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 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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When I was younger and still living at home with my mom, there were a few things she’d make that I just couldn’t keep a fork or spoon out of. One was her tuna salad. Another was chicken soup with matzo ball soup. And another was her chicken salad. Usually sometime not long after she [...]
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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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Sunday would’ve been my dad’s 60th birthday. Instead of planning a surprise party, or fancy dinner, or a trip out to visit him, I spent the day doing things that reminded me of him. I made homemade bagels, and topped them in the best way I knew how: ‘ I always remember going to get [...]
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You all didn’t know me in my enchilada days. When I moved out on my own (ok, with two roommates) I was so excited to have a kitchen that I could actually cook in, and a dining room to sit in and eat meals with friends and family. I cooked many meals for many different [...]
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You are all AMAZING! Thanks to all of your generosity, and the promise that the last few donations will come in the next couple of days, the Online Flea Market for Pancreatic Cancer raised…. **Drumroll Please*** $566!!!!!!!!!! I kind of can’t believe it! The 5K Run/Walk is next weekend, and my donation page is open [...]
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Dinner was a plate of random: Oven-roasted black pepper and garlic potato slices with… A butterflied and pounded and lightly breaded and pan “fried” chicken breast with… Cucumbers in tzatziki sauce. Redundant? Yes. Delicious? Also yes. Why the random dinner? Well, it’s Adam’s birthday tomorrow, and I have a project to complete… You all know [...]
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Hanging out with my friend Ericka for the last week brought back some hilarious memories from college, most of which caused ridiculous bouts of giggles even now. We reminisced about how, even back in those days, I hated to do dishes. I always loved to cook and make messes, but the cleaning up? No thank [...]
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