As usual, I’m cheating a bit. Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowls Recipes used: Cilantro-Lime Rice from Iowa Girl Eats Chile-lime chicken Black beans were simmered with chili powder and bay leaves. Guacamole included: 4 avocados, 1 chopped tomato, 1/4 diced red onion, 1/2 diced jalapeño, juice of two limes, salt
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I can’t be the only one that thinks of the classic Friend’s episode when, thinking she was making a trifle, Rachel inadvertently made a trifle topped with a shepherds pie. “It’s a trifle. It’s got all of these layers. First there’s a layer of ladyfingers, then a layer of jam, then custard, which I made [...]
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I distinctly remember the first time I had a broccoli-cheese casserole. I don’t know that when I was little, we ever mucked up vegetables with things like cheese… butter, sure, definitely salt and pepper, but no cheese. We enjoyed vegetables on their own too much. But anyway, back to that casserole. I was about 21, [...]
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Just over two years ago, my friend Mary got married in Utica, New York. There are a few things that I remember about that weekend away: watching my friend get married to a man she loves, visiting a new town, and the food. What amazed me more than the sheer volume of food was that, [...]
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I generally pride myself on making healthy, delicious, and attractive dishes on this little blog of mine. Most of the time I do a pretty good job, if I say so myself, but today notsomuch. Oh it was healthy. It was delicious. But man oh man was it ugly! I tried so hard too… but [...]
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It’s a rarity when I’ll see a recipe on a blog and promptly make it that day. Usually, I’ll see something complicated on a day I have to work late, or something simple on a day I feel like challenging myself. So, I bookmark and pin things to remember, and then come back to them [...]
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Many many months ago, I saw a favorite blogger of mine post a recipe for “naked ravioli”. I was intrigued. I’d never heard of these before, so when I was at a loss for dinner, my mind wandered back to that naughty-sounding dish I’d read about. Gnudi, or “naked ravioli” are essentially ravioli without the [...]
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I’ve been bombarded, at work mostly, by the question “How do you find time to cook and blog every night?” I usually joke “Some people work out, I cook, take pictures, then blog what I cooked! It’s kind of the exact opposite outcome!” To be honest, my days are quite full and busy with little [...]
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I’ve always prided myself in being able to throw together a meal with not much more than what was already in my kitchen. Some people consider “staples” to be nothing more than cans of beans, bottled water, and condiments, but I’m of a different school of thought. “Staples” will allow a good meal to be [...]
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Are you sitting down? This is going to be… a RECIPE post! I know, shocking. Over the weekend when we had our pint-sized overnight visitor, she requested one thing as soon as she got in the car. “Mara, when we get back to your house, after I say hi to the dogs, can we make [...]
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