Sopa de Queso - Cheese Soup with Chiles and Potato

This Sopa de Queso is a tasty brothy soup with roasted poblano chiles, potatoes, tomatoes, and cheese.

Sopa de queso (or caldo de queso) in Mexico is often made with fresh cheese such as queso fresco or Chihuahua cheese, because they both easily melt with the heat of the broth.

Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

These Cookies and Cream Cupcakes are filled with crushed Oreos, cream filling and all, and topped with whipped vanilla frosting and a cute little mini Oreo. 

Your friends will think that you've gone all Martha on them when you present these cupcakes. You will be the most popular girl (or guy) at the party.

Cheddar Bacon Chive Quick Bread

This cheddar bacon chive quick bread will have you doing back flips over its cheesy bacon-y goodness.

This Cheddar Bacon Chive Quick Bread is loaded with lots of chopped bacon, a cup of cheddar cheese, and a big handful of chopped chives.

Strawberry Shortcake Cookies

These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies take the flavors of your favorite summer dessert and combine them into a delicious cookie.

The strawberries in these cookies are totally fresh. The cookies themselves are like tender little cakes combined with a buttery dough that's mixed into heavy cream.

The Hemingway Daiquiri Martini

The Hemingway Daiquiri is a classic rum cocktail that is also known as the Papa Doble (when doubled) or the Hemingway Classic. 

Evidently, Ernest Hemingway spent a lot of time drinking in Cuba (as well as in bars in Paris and across the world). One of the legends of the Hemingway Daiquiri is that Ernest Hemingway used to drink several of these at a time. He'd often order doubles, which became known as the aforementioned Papa Doble. 

Patatas Bravas with Tomato Aioli

Patatas Bravas, crispy potatoes with a spicy smoky roasted tomato sauce, are one of the most popular bar snacks in Spain. 

I loved the crispy crunchy "crust" and creamy inside of these papas bravas, and they were so incredibly delicious dipped in this roasted tomato aioli sauce.

Individual Baked Macaroni and Cheese

This recipe for individual baked macaroni and cheese is my "go-to" all time favorite for easy family friendly mac and cheese.

Normally, I've baked this mac and cheese in a casserole, but I decided to experiment and bake the mac and cheese in ramekins. There's something extra fun about individually sized dishes. Plus, there's built in portion control.