And now I present to you one of the easiest salads ever. Drain and rinse a can of chickpeas. Gently toss with store-bought pesto, crumbled feta, julienned radishes, and quinoa. I bought the pesto with quinoa from Trader Joe’s, which means I took the extra easy way out; however, you can very easily cook up…
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White Bean, Radicchio, and Blue Cheese Salad
I was scrolling through Instagram while standing in line at Trader Joe’s and was so interested in this salad I saw on there that I picked up the ingredients that very moment. There were so few ingredients to grab that it didn’t even disrupt my grocery shop. Considering there’s not even a real dressing to…
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White Chicken Chili
I was supposed to have a board meeting last Tuesday evening and didn’t want to get home late and then start fussing over supper. Instead, I planned a crock pot meal that would be ready to eat the moment I walked in the door. I picked a white chicken chili recipe because it was evocative of…
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Two Minute Creamy Salad Dressing
Two minute and creamy. Helloooooo those are pretty much the best words ever – especially if used in the same sentence. Actually, that sentence could get real dirty real fast, now that I’m thinking about it – EWW get your mind out of the gutter! This is the perfect way to jazz up your everyday…
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Parmesan Ranch Slaw
Trader Joe’s has a parmesan ranch dressing that they claim is low fat. It doesn’t taste low fat, which is why I had no problem drenching my slaw with it. Just toss some broccoli slaw with diced bell peppers and that dressing and you have a great picnic side. Halved cherry ‘maters would work well,…
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Seasonal Tastes: May – Pea & Pea Shoot Salad with Feta and Fennel
Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. Peas are in season in May so I’m guessing that means pea shoots are in season.…
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Cucumber Avocado Salad with Parsley, Sriracha, and Mayo
Months ago, I saw this instagram on Deb Perelman’s (of Smitten Kitchen) feed. It was the simplest salad made with stuff just lying around the fridge, but it just looked so good. It’s hard to go wrong when the main ingredients are avocado and cucumber. Cubes of avocado and cucumber are dressed with a mixture…
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Seasonal Tastes: April – Burrata with Radishes and Fried Shallots
Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. At best, radishes are used as a topping on a salad, but this dish makes them…
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Tomato Soup with Chimichurri Rice and Sausage
I’m a big fan of Trader Joe’s demos. All they ever do is take two of their products that aren’t supposed to go together and show you that, yes, they are perfect together. I don’t know who thinks up these combos – probably a stoner stock boy – but they are almost always great and…
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Langoustine Stuffed Avocado
Langoustine is basically baby lobster. Baby lobster comes at baby prices so STOCK UP! A bag of langostino tails at Trader Joe’s costs about $9 and just need to be defrosted. So easy for something so fancy. I could throw lobster in just about anything, but for my first recipe, I wanted to pile it high…
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Peaches to Apples 