Tzatziki is a delicious Mediterranean sauce made out of yogurt with minced cucumber, garlic and lemon juice. I usually buy a huge jar of tzatziki sauce at Costco (the Hannah brand of tzatziki sauce pictured above). Even though it’s a big package of sauce, it gets used up within a week at my house :) …
Chipotle Mexican Grill is a popular fast-food chain restaurant. Chipotle is very consistent in their menu and quality throughout their locations. What I love about Chipotle is that it’s not a typical fast food – unlike most fast food restaurants, Chipotle’s ingredients are fresh and healthy! The pictures on this page were taken at Chipotle…
Have you ever heard of dirty rice? No, this is a not a typo! This recipe is called “dirty rice” because the rice that’s originally white gets a “dirty” color from all the tasty goodies that go into it :) Cooked rice is stir-fried with ground beef, onions, carrots and peas, and flavored with garlic,…
This recipe makes the best carrot cake I’ve ever tasted. I prefer this cake to any bakery carrot cake that I’ve tried. As a bonus, this carrot cake recipe is very easy! Even if you are not an experienced baker, go ahead and try making this cake – it will turn out delicious. This easy…
Imagine the smell of the homemade cinnamon rolls! Imagine the warmth you feel when you bite into the cinnamon roll that’s fresh out of the oven! Imagine the sticky icing on your lips and the taste of cinnamon on the airy bun! Yes, you CAN make the cinnamon rolls yourself, in your own kitchen, by…
Even meat eaters will love biting into this delicious black bean cheeseburger! I am not a vegetarian, but I really enjoy the black been cheeseburgers as a nice change from the traditional cheeseburgers. In fact, when I first got the black bean veggie burger patties at Costco, my original plan was to get the…
Tuna salad recipe is very easy and needs just 3 ingredients – tuna, egg and mayo. I always have some canned tuna in my pantry, so if I don’t know what to make for lunch, I can quickly make a tuna salad. You can eat tuna salad by itself, wrap it in a tortilla for…
I like to make my own mango salsa from scratch, but this time for a change I decided to get a jar of prepared Chachies Mango Peach Salsa at Costco. This mango peach salsa from Costco turned out to be a very good find! It tastes very fresh, as if it was made from scratch…
I bought this Spicy Red Pepper Hummus from Costco to go with the felafel veggie patties from Costco. The brand of this hummus dip is called Tribe Origins, and the Costco package has 2 tubs of spicy red pepper hummus (1 lb each). I’ve tasted a sample of this hummus at Costco before buying it…
On my recent trip to Costco I bought the breaded tilapia fish. Breaded tilapia from Costco is sold in the fresh fish refrigerated section. Most fish in that section in Costco is just plain fish, without any marinates or coating. Then all of a sudden, I see breaded tilapia, right next to the regular tilapia….