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Chicken with Sofrito

15 comments March 27, 2013

Oh, this poor chicken dish. I’ve had it in my queue since last June! But then something else came up…awesomeness off the grill, or a gorgeous salad, then the holidays. I [...]

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

29 comments March 4, 2013

Begin rant > How is it possible that I don’t have a lick of Irish in me, but growing up, we enjoyed corned beef and cabbage a few times a [...]

White Bean Dip

28 comments February 27, 2013

A recipe from the archives: every afternoon around 2pm, I get that uncontrollable urge to snack, usually in the form of cookies. So, instead I’ve been making this dip. Light, [...]

Asian Turkey Meatballs (and the Cuisinart Hand Blender winner)

7 comments February 18, 2013

I thought life was rough finding products made without peanuts, due to Haley’s allergy…until I started searching for products without wheat. Holy moly. Eating gluten-free would be a lot of [...]

Crock Pot Lentil Soup with Kielbasa (and a Cuisinart Hand Blender Giveaway)

43 comments February 11, 2013

Ever since these (which I’ve made 3x now), I’ve sort of fallen back in love with kielbasa. Not that I ever fell out of love, but…well…I guess it just fell [...]

Crock Pot Apple Kielbasa Bites

13 comments January 21, 2013

We spent the day in San Francisco yesterday; took the kids to the aquarium, Pier 39, and Fisherman’s Wharf. Ate. And ate some more. And watched all the odd people. [...]

Spicy Lemon Date Spread

5 comments November 12, 2012

Seems like most people know how to cook their Thanksgiving turkey; what brine to use, how to stuff it, etc. And they are usually pretty committed to certain sides – [...]

Honey-Soy Chicken Drumsticks

16 comments November 1, 2012

Trevor’s not in school full time yet, and even though he is infinitely better at independent play than Haley ever was, there are still a lot of hours each day [...]

Pasta with Avocado Cream Sauce

21 comments August 7, 2012

Guacamole=love. Cubed up in a salad or lettuce wrap=love. Sliced on a bagel ,BLT, or Panini=love. Whole with just a sprinkle of salt=love, love, luuuu-huv. Oh, my lovely green, buttery avocado…why do [...]

Pineapple and Coconut Rice

6 comments June 26, 2012

My friend Alicia mentioned making pineapple rice the other day. I was immediately intrigued and went Googling. I found several, but this one seemed to do it for me, for [...]

Spicy Asian Sirloin Lettuce Wraps

4 comments June 21, 2012

The relief of summer break lasted only momentarily. Five days, exactly. Then we started back up with the math and language worksheets, summer camp, and oh…that’s right…Haley’s annual dance recital [...]

Cranberry Almond Granola Bars

10 comments June 5, 2012

Day 7 of the no-junk-food challenge. Well, really 6 1/2, but who’s counting? Oh, that’s right…I am! We made it past the first week, though. Barely, but we did. We [...]

Baked Maple-Mustard Chicken

23 comments March 27, 2012

This was making the rounds on Pinterest (what isn’t these days?!)…impossible to know who to credit anymore for the idea, when everyone you follow is writing about the same thing. [...]

Shrimp Stir-Fry with Sugar Snap Peas

15 comments March 22, 2012

Spring: temperatures start to rise 10 degrees, flower buds appear, birds begin canoodling, and we get a newfound hop in our step. So we put on our capris from last [...]

Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

23 comments March 15, 2012

I make a lot of rice. So much so, that while at the market last week, I passed by some insane endcap display with 50 pound bags of rice stacked [...]

Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

28 comments March 6, 2012

My red hair, green eyes, and freckles leads everyone to believe I’m Irish. But I’m not. Paul is, though, so does that makes me Irish by proxy? And check it [...]

Crock Pot Mongolian Beef

60 comments February 28, 2012

…aaaand here’s the other successful crock pot recipe I promised. I know this sort of has 3 strikes against it out of the gate: red meat, expensive red meat, and [...]

Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

103 comments February 9, 2012

My friend Nicole hates to cook; it’s a complete chore to her. I think she’d rather pick up poop from her pet sitting business or scrub her bathroom floors than [...]

Barbecue Hummus

15 comments January 12, 2012

Superbowl is coming up (and rumor has it there have been some major upsets in the playoffs.) But I imagine even the disappointed will still tune in. Either to root [...]

Teriyaki Barbecue Roasted Tri-Tip

23 comments December 15, 2011

This tri-tip is another one of my mom’s recipes. I told you I was feeling the family love this month! As with all my favorite childhood meals like this and [...]

Creamy Cauliflower Cheddar Soup and a Pacific Foods Broth Giveaway!

48 comments October 25, 2011

Me: Why the long face? Haley: I saw you cutting up cauliflower. Damn. She wasn’t actually supposed to see that. Just like my Dad isn’t supposed to know my Mom [...]

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