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Winter Weekend Warmer: Homemade Pasta, Meatballs, and Sauce
Today’s Winter Weekend Warmer is so awesome and I couldn’t wait to share it with you. When it comes to comfort food, pasta always is at the top of my list. Last weekend I made homemade pasta,...
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Winter Weekend Warmer: Meatloaf with Blackberry Barbecue Sauce
Wow. We made it. Its nearly 2012. So, this is my final post in my Winter Weekend Warmer series. If you all liked this, just wait till February, its going to be a month-long casserole extravaganza! Back...
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Crockpot Concoctions: Carne Guisada
For my final Crockpot Concoction of January, I was inspired to cook a Mexican-style dish after visiting my hometown in Cali. I may be biased, but I dare say Central California has some of the best...
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Soup & Salad: Simple Steak Salad
Earlier this week I posted a velvety, warm potato soup. Well, what better to have with potato soup then a steak salad? This salad is so fast and so simple that it was easy to do along with the more...
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Soup & Salad: Warm Vegetable Quinoa Salad
I don’t know about you, but a while back I jumped on the quinoa bandwagon and haven’t looked back. I love the stuff! So, when I was looking for some fun salads to do (minus the boring lettuce kind) I...
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Soup & Salad: Avocado Barley Salad
For the last salad of the month I went with one that incorporates two foods I love: barley and avocado. I love the chewy texture of barley, and how it is so filling. I honestly have been known to just...
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Friday Fives: Ciaco e Pepe
For our final Friday Fives I got this recipe from an episode of America’s Test Kitchen. It was exactly what I was looking for: simple, few ingredients, and yet elegant. The real work of this recipe...
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Biscuits & Gravy
Biscuits & Gravy. My one true breakfast love. As a child I wanted nothing to do with them. I think it was the white gravy that bothered me. I knew gravy as being brown, and was certain this was the...
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Chicken Pasta e Fagioli
I love when I can get two meals out of one. Last week when we bought the pre-seasoned and stuffed chicken I knew we could get at least two meals out of the bird. The first meal was roasted veg along...
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Homemade Bolognese Sauce
One of the other must-have foods I insist on indulging in when I am in California, is my dad’s home made pasta bolognese. By using fresh ingredients and plenty of seasoning this is a delicious and...
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