• Pineapple Skillet Chicken

    Summer may be winding down but there is still time to make this Skillet Pineapple Chicken.  I mean I love this dish year round… but especially in the summer.  There is just something about pineapple in the summer… a match made in heaven for sure. All in the Skillet (& a baggie) Some of my most favorite meals are one skillet meals.  They make weeknight dinners super easy, they are super fast to clean-up and typically are loaded with tons of flavors.   This Pineapple Chicken is all that and more. Don’t skimp on the salsa! One of my favorite parts of this dish is the fresh pineapple salsa.  It…

  • Pistachio fluff?? Yes, please

    Growing up there is one side dish that I always remember being on almost every Holiday table…Pistachio Fluff Salad.  I also remember that I was never a big fan of it (I didn’t like anything green as a kid) but I knew that everyone else LOVED it).   Fluff…yes please!! As I was thinking about our family Easter dinner this year I kept thinking about that green stuff that everyone seemed to love, (& my brother asked for it) so I decided it was time to make it.  Now as I am sure you have realized a lot of childhood memories are a little distorted being that they are from…

  • sweet & spicy…oh so good pineapple!

    It is no secret that we love to grill here in Texas.  I mean c’mon we kinda live on grilled everything in the spring & summer.  We will grill anything that will sit still on the grill (or not fall through the grates)….fruits such as pineapple. The obvious favorites are of course, steak (like this steakhouse steak), chicken, pork anything, veggies…but another big favorite is fruit!  Yes, I said fruit.  There is just something so yummy about fruits that have been charred a little…it really brings out the sweetness of the fruit while intensifying the flavor immensely.   I love grilled peaches for sure but my favorite grilled fruit is pineapple.  It’s so funny, I…