appetizers & dips

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spice-rubbed chicken with tropical salsa (gf, df)

August 25, 2010

At around 7:45 in the mornings, a posse of children has begun collecting outside my bedroom window to wait for the bus. This means a few things: School has started again. It’s really funny to listen to what elementary school children talk about and play in the mornings. Summer is ending, dangit.

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maple cinnamon almonds (gf, df, v)

August 16, 2010

Hello all! We had a wonderful time (which I’ll tell you all about later this week), and it’s good to be back. This morning I had my booty kicked in my workout after a week off, I’m staring at a mountain of laundry, need to run to the grocery store and library, and have a [...]

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olive cheese bread

June 20, 2010

It would seem we’re all about dessert here this week. So sorry to break the trend, but I never was very trendy to begin with. Instead, you get olive cheese bread. Olive cheese bread is a revelation. Michael and I live in Hot-as-Blazes USA now, and when the temperatures stay in the triple digits (except [...]

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heirloom tomato and basil bruschetta

June 2, 2010

I can hardly even think of the movie Julie & Julia without getting incredibly nostalgic and sentimental. Every time I watch it, I can hardly stand how much Meryl Streep’s Julia Child seems like someone I could be very good friends with. (*side note: Don’t read the book Julie & Julia. It’s crass and dirty and [...]

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guacamole or “man avocados” (gf, df, v)

April 6, 2010

I am a lover of avocados. I really like them. A lot. We don’t eat them often because Michael has some texture issues. Despite his un-love for avocadoes, he has a lot of love for guacamole. This really didn’t make a lot of sense to me, so I asked him about it once. His answer [...]

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bacon jalapeno poppers (gf)

December 30, 2009

 In my parents’ home and Michael’s parents’ home, the Christmas Eve tradition is to eat appetizers for dinner. There’s usually quite a spread and everything is delicious. It’s perfect, and is minimal fuss and effort. It’s our favorite meal of the year, hands down–more than Thanksgiving, birthdays, Easter, or any other holiday. For the past [...]

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cheddar and pepper gougeres

September 3, 2009

 In case you were wondering what was perched on top of yesterday’s soup, I have the answer for you: Gougeres. I’ve had my eye on making some form of gougeres since New Years, when my incredibly talented uncle Sam brought two delicious versions for a party. They were so-o-o good. And, to be very honest, [...]

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homemade ranch dip (gf)

July 23, 2009

Michael and I had the chance to host my family for a few days earlier this month when they came down for a visit. Now, I don’t know if you know this about me, but I love cooking for people. Really. A lot. Anyway, I was really excited for them coming and was determined to [...]

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