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summertime tortellini salad
I love summertime. The bounty of fresh veggies is hard to resist. My favorite way to celebrate summer is with a big huge bowl of tortellini salad. For this salad, I whip up a super easy vinaigrette...
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comforting cheddar chive grits
Today, I’ve finally gotten part of my appetite back, and I really wanted some good Southern comfort food after a long, tiring day at work. As a good Southern girl, I have a few staples in my pantry....
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protein-packed quinoa, apple, spinach and pecan salad
One of the grains I always keep in my pantry is quinoa, and it is the perfect canvas for a summery, lunchtime salad that is both filling and healthy. Quinoa is a South American grain that is packed...
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a german family tradition – my dad’s favorite
Happy Memorial Day weekend! In addition to remembering the soldiers that fight for our freedoms, this weekend marks the official start of summer. Across the country grills are firing up for friends...
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mom’s cabbage salad
Perfectly sweet, cruchy, vinegary this is my mom’s cabbage salad, and as soon as temperatures started to rise, this salad was always on the table. As I have grown older, I realize more and more that...
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greek salad remix with quinoa
Remember that summertime tortellini salad that I blogged about a few weeks ago? Remember how I said how versatile it is – veggies, grain, dressing – poof! Salad! Well here’s another variation. This...
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life with a little bit of lentils
After a fabulous weekend with my girls, I came home on Monday knowing that I had to return to my normal diet. A life eating only cheese and bread can not sustain my body’s need for vegetables and...
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may i have some more poutine, please?
This is what the French-Canadians call poutine (Poo-TEEN). I know this because I watch a fair amount of food programing on basic cable. Our french-speaking neighbors to the North had the brilliant...
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benton’s and brussels, a perfect combination
First, full disclosure – I completely stole this recipe from Chef Kelly English at Restaurant Iris. I first had these brussel sprouts at his restaurant, and since I can’t afford to go there every...
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a stately neighbor’s famous green beans
Growing up, my mom kept a coffee can under the kitchen sink full of bacon grease from our weekend breakfasts or Saturday’s BLT lunches. She would then use that bacon grease when cooking our family’s...
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