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New Year, New Recipe!

January 2, 2012

Okay, I really made this in 2011, but it’s still a winner. It’s also really simple and quick to make. The original recipe is from Real Simple December 2011. The changes I made are minimal and really just less pepper than the recipe called for in the magazine. Too much pepper gets caught in Bea’s [...]

You Win Some, You Lose Some

December 20, 2011

I’m not someone who often eats chocolate, but I do enjoy chocolate and mint together, especially around this time of year. I happened to purchase the latest issue of Rachael Ray’s magazine a few weeks ago and noted a delicious looking cookie recipe that involved surrounding a york peppermint patty with chocolate cookie dough. Just [...]

Protein Power!

December 14, 2011

I’ve been strongly urged to eat a high protein diet these days. Since we don’t eat a ton of meat around here and I’m still the same cheapy-cheap-o, I haven’t been eating steak each night. BUT I have discovered two new favorite ways to enjoy quinoa! Here they are: Quinoa Hash: 1 cup quinoa, cooked 1 [...]

Zaycon Foods Chicken

October 19, 2011

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to pick up 40lbs of chicken breast from Zaycon Foods. Zaycon Foods has incredible “one day” deals for things like chicken breast or other meats.  Now, we do not eat chicken everyday or even every week, so 40lbs of chicken would last us a very long time. Thankfully, [...]

Summer fruits

August 30, 2011

It’s warm! It’s sunny! It’s finally summer around here! Hooray! One of the great things about where we live, and our neighborhood specifically, is the availability of free blackberries during this time of year. A couple weeks ago, our friend Brenda and I picked a half-flat of blackberries in very little time. Naturally, I planned [...]

Don’t Eat All the Avocado

August 16, 2011

Something you may or may not already know about me is that I really like avocado. When I had my wisdom teeth removed the summer before sophomore year of college, I mostly ate avocado (with Johnny’s Seasoning Salt, the way God intended), while I awaited the green light for regular foods. I like avocado with [...]

Recipe of the Week: Just a bunch of links

June 13, 2011

Okay, so I have made a bunch of things lately but nothing terribly memorable. Jonathan got me the Food Matters Cookbook for my birthday, so expect quite a bit from that in the coming weeks. And here are a bunch of links to things I’ve made or am planning to make because sometimes it’s nice [...]

Recipe of the Week: Rhubarb Salad with Goat Cheese

May 31, 2011

As I’ve mentioned before, rhubarb was never my favorite thing as a child, but it has truly started to become more appealing as of late. I believe this is because I can get rhubarb for free. I like free. I like free quite a bit! I wish I’d had the foresight to take a before [...]

Recipe of the Week: Pepperoni, Potato and Broccoli Rabe Pizza

May 26, 2011

This past Friday, we had my great friend J over for a little adventure and some dinner. It was sunny! It was warm! We went to our local nursery where we perused the offerings for both indoor and outdoor plants and generally enjoyed the last of the warm spring sun. It should also be noted [...]

McDonald’s! McDonald’s! Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut!

April 17, 2011

For all the “healthy” eating we do around here, I must confess that I’m a pretty big fan of things that are unhealthy. Here’s a list of them, in no particular order: queso, coca-cola classic, full-fat dairy products, g&t, and yes, pizza. Generally, we make pizza that is of the thin crust variety and contains [...]