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Tonight, my entire meal could have fit in a tea cup. In this case, size doesn’t matter because this was a full meal, even if the whole thing was encapsulated in a bell pepper. In addition to looking adorable (before it was destroyed), it was incredibly tasty. Not sure how to make stuffed peppers? Don’t…
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It’s a new year and I’m starting a new series on this blog called “Inspiration Station”. Basically, once a month (at minimum), I’ll take a movie and show you how it influences me in two ways. First I’ll cook a recipe that relates in some way to the film (aka: “The Dish”) and then I’ll…
Read MoreLast night, two new recipes got the THK treatment, and I am happy to report they both came out well. I first tried my hand at jalapeno poppers. I only just tried this bar snack about 3 years ago – I was always pulled in the direction of mozzarella sticks or potato skins – but…
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Tonight I made three quick changes to my mashed potatoes: Instead of red potatoes, I used yukon gold. I love the skin on the red ones, so they’re great for smashed potatoes when the slightly tougher skin mixes in for extra texture. Tonight, however, I wanted super smooth taters and the yukon golds break down…
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I finally found a butternut squash recipe I really love. I know butternut squash is one of those Fall foods that everyone just adores. People await butternut squash soup season like the men at home look forward to deer hunting season. I, on the other hand, think it’s just ok and not something I usually…
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I don’t usually make myself breakfast but today I wanted to give myself a nice little jump start so I tried out a new recipe. I decided to adapt the mushroom toast dish I tried over the Summer at Tipsy Parson. Instead of potato bread, I used toasted country bread that I topped with fresh…
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Monday was not my most glorious day at work, and when I got home I was anxious to the max. Since a meal can not be made out of Ben and Jerry’s alone (though I tried, believe me, and creme brulee was my poison of choice), I decided to do a little cooking. I made…
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Last night I tried out a new recipe: spaghetti squash casserole. I’m no stranger to squash casserole – it was a staple that graced my Southern table at least every other week growing up and one that I re-create often now that I keep a home of my own. While perusing Pinterest, I spotted this…
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Tonight I went all vegetarian and made a spinach burger. Not a burger topped with spinach, a burger made of spinach. I sautéed spinach with onion and then mixed in a bowl with egg, breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, and spices (cumin, nutmeg, and red pepper flakes). Once combined, I formed the spinach mixture into patties and…
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As usual, blogging has taken a backseat to family time while I was home for Thanksgiving. Now that I’m back and attempting to reacclimate myself to normal life, it’s time for a Thanksgiving post. The usual suspects for the main meal were all there, but what changed were the appetizers. For the fourth year in…
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Peaches to Apples 