Non-Dairy

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Baked Maple-Mustard Chicken

17 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. [...]

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Shrimp Stir-Fry with Sugar Snap Peas

16 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 [...]

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Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

20 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 [...]

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

27 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 [...]

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Crock Pot Mongolian Beef

54 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 [...]

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Crock Pot Honey Sesame Chicken

89 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 [...]

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Barbecue Hummus

14 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 [...]

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Teriyaki Barbecue Roasted Tri-Tip

20 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 [...]

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Creamy Cauliflower Cheddar Soup and a Pacific Foods Broth Giveaway!

51 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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Roast Chicken with Potatoes, Lemon, & Asparagus

13 comments October 11, 2011

I couldn’t wait for Haley to start Kindergarten. Those extra hours that would finally be mine. I looked longingly at my to-do list of what I could finally get accomplished. [...]

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Turkey and Vegetable Chow Fun

18 comments September 27, 2011

Boy oh boy. Mushrooms and eggplant get shunned. A lot. I mention them on the blog and BOOM! everyone comes out of the woodwork with conviction. Mention them on Facebook, [...]

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Toasted Quinoa Salad With Cumin-Lime Dressing

17 comments August 9, 2011

Holy knights of Columbus, we are all moved in. Can I get a heck ya?! Of course, when I say we’re “all moved in,” that means our furniture is in [...]

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Noodles with Edamame and Cashew-Lime Sauce

24 comments July 25, 2011

Welcome to another lesson in peanut allergies, folks! Today, we’ll be discussing the outrageous cost of Epi pens and my love/hate relationship with the medical community. Pay attention…they’ll be a [...]

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A Road Trip, My Friend Melissa, and Tabbouleh

26 comments May 24, 2011

Some people are worth a really long car drive. Some people are worth leaving your kids for the very first time. Some people get you so excited that you actually [...]

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Spring Vegetable Couscous with Chicken

26 comments April 21, 2011

Well, waddya know. It’s spring. I barely even wore a scarf or hat this winter, so the changing of the seasons wasn’t that obvious. But I see it now. We [...]