“Desert Pepper Trading Company was born and raised on the border of Texas, Mexico, and New Mexico. This amazing crux of bright flavors, sunlight, and the desert Southwest inspires us in every way”.Desert Pepper offers a variety of Salsas, Dips and Queso. Today, I am using the Desert Pepper Chile Con Queso in a brand NEW recipe, Cheesy Taco Soup.
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Recently I took a day trip to Lafayette to celebrate my birthday with my grandma. We share a birthday and I couldn’t miss celebrating with her. She’s 93, WOW! What a blessing. We checked out a brand new restaurant called The Chimes. The Chimes is popping right now. A very popular restaurant serving many Louisiana classics like étouffée, fried seafood, burgers, Poboys and much more.
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I am so excited to share a Subscription Box company called Just Meats. Just Meats offers an easy way to provide healthy, quality meals for your family. Just Meats
If you have been following me for any length of time, you know how important it is to me to serve my family home cooked meals instead of fast food on game days. We are officially in the heat of basketball season and my time is limited for preparing meals for the family.
Just Meats makes it really easy to prepare so many amazing meals that won’t require me to be at the stove for hours. Just Meats is great for meal prepping, family dinners or for those who want a protein packed snack.
For athletes, Protein is a must so Just Meats is perfect for my teenager after a game. The brisket contains 30 grams of protein.
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I love getting my kids involved when I’m preparing meals or planning my menus.
I was talking with them about this dish that I wanted to create. My Crispy Chicken bowl is a playoff of the popular KFC Famous chicken bowl.
My teenager loves spicy chips. She had a bag of funyuns and wanted to make spicy chicken nuggets instead of the regular crispy chicken. I was like cool deal, let’s try it.
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It’s crazy to believe how fast time is flying. Our teenager recently turned 15. OMG. I have alot of emotions that have been going through my mind. Excitement for her as she’s growing up. I feel sad because she is no longer my little girl, but becoming a beautiful young lady. It makes me feel a bit anxious, because I still have so much to teach her before she leaves for college.
Let me move on before I start crying. Last Friday, she had a few friends over for a super cool fun night (I will share more about this later). She wanted an easy dessert that her and her friends could enjoy.
I asked her, how about Cookies and Ice cream? But instead of cookies and ice cream what if we make Cookie sandwiches. She said sure that sounds yummy.
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Visiting Louisiana is always so refreshing for us. The people, the culture is so fun! We miss the friendliness of Louisiana people. Just meeting someone at random and having a big conversation like we’ve been knowing them for years.
There is no place like home. During our last visit we stopped in at a brand new restaurant called The Flats. I stumbled on this restaurant on Instagram. I saved this spot and made sure we had time to stop in for a quick lunch.
As we were planning out our last trip, I was researching food spots and was shocked to see that there was a new Louisiana style restaurant that just opened in Downtown Disney. This restaurant Jazz Kitchen Coastal Grill and Patio. Offering a modern, upscale twist to Creole dishes. This restaurant is serving up Louisiana classics that are elevated! This restaurant stays true to what New Orleans cuisine is all about. Ralph Brennan is the driving force behind this amazing restaurant right in the heart of downtown Disney.
Ralph Brennan is known for many restaurants but most importantly Brennan’s in New Orleans. He has been a driving force in the culinary world for years and years. It’s no surprise that this restaurant is so well done. It’s like being whisk away to French quarter New Orleans as you walk into the courtyard of the restaurant. From the jazz music to the smiling faces welcoming you in, you feel like you’re in New Orleans.
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My family and I really had an amazing time at Super Nintendo World (full blog coming soon). We stopped in for lunch at Toadstool 🍄 Cafe. Pro Tip if you want to dine at Toadstool Cafe be sure do the early entry of Super Nintendo World and head straight to the cafe to book your reservations. We arrived for early entry and my husband headed straight to the cafe to book our reservations. Within 20 minutes it was completely booked for the entire day! You will definitely want to dine here! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
The Toad House is a Toadstool Cafe. Really cool visual look of the cafe. Serving up tasty dishes that are crafted by Chef Toad with a watchful and playful scenery of the Mushroom Kingdom through the windows.The menu that Chef Toad created also offers gluten-free and vegetarian options.
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Passerella Ristorante and Wine Bar is an Italian Restaurant that offers an elevated dining experience. Serving dishes with fresh ingredients.
This was my very first time at Passerella. My daughter and hubby has dine here before for their daddy/daughter dinner date. They loved it so much, they insisted that I had to try it.
My husband made reservations for us for Easter lunch.
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As the New Year is approaching, I’m reflecting and praising God for the many opportunities that He has allowed me. Also thanking Him for the adversities because I know that it’s only developing me into what He has for me in the future.
One of the things I do every year is a Vision board. Last year we started doing this as a family with our kids.
I believe that we should teach our kids how to dream big. How to set goals for themselves in life and what they need to do to acquire those goals.
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Popfancy Dessert Bar is a really cool concept. The theme of the dessert bar changes every month. This month is Magical Wanderlust. Based off of popular Novels like Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Nutcracker and a few others. The menu has something for everyone.
The menu options were so creative. It was a cool, family friendly atmosphere that both of my kids loved.
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Last Sunday my crew and I stopped in for lunch at Gatlin’s Fins and Feathers. I have to admit there was a lot of anticipation about this spot. We’ve heard so much about the food and couldn’t wait to try it out! Gatlin’s Fins and Feathers is the sibling restaurant to Gatlin’s BBQ. New restaurant concept by Acclaimed Chef/Owner Greg Gatlin located in the Heights. Serving up delicious Southern Food.
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