I realized I’m giving away all my best cooking secrets on this blog. Once people figure out that making delicious food is not actually difficult, I’m gonna be out of a job. The cat will be out of the bag,…
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Kids are heading back to school and summer is coming to a close (would someone please tell DC that summer is coming to a close? There’s only so much humidity a person can handle). Perhaps you’re refocusing on your meal…
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Got plans? No plans? Camping? Winging it? Relaxing at the beach? Wherever you’ll be this Fourth of July weekend, I hope there’s good food there for you to enjoy. And maybe a night game of baseball. For Fourth of July…
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This recipe takes advantage of some of the best parts of summer – plenty of fresh parsley, cilantro, cucumbers, and tomatoes. The main ingredient, couscous, is not really a Midwest thing. But somehow my brother became a huge fan of…
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Chicken and rice are quite the dynamic duo, and there are so many different ways to make the combo. I have landed on a recipe that I think is out-of-this-world delicious, all made in one pot for easy weeknight dinners.…
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If you’ve made a renewed commitment to healthy eating, or perhaps had a little too much fun last weekend, this berry detox smoothie is just the ticket. It only takes minutes to prepare a drink that can give your body…
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This filling chickpea and sweet potato stew has a unique blend of flavors that are a little tangy, a little sweet, and completely crave-worthy. If ‘favorite leftovers’ was a real food category, this one pot dinner would be at the…
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Great conversation starter: If you had to be trapped inside one giant food, and the only way to escape would be to eat your way out of it, which food would you choose? For me, the answer is popcorn. I…
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I didn’t know what I was missing until I tried making smoothies at home. Which is why I highly recommend them to other people all the time. The ingredients are simple, the recipe is easy to make, and the smoothie…
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Sharing? What is that? The most dangerous thing about making crazy delicious alfredo is that I always want more and more, until I’m in a food coma and can’t move from the couch. Oh alfredo, you wonderful gluttonous devil, you.…
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