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Weeknight Leftovers
With all of the entertaining I’ve been doing over the past few weeks I have been eating a lot of leftovers. Like most people who love food, I hate wasting it. I also get almost as much pride from inventive … Continue reading
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Tagged Crab Dip, Easy Dinner, Leftovers, Salad
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Carmel Crack-Corn
As promised, my new-found obsession with making caramel corn has warranted it’s own post. The idea to start making caramel corn came from my friend Nancy who brought bags of her recipe when she came to visit back in September … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourbon, Caramel Corn, easy, recipe
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Valentine’s Success!
On Friday night I had a wonderful Valentine’s Dinner with 5 of my friends – our Single Ladies Valentine’s Celebration! Not only was it a complete success but I think it may have been the best dinner I have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary Adventures, Entertaining
Tagged Brie, Crab Dip, Dinner Party, Entertaining, recipe, Steak, Valentine's Day
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Valentine’s Inspiration
Valentine’s Day is upon us! Here are three menu ideas to celebrate: Pot of Mussels Recipe: Martha Stewart’s Mussels with White Wine and Herbs Mussels are one of my favorite meals for a romantic dinner or a party! I serve … Continue reading
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Tagged Chocolate, Mussels, recipe, Romantic, Salmon, Steak, Valentine's Day
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SUPERBOWL!
Wow, what a party: two solid days of prep, massive quantities of food and 14 guests! Despite the daunting menu and to-do list, I was actually the most relaxed I have ever been in preparation for a party. Part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chili, Coconut Shrimp, Dinner Party, Entertaining, Pulled Pork, recipe, Superbowl
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Well that was easy…
Earlier this week my wonderful friend Cat came over for dinner. Even though this “party” was only the two of us, the principles of easy entertaining still applies. The major principal, any time you are executing a meal with more … Continue reading
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Tagged easy, Easy Entertaining, Epicurious, Ravioli, recipe, Salmon
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Easy Weeknight Dinner
While I wish it was possible to make every dinner special, some nights I have to focus on simply feeding myself. On those nights, this is my equation for a quick, tasty and healthy meal: at most 1 cup pasta … Continue reading
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Tagged Aidells, chicken sausage, healthy, pasta, quick, Rao's, recipe
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Kale Chips – It’s possible!
You can tell it’s still resolution season if I’m attempting to make kale chips! The process is super easy: Tear kale into 1.5″ pieces Toss with 1 Tbs Olive Oil and S&P to taste (less is more when it comes … Continue reading
Real Simple Broccoli Soup
This wonderful broccoli soup is both from Real Simple AND is really simple (couldn’t help myself)! Seriously though, I can not say enough good things about this soup. Creamy Broccoli Soup, (with minimal adaptions) from Real Simple 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium … Continue reading
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Tagged blender, broccoli, easy, immersion blender, Real Simple, recipe
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My Favorite Teas
I will be the first to say that I consume an above average amount of tea and I see nothing wrong with it! Tea is relatively cheap and much healthier anything I would be drinking as an alternative. I have … Continue reading
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Lili Bitting 