Thinking Fruitful

Simple Saturday: Mexican Leftovers

I bet you have your favorite Mexican restaurant. And when you go there, you have your favorite item with your favorite flavors and you pair it with chips and zesty salsa and maybe some glue-like but delicious cheese dip. If you don’t have your favorite place, you are in need of one!

My Favorite Three-Bean Chili

Today we’re talking chili, and I’m taking it pretty seriously. Most people I know have a very specific chili preference. Sure we may like to walk down a chili buffet line at a cook off and get a taste dozens of varieties. But I’m pretty sure that all of us deep down have a favorite […]

Carrot Cupcakes

My grandmother always told me to eat my carrots so I would have good eyesight. And I gulped down my mom’s tender, savory carrots in our Sunday roast and hoped that I wouldn’t be like everyone else in my family and have to get glasses. And then in seventh grade, I took the vision test […]

BBQ Pulled Pork Frito Party Bites

Tailgating is not really in my vocabulary. In the midst of living in the most football-crazed part of a state that worships the pigskin and the hog (aka Razorback), I live basically oblivious to football. You see, I live in the same city as the University of Arkansas and while most people plan their yearly […]

Sriracha Mac & Cheese

My husband really loves Sriracha, you know, the spicy red sauce in the plastic bottle wit a green top with a rooster pictured on the front. Every stir fry or rice dish that we make gets smothered in it for Jason. And I take a few drops for the garlic, chili ka-pow that it adds. […]