropped down the 70’s/80’s in Southeast Texas and that is soup weather down here and I have been craving broccoli and cheese soup something fierce so here we go….KETO friendly Broccoli Cheese Soup. One of the best I am a BIG, BIG fan of broccoli and cheese soup.  When I go to Panera I always get in their bread bowl (well before KETO that is) and I LOVED it.   Being that I now a Keto Girl I decided to make my favorite soup Keto style and let me tell you it is AMAZING! In past recipes I have used whole milk or even half & half and…

  • Instant Pot Green Chile Enchilada Soup

    Yep, I jumped on to Instant Pot bandwagon over the Holidays….and let me tell you I am loving it.   Not only does it cut down on cooking time in general, it is fun.  Yes I said fun.  You literally can cook almost anything in there and it turns out amazing. Delicious and Easy I am a big fan of soup, especially on cold winter days and now I even love soup more.  Making soup in the Instant Pot makes it super quick and easy, and OH SO GOOD!  Even better it doesn’t take too many ingredients to make this recipe so, so good. What I have found as I…

  • not your momma’s chicken soup

    The high today in the Houston Area is 84.  I cannot believe it as I sit here and write it, it is going to be in the mid 80’s in February.  Gotta love Texas weather. Even though it is starting to warm up a little The Hubby and I are still is soup mode and this soup definately hits the spot. Not your mama’s chicken soup Don’t get me wrong I am all about my mama’s chicken soup.  It is delicious, but sometimes I like to change it up a bit and this Chicken Fajita Soup is one of my favorites. This soup brings together all my favorites from traditional…

  • enchilada soup…redone

    It is soup weather and I LOVE it.  There is just something so comforting about eating a bowl of warm soup when it is chilly outside.  A few favorite soups in our house is this Corn Chowder and Potato Soup, but this new enchilada soup is defiantly up there on the list. A new favorite I love rich and creamy soups.  Growing up I would almost always choose potato soup or chicken noodle soup.  Now that I am making my own soup, I always tend to lean towards creamy and very flavorful soups and this enchilada soup is all that and more. One of my favorite enchilada dishes are Green Chile White…

  • a winter pumpkin treat that no one will expect

    OK, OK I know pumpkin season is officially over…but just hear me out for a bit. Pumpkin is not just for sweets I am sure you already know this but pumpkin is packed full of protein and I don’t know about you but I don’t only want protein in the fall.  I am always looking for great ways to add protein to dishes without a lot of added fat and calories and pumpkin is a great way to do that.  But don’t worry, it won’t taste like fall in a bowl…I promise. OK, so what does the pumpkin do? It not only adds protein but it also adds a ton…