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Blackened Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
If you’re in the mood for a slightly spicy soup and you have some leftover chicken, this is the meal for you. It’s loaded with blackening spice, wild rice, chicken
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Dinner Side Dishes
Tabouli with a Parsley Lemon Puree
With the addition of our new mini food processor,“Baby Blue” to our kitchen, I’ve been having a ball making super small batches of things. From pesto to salsa, it’s actually
CategoriesAppetizer Breakfast/Brunch Salad Vegetarian
Avocado Salad with Grapefruit and Lime Vinaigrette
Considering the name of this recipe, you might be wondering why there’s not a photo of a grapefruit in the photo. Funny story. If you’re a multiple pet owner, I’m
Lemon Pepper Steak with Red Wine Shallot Sauce
Going through the freezer a couple of nights ago looking for an elusive bag of green beans, I stumbled on a grass-fed piece of steak that Jedd bought at the
Self-Soothing Chicken Noodle Soup
I think that most people have a favorite version of chicken noodle soup. Whether it’s their grandmother’s recipe – or they add a cup o’ water to some condensed soup
CategoriesCheese Dinner Lunch Sauces Vegetarian
Herbed Lasagna with Oregano Puree
There are two ways you can make this dish: The easy way or the fun way. Of course to me, “fun” sometimes means taking a couple hours to make it
CategoriesAppetizer Vegetarian
Southwestern Kale Chips
Everyone knows that kale is remarkably good for you. But, here’s a lesser known fact, kale chips are incredibly addictive. You know that old ad campaign for a certain potato
Turmeric and Lemon Artichoke Chicken
Hello January, you old so-and-so of a dark and dreary month! We have a couple of tricks to minimize your 4:30 darkness, and barely breaking 15 degree days. First, we
Barley and Endive Salad with Parsley Pesto
My father-in-law is vegan, and he eats a decent amount of tofu. In fact, I never really enjoyed tofu until he made me his signature dish. He mixes together a
Spinach Stuffed Pork with Horseradish Cream
A couple of weeks ago, my mother and I decided that we’d go a little off the beaten path when it came to Thanksgiving this year. We thought we’d mix
Pomegranate and Pear Salad with Parmesan Crisps
I love to cook, my mother loves to cook, so Thanksgiving is our day to play. However, it’s only going to be four of us for dinner this year, and
Homemade Chive Pappardelle Two Ways (Blue Cheese Cream Sauce and Parsley Browned Butter)
Blue Cheese Cream Sauce Parsley Browned Butter Sauce Whenever I make pappardelle, I think of that episode from Psych, when Shawn gets Gus into trouble with one of his co-workers
Steak with a Herbed Cutting Board Sauce
In summer there’s nothing more decadent than having a plethora of herbs to play with. In the winter, a bunch of oregano costs $2.00 for an anemic bunch of straggly
CategoriesAppetizer Dinner Lunch Mexican Vegetarian
Pico de Quinoa
Jedd and I went to Maine for a couple of days, and it was amazing. The first day was sunny and the sky was bright blue. The second day we
CategoriesBread/Baking Dessert
Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce
In honor of The Gilmore Girls finally coming out on Netflix streaming (and because it’s autumn – the perpetual season in Stars Hollow) – it only seemed right to make
CategoriesDinner Vegetarian
Chipotle Apple, Onion and Fruit Galette
Life has been remarkably hectic lately, so playing in the kitchen hasn’t been much of an option. But when Jedd bought me a beautiful bag of apples, I realized that