Bacon Avocado Pasta…3 of my favorite foods, all in one delicious dish. This dish is perfect for lunch, a light dinner, or a potluck party. My continued goal when it comes to recipes on the blog is to make at least one new recipe per week. That shouldn’t be hard, considering I’ve saved over a thousand …

For a wonderful, unique taste of Latin America in Oklahoma City, look no further than 1492 New World Latin Cuisine in Midtown. I was raised Catholic, so as a kid there was no option whether or not we were going to church. Once I got to college, I stopped going. My friends and I all had …

What started as a trip to Mulhall, OK for lunch ended with a visit to the very unique Stables Cafe in downtown Guthrie, OK   Aaron and I had been talking about going to lunch at Lucille’s since last summer. I had been there before, and raved about the food, but for some reason we never made …

Delicious Mexican food, a gorgeous view and lakeside dining? Look no further than Mama Roja on Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City Last month I took a road trip with my parents to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. We drove, and since it was an 11-hour trip, we broke it up by staying in Lafayette on …

This week’s Recipe Roundup: Margaritas celebrates National Margarita Day, which is just around the corner!  How do you survive winter if you’re like me and are not a fan? Dream of being on the beach or at the pool, sipping a cold cocktail. What better way to do that than with this week’s Recipe Roundup: …

Last month my parents and I drove to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. It’s an 11-hour drive, so we broke it up by spending the night in Lafayette on the way down and in Dallas on the way back. Dallas is by far one of my favorite cities, and since it’s only about 4 hours …

I had such a great trip to New Orleans in December for the Sugar Bowl. I got to spend time with great friends, enjoyed lots of Cajun food, and watched my first game in the Superdome. Unfortunately we lost the game, but that didn’t diminish our good times and memories. I wanted to get to Shreveport …

New Year’s Eve in New Orleans is a lot of fun. Well, New Orleans is fun no matter what, and NYE is just a bonus. We were in town for the Sugar Bowl for a few days, so it was like a big party with my OSU friends. Our New Year’s Eve dinner was at …

Happy Chinese New Year! Recipe Roundup: Chinese New Year celebrates many of my favorite dishes 2016 is the Year of the Fire Monkey. The celebration will last 7 days, and traditionally it is a time to honor deities and ancestors. You can also find all kinds of predictions of what The Year of the Fire Monkey will …

In December I was in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. This was my first time attending a bowl game completely as a fan, and I relished every minute of it. No getting up at the crack of dawn, no working, no having to be “on”. My favorite part, though, was being able to spend more …

If you’re iffy on oysters, I can guarantee you will be in love with one bite of chargrilled oysters at Felix’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar in New Orleans. In December I was in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. When I first started working at OSU, I traveled with the team to the bowl game. So …

No trip to New Orleans is complete without a stop for beignets at Cafe du Monde Every city has that “one thing” that you must eat, see, and do. New Orleans has the eat covered by a lot of different places, but the most famous and popular is Cafe du Monde. It’s listed near the …

Wonderful way to start out a trip to New Orlean, with the delicious food and drinks at Oceana Grill in the heart of the French Quarter Oklahoma State played in the Sugar Bowl in December. That, of course, meant a road trip to New Orleans! Normally when the bowl is outside of Texas my parents will meet …

ABOUT ME Welcome to Karyl’s Kulinary Krusade! I’m so glad you’re here. I am such a creature of habit when it comes to food. I rotate the same recipes, go to the same restaurants, get the same dishes. I always did it that way because once I found something I liked, I decided to stick to it. …

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. But you don’t need a specific day, or even a special occasion, to enjoy this Recipe Roundup: Date Night Recipes Oh, Valentine’s Day. I loved it as a kid (as we probably all did). In high school, it was “eh”. I’ve been boycotting it since college and wear …