Guests for Dinner

Boing Boing Boing It’s SPRING!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 7, 2009

in chicken/turkey, Guests for Dinner, simple recipe

Can I just tell you all: Spring is by far the absolute best anti-depressant out there! Ever since Spring sprung, my mood has generally been MUCH better, I’ve been generally happier… and this is with next to no chemical anti-depressant in my system! While yes, the kids at school have MAJOR Spring fever and are [...]

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Back-Asswards Benjamin Button Dinner

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 6, 2009

in fish or seafood, Guests for Dinner, simple recipe

Today was one of those days that my professors warned us about in “teacher school.” Apparently, there are some months where the full moon (this is all speculation here) causes middle school students to go from relatively normal (for middle school students) to completely whackadoodle insano student-like animals. There was one point today where I [...]

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¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 5, 2009

in Guests for Dinner, Mexican/Latin, vegetarian

The Spanish teacher in me wanted to make an all-out Mexican feast for dinner tonight. But, the scheduling gods decided that Adam needed to work until 9:30, and Me + TONS of Mexican food = Disaster! I went, instead, with a Latin-inspired meal with a very healthy twist on it. We’ve been talking about making [...]

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Simply Monday

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 4, 2009

in beef, Guests for Dinner, simple recipe

I woke up this morning with the feeling that it was going to be a good day. The sun was shining, I felt good, and I had a little something up my sleeve for breakfast… yes, that’s right, you get to see What’s For Breakfast today too! Let me rewind a bit. Yesterday, when I [...]

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Chilin’ and Grillin’

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on May 3, 2009

in grilling, Guests for Dinner, simple recipe

This was yet another way-too-fast weekend, huh? After a super-busy day yesterday including my Weight Watchers weigh in (down 2 lbs!), a baby shower (congrats Megs!), and a BBQ at our friends’ house, I needed a chill day. I woke up early, did some blog reading and a special-request blog header (go check out www.seejessrun.com [...]

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Humbecue? More like YUM-Becue!

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 29, 2009

in friends, Guests for Dinner, simple recipe

When Jenn posted her recipe for Humbecue Salmon Salad, I thought that it was something I absolutely had to try. Reasons? I love salmon. I love hummus I love barbecue sauce I love cold, non-lettuce salads So yeah, reason enough to try it. The first time I made it 2 weekends ago, I ate the [...]

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