chicken/turkey

Grecian Delight

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on April 4, 2011

in chicken/turkey, family recipe, simple recipe

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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Power of Suggestion

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 16, 2011

in chicken/turkey, Italian, simple recipe

If you’re here from my guest post on The Fitnessista, welcome! I hope you stay a while! So, there’s this message board I frequent. Some of you know what it is, some of you don’t… I’ll leave you guessing. In any case, someone brought up goulash today. Goulash. It sounds like golashes, but more edible. [...]

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Mission Number 1: Eat More Veggies

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 13, 2011

in chicken/turkey, Italian, simple recipe, vegetables, weight loss

One of the easiest things I can do to help myself be healthier is to eat more veggies. It seems simple enough, but in the winter months in Chicago, truly flavorful vegetables tend to lurk in the cruciferous and tuberous families. Ok, really what I mean is that there’s broccoli and potatoes. Today, on an [...]

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Apparently…

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 16, 2011

in chicken/turkey, friends, Indian

Apparently, I’m a subliminally creepy blog stalker. I had one of those busy days where, even during lunch, I didn’t have time to sit and read blogs. Apparently, Jenna and I are subliminally connected. I found myself googling “chicken tikka masala recipes” this afternoon between my last class and newspaper staff meeting, and found a [...]

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Jewish Penicillin

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 24, 2011

in chicken/turkey, family recipe

There is one thing and one thing ONLY that can make a cold go away quickly. It can’t be purchased at any normal store, nor is it a quick fix… but I promise. It works. It’s something that goes back generations, and I can guarantee you that most Jewish women have a pot that’s specifically [...]

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After our last meeting, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pans decided to go for a different kind of theme. Instead of choosing a country or a region, we went with something we all knew and loved: family recipes. It was a little bit difficult for me to think of something to make since so many [...]

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