This authentic Jamaican rice and peas recipe is an easy side dish with lots of flavour! Scotch bonnet pepper adds a kick, while coconut milk makes it delicious. Rice and peas is a quintessential Jamaican side dish. It’s almost a requirement at any kind of dinner, get-together, or celebration, and it’s also one of the...
Gnocchi Recipe
This vegan gnocchi recipe is pillowy soft and perfect for adding your favourite sauce, floating in soup, or baking on a sheet pan with veggies. It’s also budget-friendly! I wanted to share a recipe for gnocchi soup here, but then I realized that while I’ve made cauliflower gnocchi before, I’ve never posted a traditional vegan...
Easy Salmon Fish Finger Recipe (Homemade Fish Sticks)
This crispy salmon fish finger recipe is a delicious, quick, and easy weeknight dinner idea that the whole family will love, featuring a crunchy panko coating and an easy homemade tartar sauce. Perfect for busy nights and back-to-school meals! I am excited to share one of my family’s all-time favorite fish recipes: crispy fish sticks!...
How to Smoke a Brisket on a Pellet Grill (Texas Style)
Enjoy a flavorful smoked brisket featuring a seasoning blend of kosher salt, black pepper, granulated garlic, and seasoned salt. Cooked to perfection on a pellet smoker, this brisket promises the best bark, tender texture, and a smoky flavor that will have everyone asking for seconds. Hey y’all! We are so excited to share one of...
Taco Bake
This easy vegan taco bake recipe has everything you love about tacos in the form of a casserole! With layers of seasoned taco meat, plant-based cheese, and tortillas, this one’s sure to please the whole family. Taco Night is always the best night of the week, but sometimes I want to switch things up a...
Peanut Butter Ramen
Throw away that seasoning packet! Peanut butter ramen is the best way to put instant ramen noodles to use. Instead of salty broth, these ramen noodles are tossed in a sweet-and-savory peanut sauce. Delicious! You will never eat instant ramen any other way after trying this peanut butter ramen recipe. Friends, it is divine! Just...
Easy Grilled Barbecue Chicken Quarters Recipe
Tasty barbecued chicken leg quarters paired with a homemade Alabama white sauce recipe is the perfect bbq chicken recipe for grilling season. Hey ya’ll! This barbecue chicken quarters recipe is super simple! We’ve paired it with our Alabama white homemade bbq sauce, but you can use any bbq sauce recipe that you want. You don’t...
How to Make Alabama White Sauce (BBQ Sauce Recipe)
This Alabama white BBQ sauce recipe is a Southern favorite! It has a mayo base, and features apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, and seasonings. This Alabama white sauce recipe is a BBQ staple for grilled or smoked meats like chicken or pork. Our original recipe has a thin consistency which makes it perfect...
Loaded Potato Salad
This loaded potato salad has vegan sour cream, cheddar, and bacon just like a stuffed baked potato! Serve it up at a picnic or barbecue and it’s going to be the hit of the party. I love a simple potato salad made with vinaigrette, but sometimes I crave those creamy salads I enjoyed before becoming...
What to Bring to a Black Cookout (Backyard BBQ Ideas)
In the Black community, a summer cookout isn’t just a meal – it’s a cultural experience. A Black backyard cookout is a time for family, best friends, and neighbors to come together, celebrate life, and enjoy some soul food and Southern barbecue dishes straight from the grill. I’m talking ribs, fried fish, mac and cheese,...









