Recipe: Chicken Burger

Oh! This chicken burger dinner was delicious.

Key Trader Joe's Items:

Brioche Rolls

Chile Lime Chicken Burgers

Cilantro Salad Dressing 

Zucchini Fries 

I cooked the burgers on our favorite Le Crueset skillet grill. While these were cooking, I popped the zucchini fries in the oven. The burgers and fries take about the same time to cook if you don't thaw the burgers - double helpful.

I toasted the brioche buns on the skillet once the burgers were done - love some toasty buns. Then topped the burgers with homemade guacamole (lots of it!) per this recipe, spring lettuce mix and red onion slices. I combined a bit of the cilantro salad dressing with some mayo to taste and spread that on the top bun with a dash of sriracha before smooshing it all together. Burgers... Check! I then combined some barbecue sauce with light ranch to make a dipping sauce for the zucchini fries. Fries... Check! Cheers to a delicious dinner with a Santa Fe twist.

#Chas

Found some great little gems this past weekend in Charleston. This city pretty was as colorful and tasty as ever.

Weekend recap coming later this week - stay tuned for the tallest dinner there ever was, the cutest pop-up shop and all that jazz.

Food Truck love

Our neighborhood brings in food trucks once a week, and this week was The Humble Pig. I love Kokyu Food Truck's sliders so I never thought I'd say this but Humble Pig's tacos > Kokyu's sliders. I had one smoked brisket taco and one pow chow barbecue taco. Both tacos packed a ton of smokey flavor combined with a little refreshingness whether it was from the coleslaw or the cucumber and onion salad. Try Humble Pig (or Kokyu!) if you have the chance - delicious.

Happy Dipping

I moved grocery shopping from Sunday to Monday which has made the weekends longer, and if you're going to be a Monday, you might as well be a Monday. I've been shopping at Trader Joe's for all groceries for a couple of weeks now and it has certainly spiced grocery shopping up. I don't go in with a list but get inspired by it all, especially their sampling station, and that has been the game changer. I'd like to recommend this tasty and cheap beach snack, the always classic French onion dip.

Grab Trader Joe's zero percent Greek yogurt, their .99 packet of onion dip mix and their oh so delicious salt and pepper chips. Mix the dip in the yogurt container - that comes with the perfect lid - toss it in the cooler, and enjoy in an hour. Too easy! Happy Dipping.

Congrats, Ladies

New homes and babies and an engagement, oh my! So many exciting major life happs for my sweetest friends. Maura asked me to be a bridesmaid in her fall 2015 wedding in New York. This is the photo I sent after I called her with squeals of delight. She asked with a sweet note and treats from Sugarfina that included champagne bears (brut and rose!), bubbles and pearls. I could not be more happy for her and Steve.

My friends Jen and Nick just had baby Mason. He's the cutest little guy. Hank and I brought them dinner one night from all of our favorite Italian restaurant, Daniel's in Apex. It was so fun to see them as three. No one had to worry about cooking dinner, so we all just got to enjoy their new baby in their new house. 

Kathleen is having baby Kennedy next Thursday! I'm so happy we visited her and Brad at their new home in Charlotte a couple weekends back. She has been such a cool pregnant version of herself. I'm just so excited! The Kennedy countdown begins...

So proud! Live it up BIG when it comes to life's celebrations, y'all.