Chicken Empanadas

Flaky pastry crust wraps itself around shredded chicken, cream cheese, cheddar, corn and jalapeños to make these golden brown beauties.

A kind of play on jalapeño poppers. . .Only better ’cause there’s chicken, corn and pie crust involved. Where ever there’s buttery, tender pie crust you can find me. [Read more...]

Cheesy Skillet Tex-Mex Rice

Skillet Tex-Mex rice with black olives, red bell peppers, corn, chili powder and sharp cheddar cheese. The moment I set eyes on this I had to have it but the technique, at first, totally scared me off. I kept coming back to it until I finally caved from wanton food lust.

The original recipe from the Kitchn tells you to crank the heat up to medium so the cheese can caramelize a.k.a. burn so you have charred black bits of cheddar cheese floating throughout your rice. Which, by the way they swear is “this side of heaven”. [Read more...]

Parmesan and Bacon Creamed Corn

Luxuriously rich corn with heavy cream, Parmesan cheese and bacon. A super quick and easy side dish that will steal the show away from any entrée! [Read more...]

Cheddar and Green Chile Corn Pudding

Corn pudding is an immensely comforting casserole made mostly of corn with a little cornmeal. It’s like a soft, creamy cornbread. [Read more...]

Sausage, Sweet Potato and Smoked Cheddar Pot Pies

Pot pies are one of the most comforting things in the entire universe to eat.

Especially this particular pot pie.  I’m not just saying that because I created it. [Read more...]