Italian

Sweet Inspiration

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

in friends, Italian, simple recipe, vegetarian

I’ve been waxing poetic about the blogging community lately. See, I knew it was a wonderful community to be a part of before when everyone sent me lovely messages when Adam and I got married. I knew you were all supportive when my father passed away and people came out of the woodwork to send [...]

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Cooking Shenanigans

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 31, 2011

in Baking, beef, dessert, friends, Italian, simple recipe

I’ve been out and about with my friend Ericka since she arrived on Monday afternoon… but, for Ericka and I, “out and about” includes things like going to fun grocery stores, coming up with recipes, cooking, and eating. Our friendship has pretty much always been like that, actually. We met in college when we shared [...]

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Make It Yourself

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 27, 2011

in Italian, simple recipe, vegetarian

I need you to use your imagination for a little while here. Are you ready? Imagine you’re a teacher. Not just any teacher, but a teacher for a class that isn’t state-tested, and is considered a “fun” class by the students. Now imagine that it’s the day before Spring break. Imagine that over a third [...]

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Pea-sto

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 21, 2011

in fish or seafood, Italian, shrimp, simple recipe, vegetables, vegetarian

Spring is, quite possibly, my favorite time of year. Besides the longer days, warmer weather, and everyone’s general better mood, the produce is just fantastic. After months and months of potatoes, hard squashes, root vegetables, and other things that grow underground, Spring brings about things that are green. Not just green, but that delicious bright [...]

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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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