Dinner

Mexican Pasta

November 9, 2011

One of the dishes I made for my Real Food Challenge was this recipe from Chelsea.  I also roasted a butternut squash and added that to the finished pasta/bean mixture. This is a delicious dish and makes a TON.  It is especially good mixed with about half a diced avocado – makes the dish very [...]

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Arugula Pizza

November 8, 2011

I’ve picked up some Arugula from the Farmer’s Market this past season and Matt usually ate it – bowls at a time.  While searching the interwebs, I found a recipe for Arugula Pizza and wanted to try.  Especially since it includes one of Matt’s other favorite foods.  Eggs. Such a great combination!  Both Matt and [...]

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Pizza Monkey Bread

October 13, 2011

Caramel Monkey Bread is one of my favorite all time breakfasts.  In fact, when we go to visit my parents, that is always on the menu.  I could eat it all the time if given the opportunity… I saw this recipe for a savory Monkey bread – Pepperoni Pizza – and knew I wanted to [...]

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Fall Favorite

October 11, 2011

When searching through my blog for the Pumpkin Mac and Cheese recipe I made last week, I stumbled upon the Sweet Potato and Gruyere turnover that we made last fall.  I then remembered how much I loved that recipe.  Realizing that I still had a leftover pie crust in my freezer from the quiche I [...]

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Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

October 6, 2011

Last fall I discovered a recipe from Pumpkin Mac and Cheese on Lauren’s blog.  It quickly became one of my favorite fall recipes and since the season is now upon us, it was time to make this dish for one of my meals this week. I took Lauren’s recipe and 1 1/2 it – I [...]

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Crockpot Chili

September 28, 2011

This recipe is a family favorite of mine – my brother-in-law Mike loves it.  I adapted it a few years ago from Paula Deen’s recipe.  It is perfect meal to come home to on a chilly fall day – especially because it is so easy to prepare.  This dish was even easier because Matt took [...]

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Quick Quiche

September 27, 2011

Although quiche is a time-intensive meal, most of the time is downtime while the pie crust and quiche cooks.  We haven’t had a quiche in a long time so I thought this was a perfect meal for the week – Matt picked the quiche-filling ingredients including spinach, tomato and mushrooms. Off we went: This dish [...]

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