quinoa salad with feta and butternut sqash

stuffed peppers!

You can stuff these peppers with many different types of cheeses... i like to stuff them with Jalapeno cheese because it takes the sweet pepper and makes it a little spicy.

Best Party Sangria Recipe

Don't believe anyone when they say they have the best Sangria recipe.. because the truth is.. I DO!

Apples and oranges cut small. (2 cups)

Red wine (1 bottle)

Orange juice (2 cups)

Sprite (1 Cups)

Brandy ( 1 cup)

Black Berry brandy ( 1 cup)

peach schnapps (1/2 cup)

triple sec (1/2 cup)

Mix all Ingridents into one pitcher and then chill. **

Cous cous.. well everyone seems to spell it different.. This cous cous is very easy!

Cous cous

red bell pepper

yellow bell pepper

green onion

mint

cilantro

Dried apricot

I also add some kind of homemade dressing to give it some more flavor and I top it off with salt. YUM. This is perfect for summer BBQs or formal dinner partys.

Guacamole

Sorry its a secret! Its the one recipe I don't give away... why because I don't have one.

But... The secret is mango:)

Candied Walnut Recipe

Ingredients
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups raw walnut halves
1/8 teaspoon coarse salt

Add this to salads or just to grab a handful of complete yummyness!!! They are so good and so easy to make.. you just need walnuts and sugar... and a lil salt. ;)

braised squid with shishito peppers

Bolognese! aka heaven

Ingridents
2 medium onions, finely chopped
4 celery ribs, finely chopped
2 medium carrots, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 pound pancetta or slab bacon, ground by butcher or thinly sliced and pulsed in food processor until finely chopped
1 pound ground veal
1 pound ground pork (not lean)
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1 cup whole milk
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup water
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper Read More

Banana Cream Pie

Ingredients
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
4 bananas, sliced

* I also like to make a Graham cracker crust which is so FAB! You can also add chocolate...

Paella ~Z's way

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons dried oregano
salt and black pepper to taste
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2 inch pieces

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
1 pinch saffron threads
1 bay leaf
1/2 bunch Italian flat leaf parsley, chopped
1 quart chicken stock
2 lemons, zested

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 Spanish onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1 pound chorizo sausage, casings removed and crumbled
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined