Month: August 2022

Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

Better Than Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew

by Engineered Mama ♥ 3 Comments

I love fall most of all. Ok, maybe I love caffeine most of all, but I DO love fall and all the pumpkin things! If you love Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, you’ll love this version! I found a few recipes on Pinterest and I’ll be updating this recipe as I tweak it to perfection, so stay tuned for updates!

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 Tbsp pumpkin purée
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1-2 tsp honey
  • Pinch of pumpkin pie spice
  • Cold brew
  • Ice

Directions

  1. Add ice to a glass and pour cold brew over ice.
  2. Add all other ingredients except pumpkin pie spice to a glass and mix using a blender or milk frother until we’ll blended and light and fluffy.
  3. Pour over cold brew. Add a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice to top of cream and enjoy!
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Oven Baked Greek Nachos

Oven Baked Greek Nachos

by Engineered Mama ♥ 2 Comments

I’m always a huge fan of any Greek or Mediterranean recipes, so why not nachos? I made Greek pasta last night and had all of the ingredients opened in the fridge and couldn’t figure out what to do with them. So, nachos for a crowd! These are great because you can customize them any way you’d like. Don’t like capers? Don’t include them! Have some banana peppers? They’re a great addition! Don’t have fresh tomatoes? Used canned! This a great throw in everything you have recipe when you want to use ingredients that wouldn’t normally be used. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • tortilla or Pita chips (pita chips are great with Greek ingredients, but I didn’t have any on hand, so corn tortilla chips is what I used)
  • shredded mozzarella or other white cheese (enough to cover a pan of chips)
  • crumbled feta cheese
  • dried dill weed
  • dried leaf oregano
  • garlic powder
  • tomatoes (fresh or canned are both fine!)
  • diced red onion (I didn’t happen to have any on hand, so I used a little bit of onion powder for flavor)
  • capers
  • kalamata olives, halved
  • artichoke hearts, quartered
  • banana peppers, sliced
  • diced chicken, sausage, or other protein of choice, fully cooked (optional)
  • Tzatziki sauce (optional-if you’d like to make your own, check out my go-to recipe!)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Spread tortilla, pita, or other preferred chips to cover the baking sheet. Add mozzarella or other preferred white cheese covering the chips. Sprinkle feta over the mozzarella.
  1. Sprinkle desired amount of dried dill weed, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder (option if using real onion) onto the cheese. Add diced onion and protein of choice. Bake in the oven 5-7 minutes or until cheese is just melted.
  1. Add remaining toppings and serve warm. Top with tzatziki sauce if you like!