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Pasilla Cilantro Spicy Potato Salad

Pasilla Cilantro Spicy Potato Salad

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Society Culinaria on behalf of The Idaho Potato Commission. The recipe and opinions are 100% my own.

A wonderful latin twist on the traditional potato salad.

Even though we are experiencing June gloom here in California… the truth is 4th of July is creeping up on us. Which in my world means lots of parties and family gatherings sprinkled with friends and food. But we couldn’t have a gathering without POTATO SALAD, now could we? I decided to get a jump start on my (more…)

Flavorful Habanero Lime Spiced Onions

Flavorful Habanero Lime Spiced Onions

Habanero lime spiced onions are easy to make. I use a thinly sliced red onion and place it in a bowl with lime juice and sliced habanero.

Oh boy, Memorial Day is fast approaching, and you know what that means. Lots of gatherings will take place over the long weekend and people will be migrate to one location where food is plentiful. I am no stranger to these communal potlucks or food huddles and am always trying to decide what will hold up through out the day. (more…)

Tasty Olive Orzo Salad

Tasty Olive Orzo Salad

Tasty olive orzo salad is perfect for a afternoon lunch, or your next gathering. I used Kalamata pearl olives to go and got them at Walmart.

It’s been decided. My son has expressed his wants and us parents are following suit. Early this year he told us he no longer wanted to eat the lunch his school provides, and instead wanted to take a packed lunch from home. I have absolutely no problem with pulling that together for him. The only problem I have is trying to (more…)

Cacique 101 …. The Immersion Event

Cacique 101 …. The Immersion Event

The current ambassadors of Cacique taking a picture in front of the Cacique plant after a tour.

I thought I knew everything there is to know about Cacique and their beautiful products, until a few weeks ago. Let me start this story from the beginning, I’m getting ahead of myself. Okay… at the beginning of the year I was invited to come on board as an ambassador/regular contributor of recipes to the Cacique website. I (more…)

Some Bunny Loves You Snack Pack

Some Bunny Loves You Snack Pack

A snack pack in vanilla flavor, decorated like a bunny.

I will occasionally tell my son “some bunny loves you,”  and without fail he looks at me like  “what does that mean?” I explain to him it’s just a play on words and something a lot of people say quite frankly. Yesterday we were hanging out and he (more…)

My Trip To Lay’s Flavor Kitchen: DO US A FLAVOR 2015

My Trip To Lay’s Flavor Kitchen: DO US A FLAVOR 2015

Disclosure: I partnered with Frito-Lay for this blog post and was compensated for my photos & original DIY creation.

Nicole Presley films a intro video for Lay's Do us a flavor 2015 for Walmart.

There are very few things that can take me away from sunny California to a place where it is super freezing cold, in this case Texas. Until of course, LAY’S® Classic Potato Chips calls. Earlier this year I was invited to the frito-lay headquarters (more…)

Lucky Green Asparagus Leek Soup!

Lucky Green Asparagus Leek Soup!

Asparagus leek soup is the perfect way to enjoy St. Patrick's Day.

“Don’t pinch me…. Don’t pinch me!” On March 16th I go to bed wearing something green so I am never left to circumstance without a glimpse of green on my body once St. Patrick’s  Day is alive and well on the 17th. When I was a kid it was my biggest fear to be without a green article of clothing for the fear of being pinched (more…)