When I was in college and a year or two after, my friends would usually come back to my house to wind down after being out and about. They a...
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Side Dishes
I've been on an artichoke kick lately. Have you tried the marinated ones they sell? They're addictive. I could eat them straight fro...
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When we went apple-picking-that-turned-into-peach-picking last weekend, our family decided to have a picnic on the farm beforehand. I like b...
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This past New Year's Eve (yes, I realize that was over 8 months ago), my husband and I went over to my friend's parents' house i...
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Rice Pilaf may look boring and simple, but I promise it's only one of the two (the latter, in case you were wondering). Rice is normally...
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Looking for an easy side dish for when you have the grill going full blast this summer? Stuffed tomatoes are a healthy and quick option that...
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Here's another easy and light recipe that is a perfect side dish to most Asian-inspired main courses. Sesame oil is one of my favorite ...
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Sesame Noodles are one of my favorite things to constantly have access to. I typically make a large bowl for Chris and me, and we nosh on...
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I'm lucky there is a Whole Foods right across the street from my work, as well as about two minutes from my house. I love their selectio...
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Whenever we have pasta for dinner, we need to have some kind of bread. There's always sauce that needs to be sopped up, and we never int...
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The weather is finally getting warmer around here. I thought it would never happen. Between the random snowfall mid-March, to the windy week...
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My mom used to make this all the time after Thanksgiving or any other time she served mashed potatoes for dinner. Mashed potatoes by themsel...
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Chris isn't a huge fan of mashed potatoes. But I am. So you know what that means? Since I'm usually the one cooking dinner, if I thi...
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Do you have those recipes that you forget about until you accidentally stumble across them one day? And then you make it and forget how outr...
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After eating pretty heavily most of my recent South Beach trip with some girlfriends, I was more than excited to indulge in some healthy and...
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Italian Easter Pie is stuffed full of different cheeses and meats. It's an Italian-Catholic tradition to eat this pie at noon on Easter....
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Today's post for the Secret Recipe Club comes from Liz at That Skinny Chick Can Bake . I had such a difficult time choosing a recipe to...
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Chris was skeptical when I first made this. It's white. And it's chili. Weird. I had to explain that not ALL chili needs to be a bro...
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