recipes

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warm spiced granola (gf, df, v)

May 20, 2013

I know. It’s almost summer. You’re probably over oatmeal. Which is why instead of “warm spiced oatmeal” I’ve brought you warm spiced granola.

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naan

May 13, 2013

Updated from the archives I hope you’re not tired of seeing repeat recipes. I rarely repeat recipes since we try so many new ones. But every once in a while, we just get a hankering for something we’ve loved in the past. Naan is one of those things.

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home base pad thai

May 6, 2013

I call this home base pad thai because it’s the safe house. The starting place. The jumping point for all other fun variations. Toss in some shrimp for shrimp pad thai. Add some bean sprouts for veggie pad thai. See? Home base.

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brown sugar and balsamic glazed pork roast (gf, df)

April 29, 2013

Well, let’s just get this out of the way: this is not a Meatless Monday post. While we’re clearing things up, let me also add the following: this is delicious.

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sweet and spicy pork – a cafe rio copycat (gf, df)

April 22, 2013

Today, I have another “re-shoot” recipe from waaaaay back. This is one of the first recipes I ever blogged (I started blogging in March 2008, and this was originally posted April 8, 2008). Woah baby. It’s another one that makes me a little itchy to look at. It’s WAY past time to re-visit it!

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mahi mahi fish tacos with citrus slaw

April 16, 2013

Ah… taco Tuesday. It was totally a thing in junior high. Every tuesday, I’d get in the taco salad line. It was a nutritional monstrosity, with a deep-fried tortilla shell, mystery beans, rice, cheese, a few shavings of iceberg lettuce, boatloads of sour cream, and a little salsa. These days, I opt for something a [...]

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loaded oatmeal cookies with brown butter glaze

April 8, 2013

One of the greatest joys of blogging this long (it’s been 5 years now!) is that I get the chance to try things over again. This is one of the very first recipes I ever blogged about (way back in May 2008). I’m very grateful that my camera and camera skills have grown. Want to [...]

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baked eggs with tomatoes & spinach (gf, df)

March 18, 2013

There were two things I wanted like mad that were off limits during my pregnancy: over-easy eggs and a good deli sandwich. I ate a good sandwich with amazing peppered turkey just days after delivering Milo, and I could hardly wait to have my first “dippy” egg. Maybe it’s just my grandma who calls soft-cooked [...]

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