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Slow Cooker Asian-Style Pulled Pork

January 5, 2017
Slow Cooker Asian-Style Pulled Pork

Well, 2017, you have arrived like a whirlwind. I am slowly catching up, but WOW life gets busy sometimes, doesn’t it? I’ll give you a little update about what’s been happening since September (it’s been awhile!), but first let me tell…

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Easy Weeknight Taco Salad

September 15, 2016
Easy Weeknight Taco Salad

Last week was chocolate cake , this week it’s salad. Gotta keep the balance, right? I would not call myself a person that loves salads, but I make this here taco salad once a week. Probably because it’s ready in…

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Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake

September 8, 2016
Flourless Orange Chocolate Cake

If easy decadence is a thing, this is it. Only six basic ingredients, and almost as easy to throw together as a mix from a box–but the flavor is on another level. This flourless chocolate cake is rich and wonderfully…

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The Best Guacamole Recipe

September 1, 2016
The Best Guacamole Recipe

Whatever your plans are for this Labor Day weekend, this guacamole should be there. Going to a cookout? Bring some of the very best guacamole to share. Or perhaps staying home and binge-watching Stranger Things? Snack on some chips and…

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Summer Berry Galette

August 18, 2016
Summer Berry Galette

Welcome to the simpler, easier version of pie. “Easier than pie,” if you please. That phrase never made sense to me to describe something easy, because a lot of things are easier than pie. A lot. Including this recipe for…

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How to Make Freezer Sweet Corn

August 10, 2016
How to Make Freezer Sweet Corn

I must start by saying that this is a secret family recipe, but I like you so I want to share it with you. Frozen sweet corn and dumplings are the two foods that I request every time I go…

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Easy Weeknight Zucchini Quesadillas

August 2, 2016
Easy Weeknight Zucchini Quesadillas

Shocking news: on weeknights I usually don’t feel like cooking a big dinner. Raise your hand if you’re with me. Ever since the first time I made zucchini quesadillas, they became part of our weekly meal rotation. They are just…

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Simple Israeli Salad

July 28, 2016
Simple Israeli Salad

Somehow I always forget how ridiculously hot DC gets in July. Every year, it comes as a surprise that these temperatures are achievable, as I step out of my doorway and into a thick wall of humidity and heat. Perhaps…

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Sizzling Chicken and Veggie Fajitas

July 19, 2016
Sizzling Chicken and Veggie Fajitas

Just in case you are ever in a scenario where you have to feed ten hungry women who are finally recovering from their hangovers, I have a recipe for you. That recipe is chicken and veggie fajitas. Turns out fajitas…

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