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How to make friends at parties in 8 easy steps
Step one: Roast a head of garlic and a red bell pepper. Comment repeatedly about how the roasted red pepper looks like a flower. Step two: Find a brie baker. This one was made by my very talented mother in law. If you don’t have a brie baker, or a very talented mother in law,…
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Apple Pies
I know, I’ve made a few pies lately. But see how these are different? Look at how adorable these are! I mean, come on. Could you resist? I sure couldn’t. Which explains why I don’t have a picture of these all plated nicely, snuggling with ice cream. We ate them before I had a chance…
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Dinner I pulled out of my…
Brain. I pulled this dinner out of my brain. I completely made it up on the fly, and pretended to know what I was doing. I’ve heard of people making roux, and figured I could pretend to know how to do it too. This is flour and beef broth. Not a roux. Close enough? This…
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Healthier Banana Bread
I like healthy food. A lot. Actually, I like food a lot. So it’s important that the food I make is healthy. I make exceptions, of course, but I try to make sure that 90% of what I consume is made from whole foods, healthy fats, and quality ingredients. I want my food to taste…
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And now for dinner
I know, I know–it’s not pie. It’s Beef and Broccoli. But it’s seriously delicious! And healthy! I mean, look at this That’s a lot of vegetables, my friend. And even though the meat was delicious, juicy, and tender, this photo makes it look completely unappealing. I’m sorry. Make it anyway. I sauteed the meat and…
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How about dessert?
More specifically, how about some pie? Apple? With caramel sauce and ice cream? Yeah, let’s do it! I used local Fuji apples, and they were so juicy and delicious! I’m going to do this again, because this was seriously the best apple pie, but I’m going to use Granny Smith, cause that’s what I’ve got.…
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Say you've roasted a squash…
Ok, so I kinda stole that title…from myself. I think I’ve got a good thing going on, so why stop now? I roasted a butternut squash the same way I roasted the pumpkin. I also pureed it, exactly the same way as the pumpkin. But instead of making pie, I made muffins! Muffins that were…
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Pumpkin Pie
How do you know when something’s deliciously awesome? When there are no leftovers. Remember the homemade pumpkin puree? I mixed it with this stuff Then added more stuff And then poured it into a pie crust. . It became something serious. Something warm and seasonal. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Pumpkin Pie Adapted from Eating Well…
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Say you have a pumpkin…
A cute one, much like this 6ish pound sugar pumpkin. What would you do with it? Carve it? Roast the seeds? You could do that, but here’s something else you could do… Cut off the top Cut it in half Scoop out the seeds and the stringy bits Place the pumpkin cut-side down on a…
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And now for something completely different
Name that movie! The blog world has gone pumpkin crazy. Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cake, pumpkin ravioli and even pumpkin macaroni. I love it, but Nick swears he just doesn’t like pumpkin. Sad face for me. So instead of a pumpkin recipe, I bring you pork! Sweet and sour pork. It’s so sad that…