Thanksgiving is right around the corner. What do you usually make with your left over turkey? I personally love making a turkey salad, which I enjoy as a wrap. *If you recreate my recipe, I love hearing from you so please don’t forget to tag me on social media, comment, and #ivyskitchen. Spread the love
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An old coworker of mine wanted me to make Carne Asada, San Diego style, so since it was Cinco de Mayo and I love steak, so I decided to make carne asada. This may not be a traditional recipe, but I love it. You can enjoy this with my Spanish rice and guacamole recipe as
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There is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of chili. This is a perfect dish to prepare for a crowd or if you want to eat something comforting. I like eating my chili on its own, with rice, tortilla chips, with pretzel bread, corn bread, on french fries, or with a hot dog. Gotta
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Looking for a quick meal to fix up? Try my amazing tuna salad. This salad is packed with flavor and you will definitely want more! Serve this on it’s own, in a wrap, as a spread on crackers or toasted baguette slices, tuna sandwich, or tuna melt. Ingredients: 1 – 12oz can of Albacore tuna
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Cinco de mayo was coming up so I decided to make Chiles Rellenos. I made a two part video for this delicious dish! Basically this is just a stuffed poblano pepper. The traditional chile relleno recipe is a poblano stuffed with cheese, but since I need more than just cheese and pepper, I wanted to
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Since Cinco de Mayo in a month I wanted to do a 3 part series and share some recipes for this celebration. My friend Maggie shared her delicious Mexican rice recipe with me. This rice is packed with flavor and is 100% better than what you will find at the Taco Shops or Mexican Restaurants in
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Chili is what I call one of my favorite fall/winter time comfort foods. It is a cozy dish that is warm and hearty, and if you like a little bit of spice, this chili has a little kick of heat. What I like best about this dish, you can make a big pot ahead of
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Cinco de Mayo is coming up and I had avocados on hand so I decided to film my guacamole recipe.  Guacamole can be served as a dip, as a side, or as a topping.  I used part of the guac as a dip for my homemade fried tortilla chips and the other half for my
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If you’re looking for  a “light” and healthy dish, try this salad. I wanted to try roasting my veggies versus eating a raw salad. The great thing about this is you can grill this indoor (if you have an indoor grill pan) or outdoors.    Inspired by California Pizza Kitchen, I decided to make a roasted veggie salad. If
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I made this dish in celebraton of Cinco De Mayo.  It’s pretty simple and quick to do.  I had to make this my recipe so my version is definitely not the traditional way of making enchiladas. Here are the ingredients I used that will serve about 4-6 people: Rotisserie Chicken- shredded, deboned, and skin off
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