I tried to tell my husband and kids that this dish was a flop, but once they got a whiff of the delicious smell wafting out of the slow cooker, there was no way to fend them off of my precious chili colorado. Drat. Now I have to share. “Colorado” here means red, so essentially this is
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Classic And Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Confession: While potatoes are easily one of my favorite foods. I secretly love powdered instant mashed potatoes. I know, I know. Gross. I’m simply going to blame this on growing up in Pennsyltucky in the 80’s. Come holiday time, my poor grandma had to covertly peel and boil the real potatoes while hiding behind a
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Gluten Free Tuscan Kale Salad
Food trends come and go, and whether it’s a fad or here to stay, these days folks love kale. Kale salads, kale chips, kale stir fries, kale smoothies. You name it, and kale is in it. It’s a full-blown kale-bonanza. Naturally a bit fickle, I wasn’t fast to jump on the kale-loving band wagon until
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Mediterranean Chocolate Tahini Truffles
Having just disappeared the last of the junky trick-or-treat candy, my sweet tooth is a bit disappointed. So much temptation, but despite the promising brightly wrappers, I find conventional candy to be deeply unsatisfying. Enter these chocolate tahini truffles that I discovered in a brand new cookbook – Mediterranean Paleo Cooking. I just love a dessert that satiates
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Spaghetti Squash Bolognese (With Liver)
As a kid, I loved spaghetti sandwiches made with jarred sauce and pasta on white “Italian” bread. In high school I probably wolfed them down for dinner five nights out of seven when I’d get home after hours of swim team practice. These days I love to eat spaghetti squash bolognese on true traditional sourdough toast smeared
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Slow Cooked Caramel Apples
Fall is in the air, and these slow cooked caramel apples are just the thing to waft buttery cinnamon goodness through your house and get you in the mood for autumn. While I am a self-confessed summertime gal, this season holds a special place in my heart. Back in Pennsylvania as a kid, the air
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Fish en Papillote: A Quick & Easy Delicious Dinner
Don’t you just love how the French make the simplest things seem fancy? Wrap up fish in paper with some veggies and seasonings. Throw it in the oven, and voila – Fish en papillote! Fish en papillote – or fish packets, as I like to call them – make for a fantastic presentation at a dinner party,
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Gluten Free Deep Dish Pizza
My little family has a Friday night tradition – movie night complete with buttered popcorn, root beer, homemade ice cream, and some sort of fun, snacky dinner. Sometimes it’s homemade nachos, but our newest favorite is this gluten free deep dish pizza. Personally, I’ve found that I can digest wheat just fine as long as it’s a
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Bell Pepper Soup with Basil Tarragon Olive Oil
In dreaming up recipes for my weekly meal plans service, sometimes I just stare in my fridge, praying that inspiration will come. That’s when I know it’s time for a new cookbook to spark ideas and remind me of flavors that I’ve forgotten. I discovered this red bell pepper soup in my most recent cookbook crush –
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Summer Fruit Salad with Balsamic Mint Glaze
August will always hold a special place in my heart as the ripest, richest part of summer. Back east, the peaches, tomatoes, and corn were other-worldly good, the Atlantic ocean was warm, and the mood was carpe diem. I’m sure there are plenty of good reasons, but I’m not a fan of school starting before labor
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Slow Cooker Meatballs with Garden Veggie Sauce
We’ve been having some pretty wacky weather here for Southern California. Back east, my mom and the weather man used to call it HHH: hazy, hot, and humid. Definitely not a day that you want to spark up the oven and add any extra heat and moisture to your kitchen. It’s summer days like these when recipes
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The Best Ceviche Recipe for Summertime
Tanned skin in sun dresses, sandy feet in flip flops, and days that seem to stretch on forever. Oh summer, I love you. Of course, to pair with any season there are foods that can evoke nostalgia with a single bite. Summertime ceviche is one of those foods. This best ceviche recipe yields a dish that’s cold,
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