The Bison Girl :: a lifestyle of good cooking, good eating & living well

Recently I had the opportunity to make some delicious Bison Steak Fajitas for my parents and little sister. This dish is fairly easy to make and so... so... good! You really can't go wrong when you're having a meal using bison steak, let's be honest.  Even though this is a fairly simple dish, it's not one I've made more than a couple times, combine that with the fact that I was filming myself for a video for NebraskaBison.com and the fact that I'd gotten a bit of a later start than I was hoping for (meaning we were all hungry!) I was quite flustered during the making of these fajitas. Although they still turned out delicious, the downside is I didn't get quite as many photos of the process as I would have usually liked - and I haven't yet gone through and edited the video, so God only knows how that turned out! :) But I wanted to share this recipe with all of you. It's a great way for preparing steak when you don't want to stick with t...

Enchiladas are probably one of the first foods I learned how to make. My mother loves Mexican food, and that is something I definitely inherited. And luckily, I found a partner in crime who loves Mexican food as well. I'm going to start by telling you, the enchilada recipe I'm about to share with you is nothing like the enchiladas you'll get if you go to the local Mexican restaurant... or at least it's nothing like the enchiladas I've ordered at Mexican restaurants here in Nebraska... I know, I know... Nebraska is not known for our quality Mexican food. And to be honest, I've been to Mexico City once back in high school and I didn't get the chance to order an enchilada  (although I will say I had a few homemade tamales that I still dream about and salivate over... but that's another story)  but I'm sure these enchiladas aren't super authentic either. But what these enchiladas are is delicious. And that's what truly counts, right? At least tha...

Salsa disappears so fast in my home. I feel like every time I go to the grocery store, I have to pick up another jar of salsa. And to tell you the truth, I never feel particularly good about shoveling store bought salsa into my body like it's water–with its preservatives and excess salt... I know that salsa can be and should be a healthy dish... after all, it can pretty much be made entirely from a garden! We've been making fresh pico de gallo for a long time... and I LOVE it. In fact, I've had meals that are just chips and homemade pico de gallo. However, it's always a lot of work, and for it to have the freshest taste, you have to make it the same day you are wanting to eat it... so it just doesn't work for those times, when you just want to sit down for some chips and salsa. I wanted to make some salsa in bulk, that I could can and leave on the shelf, so we can enjoy one of our favorite snacks with less guilt. After all, that's what this new cooking lifes...