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Sweet Potato, Squash, & Black Bean Enchiladas
HELLO Cooking in the Creek!! We have a great new recipe to share with you all. Sweet Potato, Squash, & ...
Dinner
Chocolate Fudge Pops
Gabe and I are resurrecting Cooking in the Creek after a few months of no posts. Many people have been aski...
Dessert
Spaghetti Squash with Chickpeas & Chard
Sadly, Cooking in the Creek has been neglected for the last month or so. With the holidays and Gabe and me ...
Dinner
Pumpkin Praline Pie
Thanksgiving has come and gone so quickly this year. As I listened to people talk about their plans for the...
Dessert
Mama's Lasagna
Lasagna. One of my most cherished comfort foods of all time. Not just any lasagna, but my Mama’s Lasagna. I...
Dinner
Kale Salad with Brussels and Butternut Squash
It’s the potluck time of year, and at work last week we had a Thanksgiving themed potluck. People went all ...
Side Dish
Cranberry Almond Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Our first official lunch recipe on Cooking in the Creek! I did not realize there were no lunch recipes on t...
Lunch
Venison Stuffed Bell Peppers
It’s the end of deer season. That means we now know whether there will be deer in the Thanksgiving stuffing...
Dinner
Eggplant Marinara Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
It’s that time of year when all the delicious squashes are in season and I’m loving it! Although, Gabe and ...
Dinner
Butternut Squash Pecan & Sage Pasta
A couple of weeks ago Gabe and I were browsing different food blogs in hopes of finding inspiration to re-d...
Dinner
Garlic and Sun Dried Tomato Corn Muffins
These savory corn muffins were the perfect complement to the Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili that Gabe and I m...
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Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
I have found my new favorite of all time Chili recipe! First, because it’s a slow cooker recipe and as you ...
Dinner
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
This is another delicious recipe for your slow cooker that doesn’t require any pre-cooking. You can just to...
Dinner
Veggie Burrito Bowl
One of my guilty pleasure take out items has always been a Chipotle Vegetarian Burrito Bowl. It’s a semi-he...
Dinner
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chicken Quinoa Soup
Cooking in the Creek has definitely been suffering lately as I just recently had knee surgery and have been...
Dinner
Avocado Green Smoothie
A lot of people have been asking lately how our blog is going, so I felt compelled this weekend to get a ne...
Breakfast
Chicken Shawarma with Israeli Salad
When I found this recipe, it really stood out to me because it’s different from most recipes I typically co...
Dinner
Lemon Basil Quinoa Salad
This is another recipe I’ve made once or twice before, but it was pre-Cooking in the Creek. The other weeke...
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Huevos Rancheros
On Saturday night, Gabe and I went to see the movie Chef at the theatre. It was a great movie. Great lookin...
Breakfast
Creamy Breakfast Smoothie
This is another one of my favorite breakfast smoothies. There ‘s something about the creamy almond milk, wi...
Breakfast
Fish Tacos with Slaw & Lime Crema
Everyone loves fresh grilled fish tacos in the summer. This recipe is easy enough to make at home and even ...
Dinner
Bridal Shower Brunch
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Thai Peanut Quinoa Salad
I made this dish last year, pre-Cooking in the Creek, so I decided I had to make it again to share with all...
Dinner
Creamy Veggie One-Pot Spaghetti
If you’re looking for an easy weeknight meal with whatever is lying around your kitchen, this is the right ...
Dinner
Mediterranean Turkey Burgers
Lately, I’ve tried to get in the habit of taking Wednesday nights off from the gym, and coming straight hom...
Dinner
California Summer Tacos
I think I’m in love with these tacos. When I told Gabe I was making meatless tacos, you might say he was le...
Dinner
Chicken Gyros
I’ve always loved a good gyro, but somehow I had yet to ever make them at home. Gabe picked out this recipe...
Dinner
PB & J Smoothie
I’ve recently discovered my new favorite breakfast smoothie. It’s the perfect combination of flavors and ha...
Breakfast
Dad's Meatballs
My Dad wasn’t always the master chef he is today in the kitchen. When I was little, my Mama was the main co...
Dinner
Enchilada Stuffed Peppers
This recipe has a fun twist on the typical stuffed bell pepper. It has the flavors of an enchilada with all...
Dinner
Mediterranean Chicken
A few weeks ago, my Dad was in the bay area for work and came to visit Gabe and I in the Creek! So of cours...
Dinner
Mushroom Chicken
As you can probably tell, the blog has been suffering a bit lately. Maybe it’s something about spring time,...
Dinner
Southwest Turkey Burritos
Lately, it seems like every week has been busy and I just haven’t had much time to cook, so I’ve been going...
Dinner
Marsala Pappardelle Pasta
I made this pasta recipe last Friday night when Gabe and I had a couple friends over for what was supposed ...
Dinner
Moroccan Chicken with Couscous
The other day, I was up in Sacramento for work and I got to stay at my sister and her fiancé’s house for th...
Dinner
Banana Blueberry Trail Mix
I’ve been thinking about making my own trail mix for awhile now. There’s so many possible combinations I wa...
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Maple Roasted Root Vegetables with Polenta
This is a great recipe for all the winter vegetables in season right now! The vegetables are roasted in the...
Dinner
Banana Muffins
These are probably the most delicious banana muffins I’ve ever made. And possibly ever had. I like to think...
Breakfast Side Dish
Portobello Mushroom Pizzas
Pizza on mushrooms?! Sounds amazing and healthy too. Not to mention it’s Gluten free. It doesn’t get much e...
Dinner
Veggie Chili
Here’s another delicious, quick and easy recipe for dinner! This is not your traditional meat filled chili,...
Dinner
Rainbow Peanut Noodles
This recipe is a great weeknight dinner option and it’s vegetarian. Which I’m now realizing, most of the re...
Dinner
Brown Butter Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Are you ready for the most delicious and addicting cookie recipe ever? Well here it is! These cookies combi...
Dessert
Tomato Soup
This is another great soup recipe that’s really easy to make! I loved Campbell’s Tomato soup as a kid, but ...
Dinner
Salmon and Cherry Tomatoes
Megan and I nearly forgot that we had frozen salmon fillets tucked away in the back of our freezer. This pa...
Dinner
Minestrone Soup
I’ve always wanted to make this recipe from my Barefoot Contessa Foolproof cookbook, but frankly the number...
Dinner
Garden Vegetable Pasta
I’m always looking for a good excuse to use our cast iron, and Megan found just the right recipe. This dish...
Dinner
Pecan Bars
Pecan pie is one of mine and Gabe’s newly loved favorite pies. When I found this recipe I was excited to in...
Dessert
Apple and Cheese Quesadillas
This recipe is a great way to put a healthier, more flavorful spin on cheese quesadillas! The original reci...
Dinner
Peanut Blossoms
Here’s a Classic cookie recipe that I’m sure many people are familiar with. These cookies are heaven in my ...
Dessert
Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
I had a potluck at work last week, and in the spirit of Christmas and sweet treats, I decided to make cooki...
Dessert
Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
The other night when Gabe and I made Cheesy Polenta with Marinara we wanted to pair it with a delicious sal...
Side Dish
Pistachio Butter Cookies with Chocolate Hazelnut Filling
It Christmas time! And what better way to spend the Saturday before Christmas, but making sweet treats! I f...
Dessert
Cheesy Polenta with Marinara
Gabe and I picked this recipe today because we were looking for something delicious, of course, and yet did...
Dinner
Roasted Sausages with Grapes
I’ve had this recipe in my Barefoot Contessa Foolproof cookbook for about a year now, and had yet to make u...
Dinner
Fancy Snickerdoodles
This cookie recipe could be great for your next holiday party or potluck, or even just to devour for yourse...
Dessert
Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce and Pecans
This is the perfect appetizer for the holidays! I’m sure after Thanksgiving or Christmas you might have som...
Appetizer
Cranberry Sauce
Each Thanksgiving at my parents house, I’m in charge of the Cranberry sauce, and this year I decided to jaz...
Side Dish
Fregola Salad with Broccoli
I was watching Giada at Home last weekend, and drooling over the amazing dishes she was making. There was o...
Dinner Side Dish
Pecan Pie
The holiday season is here, and along with it comes lots of sweet treats! One of our newly discovered favor...
Dessert
Balsamic Fish Tacos
Megan and I bought a large bag of frozen Ono fish from Costco, but we had never really cooked Ono before an...
Dinner
Irish Beef Stew
After traveling through Ireland a couple of years ago, and tasting the delicious Irish stews throughout my ...
Dinner
Spaghetti Squash with Meat Ragu
The other day I was shopping at my local Trader Joe’s and came across Spaghetti squash at an amazing price,...
Dinner
Hummus
Sitting down to watch the football game Megan and I noticed that we had not laid out a plethora of snacks f...
Appetizer
Butternut Squash Chipotle Chili
If you’re looking for a hearty fall stew and love butternut squash, this is the chili for you! This is a un...
Dinner