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Chicken Tortilla Soup
Living in San Diego, we don’t really experience fall the same way most of the country does around this time of year. When my friends at home are taking out their pumpkin candles and starting to wear scarves, we are … Continue reading
Make that an ice cream cake, please
So, at work I am more or less known as the “Betty Crocker” of the office, which is humorous to me because I don’t think it is necessarily true, but I guess things are just different in the south. My … Continue reading
Summer Catch
This past weekend at the farmers market I discovered that I have been passing over one of the best deals there! There is a booth that consists just of tables with coolers sitting on them…I’ve seen them before and even … Continue reading
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Favorite Chicken Salad
This is another great recipe passed along from my mom (I think from Southern Living). It’s a really flavorful chicken salad with a honey mustard base. My friend Katy and I made a half batch the other night and had … Continue reading
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What is a buckle?
I was in the mood to do some baking, and wanted to make something with fresh berries while they are in season. So I came across this recipe for a mixed berry “buckle” and had never heard that word in … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Night
So I finally got around to posting the recipes from our Mediterranean/Lebanese cooking night a few weeks back. I wish I had pictures to share, but sadly I do not! It was kind of a crazy night because of the … Continue reading
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Pita Experiment
A couple posts ago I referenced our attempt to make pita bread from scratch at one of our recent cooking nights….it has just taken me awhile to post the recipe! It was definitely an interesting experience, and a lot of … Continue reading
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Flank Steak with Cucumber Avocado Salad
I was craving a summery salad with steak a couple weeks ago and found this recipe. It was really pretty easy and the combination of flavors in the salad was really good! I only have a charcoal grill, which in … Continue reading
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Fresh Mexican Salad
This is a version of black bean and corn salad/salsa (aka “Texas caviar” to some) that my mom passed along to me. I think I have made it three times within the last few weeks and it has gotten great … Continue reading
Fresh Hummus
Our most recent cooking night was Lebanese/Mediterranean food! It was great – I will have to post more recipes later, but we made homemade pita bread (which was interesting…) along with two fresh garlic sauces, a chicken dish, salad and … Continue reading
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