I’m still recovering from this, so not a whole lot of jibber-jabber from me today. (You’re crushed, right?) Let’s just get straight to business…

My friend Anne pointed me in the direction of this Lemon Chicken – apparently it was all the rage back in 2006. (You know a recipe is popular when the blogger closes his/her comments for the post.) But I was busy being sleep-deprived after birthing my first kid, and there wasn’t a lot of cooking going on. 
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Continue reading Lemon Cream Chicken

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.

Anyhoo, it was called Man-Pleasing Chicken. Man what? Pleasing who? HUH? What sort of a stupid name for a dish is that?? Are you listening Trader Joe’s? (Original creator, apparently.) Although, it certainly got the attention of thousands, so bravo to their marketing team.
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Continue reading Baked Maple-Mustard Chicken

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 on top of each other, and actually considered buying one. I even did the math in my head to see if it would be a better deal.

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(This recipe was originally posted a few years ago, but it’s worth further attention in case you missed it!)

It was a little slow coming this year, but I would say winter is finally here.

This is my second winter back in California, after living in Minnesota. And I can officially say, my body has acclimated to the weather. And I think it’s cold. Yes, the high is 55. But when I wake up it’s 32. And technically, that’s freezing. Which is what I am – freezing.
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It’s 2012. How many checks have you already messed up by writing 2011 on them? Oh, that’s right…I’m the only one still using a checkbook. What can I say? I’m old school. Some things die hard.

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Continue reading Salsa Verde Chicken Bake