mains–beef & pork

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shortcut butter bean and bacon cassoulet

December 26, 2011

Happy day after Christmas! We had a wonderful time celebrating with Michael’s parents, brother Ben, and sister Stacy. I’ll have more to say about our fun visit later, but for now, I have a recipe from The Secret Recipe Club to share.

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settler’s beans

December 19, 2011

I love making friends with people who love cooking. Not only do we have endless foods and restaurants to discuss and cookware to fawn over at length (why hello, Le Cruset Dutch ovens), I get all kinds of new recipes to try! We had the pleasure of meeting some new friends who moved into our [...]

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meatballs marinara

December 5, 2011

The weekend brought with it a chilliness we couldn’t help but relish, since we’ve had temperatures in the 60′s and 70′s for the past month. (It’s hard to really feel like Christmas is coming when you’re wearing flip-flops and don’t need a jacket.) I actually love the weather here, so I hope that didn’t sound [...]

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acorn squash stuffed with everything nice

November 16, 2011

I’ve mentioned before that Michael isn’t much of a squash guy. It’s more of a texture thing than a taste thing. Still, he’s wanted to eat more vegetables lately, so I’ve been doing my best to try new recipes for some of the in-season vegetables. I’m pleased to say that the recipes we’ve tried have [...]

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beef pot pie

October 5, 2011

Can you believe it’s really fall? (also, can you believe that September is over?!) This is the only time of the year that I feel sad we live in the desert. I love the magic smell of the autumn air. I love pulling out sweaters, drinking warm cider on a chilly day, and taking drives [...]

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bolognese pasta sauce (gf, df)

July 21, 2011

 I can hardly believe it, but I’m FINALLY posting a recipe! It’s been ages. Michael and I have both felt it. We’ve been working with a pediatric gastroenterologist who suspects that Sophie is also likely suffering from some food allergies. Consequently, I’ve been on an allergen elimination diet for the past three weeks, and will [...]

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green chile pork burritos

March 22, 2011

Fruits and vegetables and dairy make me very happy. I could live a VERY satisfactory existence basing my diet on those three things (and, let’s be honest, pasta, bread, and cereals, so four things). However, there’s this boy I’m in love with, and have married, and love, and live with, and love, and cook dinner [...]

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peppered beef and snow peas

February 23, 2011

Michael and I are kindred spirits for more reasons than that we decided we want to be married forever. We both love food. As in, we’re always scouting for new meal ideas, and when we’re waiting in line somewhere or in the airport or in the car, we talk about food. One of my favorite [...]

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