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I Made Me a Chicken!
It occurred me to the other day that while I’ve probably made countless chicken recipes over my cooking career, I’ve never actually made a WHOLE chicken at once. I’ll admit that secretly, I had...
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My 100th Post! Spicy Pulled Pork Quesadillas
Football season is finally here! Let’s Go Blue! I don’t think there is a person in this world who can’t appreciate the beauty of “tailgate” food, even if you aren’t a fan of football. This...
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Penne with Pumpkin, Sage, and Sausage
Starbucks has returned with the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which is how I gauge that it’s time again for cool weather, comfort food. By November, I’m generally sick of all things pumpkin, but at this time...
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Julia’s Cream of Mushroom Soup
If Julia Child were alive today, she would have celebrated her 100th birthday on August 15th this year. A few years ago, my mom gave me Julia’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” cookbook as a...
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Mushroom Risotto with Spinach and Goat Cheese
Have you ever gone to the grocery store and somehow neglected to take one of your bags with you at checkout? Of course you don’t discover this until you get all the way home and of course the bag has...
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Mashed Chickpea Spread on Grilled Bread
I have to admit that I’ve been getting a little tired of traditional dips and spreads offered at holiday gatherings this year. It seems like wherever you go you always see the same-old tired...
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Whiskey Mustard Meatballs
Anyone who has read this blog before knows my love of cooking with booze. Bourbon, Liqueur Rum…you name it. This is the first time I’ve tried cooking with my good old buddy, Jack. Jack Daniels...
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Spinach Puffs
I am in LOVE with these little cheesy, spinach puffs. Ridiculously tasty and as simple as could be to prepare. These little puffs of heaven could be serve as an appetizer, a side dish, or even could...
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Quick Mushroom Ragu
Mmmmmmm…My stomach growling remembering this dish. I came home from work one day, feeling defeated, and battling some sort of dreary freezing rain outside. All I really wanted was COMFORT FOOD, and...
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Beef and Mushroom Cobbler with White Cheddar Biscuits
While I was scanning the front page of msnbc.com last week, I came across the “Today” section, which was featuring a recipe from chef Curtis Stone, who showed up on the regular cooking segment that...
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Healthier Shepherd’s Pie
Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, currently you’re only wearing pants that have already been worn 20 times before and you refuse to wash and dry them, because that means they will conform...
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Chicken Chilaquiles Casserole
The quest for wellness in 2013 continues…. So far I’ve followed through of my goals for the new year. I quit the over priced gym, purchased a treadmill for my home, and even started doing P90X....
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Healthy Noodles with Peppers and Beef
This healthy Asian-inspired dish was delicious and made enough to keep me eating balanced lunches for practically a week. I love eating out at restaurants as much as the next person, but when you...
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Skillet Lasagna
Seriously…. This lasagna was tastier than a lot of full-fat versions I’ve had in the past. The best part about this recipe was the SUPER easy assembly. No boiling noodles. No meticulously layering...
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Ganache and Toasted Coconut
I discovered my true nemesis during the development of the recipe….. Making caramel is the devil. This recipe is a combination of several different recipes I’ve encountered throughout the years,...
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“Spa” Chicken with Apricot-Orange Chipotle Sauce
I found this recipe for “Spa Chicken” in my 2011 America’s Test Kitchen Light & Healthy Cookbook. The title of the recipe has a perfectly logical explanation – If you go on vacation to a fancy...
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Have You Heard of Stitch Fix?
Timeout. Momentary break from cooking posts because I want to introduce you all to my latest obsession…. STITCH FIX! What is Stitch Fix, you ask? WELL. Stitch Fix is a fashion styling service...
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My First Fix!
My first fix was delivered this weekend from Stitch Fix! For those who missed my previous post – I gave a detailed explanation about what Stitch Fix is and how it works here. In a nut shell, Stitch...
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Chicken Fricasee
I realize that a lot of people hate mushrooms and the fact that I make so many dishes with mushrooms is probably offending their very nature. In fact, when I poll people, it’s usually about a 50/50...
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Mexican Lasagna
I LOOOOOOOOVEd this dish. When you go to cut into it, it doesn’t stay together all pretty like a traditional lasagna, but it tastes so good that you don’t really care and neither does anyone else....
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