This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH’S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. Fiesta Fattoush Salad made with fried flour tortillas, BUSH’S Black Bean Fiesta™, and homemade cilantro lime dressing. If you need an easy weeknight dinner packed with veggies... THIS. IS. IT! You might be wondering, “what is fattoush salad?” An authentic Lebanese fattoush salad recipe is a combo of fresh chopped veggies, lots of herbs and fried pita bread tossed in a citrus dressing. So yum, right? Yep, so much yum we gave this traditional salad a tex mex flair thanks to BUSH’S Black Bean Fiesta™. How to Make Fiesta Fattoush Salad? Fried Flour Tortillas Chopped Veggies (tomato, bell pepper, onion, romaine, avocado) Lots of Cilantro BUSH’S Black Bean Fiesta™ Cilantro ... View Post
Instant Pot Jambalaya
This post is sponsored by al fresco. Instant Pot Jambalaya, a healthy jambalaya recipe made with brown rice, andouille chicken sausage, jumbo shrimp, chicken cutlets, lots of veggies and creole seasoning. Easy instant pot recipes are life. Instant Pot Jambalaya Recipe I've said it once, and I'll say it a million times more. I LOVE MY INSTANT POT... because mom life. And when it comes to getting dinners on the table fast, the instant pot is the real MVP. One of the reasons I love my IP so much is because I can sauté veggies right into the pot. So it builds depth and flavor, unlike the slow cooker where to do that you'd have to turn on your stove and dirty a sauté pan. Nope... not this mama. Instant Pot Jambalaya all the way. I love this recipe because ... View Post
Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH’S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. Easy pinwheel recipe for kids = Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels. A veggie loaded kid-friendly lunch box recipe made with white bean hummus featuring BUSH’S Southern Style White Beans™. Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels It’s back to school for us! We are doing 4 day 4s this year and Parker will be staying for “lunch bunch” several days which means, mama has to pack kid lunch boxes. My best mom self likes to plan out lunches for the boys so that they have variety, I mean it happens every so often but when it does, I make things like Rainbow Veggie Pinwheels. I’m loving this recipe because it’s simple enough to meal prep or make in the morning before sending them off to school. My boys love PBJ but ... View Post
Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup is legit fall comfort food chili. Easy chicken enchilada soup recipe is great for meal prep and freezes well. Slow cooker friendly too! You guys, it's September!! Which means it's officially soup and pumpkin season. I'll hold off on the pumpkin a little bit but even with temps in the 90s here in Florida we are all about soup. And not just any soup... Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup This soup has all the flavors of your favorite Mexican dish. And I know how much you love your taco soup (<-- that recipe is one of the most visited recipes on the L&Z). I made this recipe last year for a project I did with BUSH'S Beans and I've been dying to share it with you ever since. I'm sorry it's taken me an entire soup ... View Post
Easy Vegetable Gumbo
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BUSH’S® Beans. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s end-of-summer and all the yummy summer veggies like okra are super tasty and easy to find, thus this easy vegetable gumbo recipe is a must! Easy Vegetable Gumbo Recipe Let’s call this a Louisiana gumbo recipe because it’s made with a dark French roux, okra and tomatoes and we also use Creole seasonings and BUSH’S New Orleans Style Red Beans™. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of BUSH’SⓇ Savory Beans… they add depth of flavor and keep recipes simple because seasonings are already slow cooked into the beans. BUSH’S New Orleans Style Red Beans™ are the perfect match for gumbo because they provide that smoky, savory and spicy flavor we all want in the perfect gumbo ... View Post
Gluten Free Monster Cookies
Gluten Free Monster Cookies-- a healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookie recipe with m and ms... your favorite monster trail mix in flourless cookie form. Gluten Free Monster Cookies I don't know about you but m&m cookies take me back... they were inspired by our homemade trail mix we'd take on every family vacation growing up. Pretty much every family vacation growing up was in the RV, and while some may consider this a luxury way of travel (like my dad). I can assure you as a teen, I most certainly did not. One bathroom for all six of us, in no way was I thrilled. RVs are a lot of work too... we’d get home from vacation and we didn’t just have to unpack our bags and get settled back at home. No, we had to unload and deep clean the motorhome too. We would dread ... View Post
