• Fall Favorites,  Seafood

    Spice Rubbed Salmon with Arugula and Beet Salad

    Smoked paprika and cumin spice rubbed grilled salmon with spicy arugula and earthy spiraled beets in a honey shallot vinaigrette. This earthy Spiced Rubbed Grilled Salmon with Arugula and Beet Salad comes together in less than 30 minutes for an easy weeknight dinner. A blend of smoked paprika, warm cumin, honey, garlic and a pinch of cayenne gets rubbed over a beautiful salmon fillet before grilling. While it’s doing it’s thing on the grill, toss together a very simple beet and arugula salad with feta and hazelnuts. It’s a simple dinner that is restaurant quality. The recipe calls for spiraled beets..but don’t panic if you don’t have a spiralizer (I…

  • Inspired by my favorite Mexican candy, this buttery yellow cake is topped with sweet mango glaze and spicy chili-lime
    Dessert

    Mango Chili-Lime Cake

    My favorite Mexican candies inspire this Mango Chili-Lime Cake. You know those fruit flavored suckers dipped in spicy chili powder? You can find them in the Mexican aisle at the grocery. my kiddos L O V E them! So, when I was looking for a fresh idea on a spring cake recipe I turned to these for my inspiration. Which doesn’t surprise me, because I really love all Mexican flavors. The yellow cake mix is made with butter for an extra moist texture, then we slide on the mango glaze for that sweet candy flavor and it all gets dusted with a spicy chili-lime seasoning. You can add a little…