Someone recently reminded me of the heavenly treat from my childhood from ChiChi’s and Casa Lupita. Delicious layers of caramel, ice cream, and crunch. Yum. The traditional dessert is deep-fried, so I decided to see if my air-fryer could replicate the texture. It worked! So I turned my kitchen into Casa Christina and my kids […]
Author: The Cooking Lawyer
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
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Copy-cat Sweet and Sour Sauce
My kids love McDonald’s Sweet and Sour sauce. In addition to McNuggets being super unhealthy, the sauce itself is full of sugar. So I tried to replicate it with healthier options. It’s still not healthy, but at least it’s better than the original! Add your email address to our mailing list for notifications of the […]
Purple Cabbage Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner
Don’t grab take-out during the week – add these simple, easy ingredients to the slow cooker, then head to work. Dinner will be ready once you get home! Add your email address above to subscribe to my blog.
Apple Muffins
Using a homemade apple syrup as the sweetener, you won’t miss the refined sugar in these tasty muffins. If you would like to hear about my next recipe, subscribe to my blog.
German-style Potato Salad
A perfect make-ahead dish to bring to your Labor Day BBQ. Add your email address to receive notification of my next blog post.
Apple BBQ Sauce
Just in time for Labor Day, try this fresh fall BBQ sauce adding real apples. It comes together in just 20 minutes as you are cooking your protein. Add the protein into the sauce at the last minute. You can make it sugar-free if you want to cut down on your carbohydrates. Either way, it’s […]
Bracciole with homemade sauce and pesto
If your kids love pasta as much as I do, you need to think of ways to keep it interesting. Bracciole is a slow simmered beef rolled with tasty spices. I stuffed mine with homemade pesto sauce. This is a great Sunday meal where you can let it simmer all day while you tend to […]
Greek-festival inspired slow cooker chicken, green beans, and potatoes
My church usually has at least one fundraiser a year where baked Greek chicken and green beans are sold. It’s a delicious way to support the church. Only this year, we did not have any due to COVID. So with a bunch of fresh green beans, 3 breasts of chicken, and a pint of cherry […]
Turkey Shawarma Burgers
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