chili

Smoky and Roasty

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 24, 2010

in chicken/turkey, Mexican/Latin, simple recipe

Happy Wednesday! I’ve come to really enjoy Wednesday evenings because I know that there are only two more wake-ups until the weekend! I hate that Adam has class so late, but I get to watch garbage TV for a few hours, read quietly, or cook stuff I’m not sure he’ll like. Usually, that ends up [...]

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Mongo

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 31, 2010

in beef, giveaway, simple recipe

Adam and I are a little obsessed with Shrek and Shrek 2. No, really. Our cake topper at our wedding was Shrek and Fiona. We cut the cake to “Accidentally In Love” from Shrek 2. A period of time went by where we’d watch Shrek 2 almost every day! Don’t get me started on the [...]

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Reality=Cooking

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

in beef, simple recipe

Reality has officially set in, and we’re no longer in wedding-ville… soon enough though, in 15 days actually, we leave for our Jamaican honeymoon! For me, reality means grocery shopping and cooking. We did the shopping part yesterday, and I did some cooking today. Dinner was an old favorite: Chili Mac! As usual, it was [...]

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Birds of a Feather

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 20, 2009

in contest/giveaway, friends, giveaway, Italian, Mexican/Latin, simple recipe

About a month ago, I got an email from Christina who writes the fantastic blog Dinner at Christina’s about having a Chicagoland blogger potluck sometime in September, and I of course jumped at the chance! I love meeting other bloggers, and I also love cooking for other people, so it was the kind of event [...]

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A Weekend Away (and the Post to Prove It!)

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

in dinner out, friends

I set out Friday afternoon for my weekend in Utica, NY for my good friend Mary’s wedding… little did I know that I would proceed to eat myself stupid! There was a serious lack of vegetables, tons of starch and homemade Italian cookies, an abundance of the most caring people, and did I mention tons [...]

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Mac + Chili + Winner

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on August 31, 2009

in beef, friends, giveaway, simple recipe

There are so many bloggers who have been talking about how the cooler weather means one thing, and one thing only: Chili. Granted, I eat chili all year round, but fall chili is really something special. There’s something about eating spicy chili with a cool cheese and sour cream topping while the air is a [...]

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