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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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Food : Art :: Alinea

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on March 3, 2011

in beef, dinner out, friends, pork, vegetables

I’ve waxed poetic about meals before. I’ve said before that a dinner was “the best ever”. I was wrong. I was invited by the lovely Jackie from I Am A Feeder to join her during the Chicago leg of her “great adventure” for the experience that is dinner at Alinea, the famous restaurant by chef [...]

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Pleasant Surprises (Giveaway Post!)

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 9, 2011

in Baking, dessert, family, giveaway, Italian

Today was full of pleasant surprises. The coffee shop where I get my morning coffee and sometimes breakfast changed their wraps on their breakfast wraps from a tomato-basil one to a whole wheat one. It was amazing. I walked into school and my friend Wendy handed me a cupcake, because it was “cupcake day”. I [...]

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Weeknight/Worknight Lasagna

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 28, 2011

in Italian, simple recipe, vegetables, vegetarian

After the forgotten cheese, I was looking forward to lasagna all day. Seriously, all stinking day I was thinking about noodles layered with cheese, spinach, and sauce. And then my friend asked me to cover her scholastic bowl meet (Nerd Herd, as we call it) and the next thing I knew it was 4:30 and [...]

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Guest Post: Green Dog Wine

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 14, 2011

in guest post, Italian, vegetarian

 Hi What’s For Dinner Readers! J  My name is Allison, and I ramble on about food, puggles, and wine over on my blog – Green Dog Wine. When I saw Mara needed guest posters – I hopped at the chance because:  1: I heart Mara, and 2: I heart What’s for Dinner!  I posted this [...]

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