15 Healthy Dinners to Start 2015: Greek Salad with Rosemary Lamb Lollipop
For the second meal in my 15 Healthy Dinners series, I was stuck with a bit of a quandry: how do I get my meat-and-potatoes loving husband to eat salad for dinner? He sees salad as a side dish at best. The answer? Top it with a meat lollipop that looks straight out of the […]
Read More15 Healthy Dinners to Start 2015: Broiled Gulf Snapper & Balsamic Green Beans
It’s 2015, and so, like just about everyone else out there, I’m on a diet. Well…maybe not a diet, exactly. I’m not counting anything…points, carbs, calories, or steps…none of that. And I’m not cutting any giant groups of foods from my diet, or insisting that they be served in a “juice” variety. I’m just going […]
Read MoreLattice Top Pies Look Hard, But Are Really Easy
Pie has a bad reputation. For whatever reason, people think it’s this super complicated thing that’s really hard to get right. Newsflash: it’s not. Making a crust from scratch is pretty straightforward (pro tip-use lard instead of butter!) But pie is also one of those things that’s ridiculously easy to do on a “semi” homemade […]
Read MoreTomatillo Salsa Verde in Five Minutes
After a rather puny initial harvest, our jalapeno pepper plant channeled the Little Engine That Could and managed to pop out four late-season peppers of a decent size. That could only mean one thing: salsa party! My favorite salsa is ridiculously easy – it literally takes five minutes, can be canned or frozen for later […]
Read MoreMeal planning for two: three tips to reduce food waste
Recently I had a conversation with a newly married friend of mine. She and her husband had budgeted $60 a week for groceries for the two of them, but they were finding it hard to stay on track. Things just weren’t packaged for two people, she lamented, so they were overspending AND throwing out a […]
Read MoreHalloween Treats & Appetizers for a Boo-tiful Party
Halloween’s never really been my favorite holiday. Deciding on a costume, procuring all the stuff needed for that costume without spending a fortune, then battling the crowds at the top parties…I was over it by about age 23, I gotta admit. However, I do LOVE pumpkin carving. So this weekend, we invited our nearest and dearest […]
Read MoreHusband Approved: Steak and Gorgonzola Pizza
Most men love steak. This is a surprise to basically no one. But there’s a reason that a steakhouse dinner is usually seen as a treat or indulgence – that perfectly marbled meat, gorgonzola cream sauce, and decadent side dishes can rack up quite the bill. Luckily, these high-end ingredients are super flavorful, which means that even in smaller, […]
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Green Chile Pork Stew in a Slow Cooker
As some of you may know I recently left my job at a tech giant (hint: it rhymed with Noogle…) and will be starting work with a startup next week. However, one of my favorite things about my old job was the fantastic green chile pork stew that they served regularly for lunch. So, during my […]
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Argentinian Chimichurri Recipe – To Make and Freeze
This post contains affiliate links. For our full advertising disclosure, see our About page. The hubby is a midwestern, meat and potatoes kind of guy. He thinks a steak tastes just fine with absolutely no seasoning, marinade, or sauce. I, however, tend to get a bit bored of that after a while. Luckily, chimichurri is […]
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The Only Mac and Cheese Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Macaroni and cheese. A classic. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like it. And yet until I was probably in high school, I had no idea that there was a way to make it that didn’t involve a blue box and processed cheese powder. Upon making this discovery, I drew the logical conclusion: people make […]
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