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heavy heart and simple peppermint bark
This week has been heavy. Heavy with sadness and heavy with emotion. Heavy with desire for things to change. I think of those children in Sandy Hook. I think of their parents and siblings, the...
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Toasty Coconut Wedges (Oat & Coconut Shortbread Cookies)
There is a recipe of my Great Grandma’s that has been floating around in our family for generations. It’s one that remains on the regular cookie rotation in our house today, and when I share those...
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Cheesy Chicken and Cauliflower Orzo Bake
Um, so cauliflower seems to be whispering to me from the supermarket seven blocks down the road in the produce aisle. It somehow manages to taunt me through the double sliding glass doors – the same...
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Bacon, Mushroom & Kale Frittata With Oven Dried Tomatoes
I’m not gonna lie. I’m kind of in a hurry today, so let’s get down to business. This frittata? Pretty much awesome. The only thing missing was about 4 ounces of soft Mascarpone cheese whisked into the...
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Butt Rubbed Turkey Breast Tenderloin
Is anyone panicking about Turkey today? Anyone. . . ? I’m not. Well, a little. OK. I am. Sort of. I don’t know why though, I don’t host at my house, and I’m not in charge of the turkey. Me? I’m the...
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Happy New Year!
Things have been quiet around here. I haven’t really been cooking – except for short ribs and mashed potatoes for Christmas, fondue on Christmas Eve, egg casserole and monkey bread on Christmas...
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Thyme and Cheddar Scalloped Potatoes
Cheesy. Potatoes. That’s really all you need to know. These are the kind of potatoes that say, I ♥ you, therefore I give you cheese. Garlicky, herby, creamy cheese. Oh, and carbs. Nothing says love...
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My Make-Believe Thanksgiving Menu
I feel a little torn today because, really, I want to start catching you up on old stuff so I can start talking about new stuff and then in my perfect little world, we’d all be on the same page. But I...
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Sweet and Spicy Candied Pecans
Let’s be quick today. We’re talking about nuts. (*snicker*) Candied pecans, to be exact. We’re going to rip through this post, because I have an end goal – which might be the easiest fancy-pants,...
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Red Pear, Goat Cheese, and Candied Pecan Salad {with Raspberry Vinaigrette}
We could also call this “The Best Ever ‘Easy Button’ Salad” too. Because it is. My friend Lara said to me once, “I totally pressed the Easy Button today and bought a rotisserie chicken for dinner”, and...
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