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Chicken with Smooshed Tomatoes

I don’t know about you but I struggle with meals in the summer sometimes. There are only so many salads one can make. It is way too hot to do anything today, especially cook. But thank goodness for air conditioning!… Continue Reading →

A Great Day in Baking History

It was an incredible day for baking today! History was made! I have created my most epic baking achievement yet! BEHOLD!! BAGELS!! It all started with an intense craving for bagels I had one day. But when I went to… Continue Reading →

Spring Stew

Spring is the toughest time of the year fresh-food wise. Before, when I relied on grocery stores and didn’t care about where my food was coming from I didn’t even think about the fact that Spring is the low point… Continue Reading →

Vegetarian Roasted Chickpea Gyros

This week I unintentionally planned all vegetarian meals. We’ll see how it goes, we’re only one day in. While I love vegetarian meals both Jim and I usually find ourselves hungry a couple hours after the meal. So with all… Continue Reading →

Quick and Easy Spinach “Frittata”

Sunday mornings are tough for me. Usually I’m tired from all the work we did Saturday and usually we don’t get to sleep in. Like this Sunday we had a quote for the back splash at 9, so we had… Continue Reading →

(A Little Less) Butter Chicken

I’ve been wanting to make this dish for awhile, ever since I had it at an Indian restaurant where I used to live in Bloomfield. I must admit though that when I looked up the recipe I was a tad… Continue Reading →

Brussels Sprouts and Acorn Squash

More Brussels Sprouts…this time with squash! Half the time I create  or find new recipes and go out and buy the ingredients I need, the other half of the time I try and create recipes with the things we already… Continue Reading →

Tuna Salad

Lunches are always a struggle. While James is perfectly OK with his frozen tortellini and tomato sauce every day I get a little bored and antsy. I also usually am short on time. So it’s great to have something I… Continue Reading →

Honey Lemon Shrimp Pasta

This recipe came about after we found a bag of frozen shrimp in the fridge and since we couldn’t identify if it was ours, ex-roomate’s or current roomate’s we decided to claim them. It’s a great mix of sour and… Continue Reading →

One-Skillet Potato, Ground Turkey and Spinach Frittata

Nothing is better than a hearty and filling Sunday morning brunch. Last Sunday was cold and rainy and I was in the mood for something different than the usual toast and scrambled eggs. So I went on the same old… Continue Reading →

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