Inspiration Station: Meet The Parents

Wow.  It’s been forever since I’ve done one of these posts.  Hopefully it was worth the wait. The Dish: No fail, every time I’m eating Thai food (or even thinking about eating Thai food) I say that line “Jack talk Thai” from Meet The Parents.  And then giggle to myself because for some reason I…

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Shredded Honey Mustard Chicken

Sunday afternoon I got my beau back from a bachelor party.  After four days and three nights away, I knew he would be exhausted so I planned a quiet meal at home.  I let the slow cooker do the work so he could nap away without me banging around in the kitchen and the whole…

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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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Braised Beef Shank in Red Wine

Slow cookers are supposed to make cooking easier, and they do.  But some slow cooker recipes require as much prep time as it would take to cook a full meal; they’re sneaky like that.  In the case of this recipe, I had to spend nearly an hour getting everything ready (searing the beef, sauteing onions…

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Carnitas Tacos

This year was the first year I had trick or treaters.  Ever.  When I was younger, I was always the one going door to door for candy and once I was old enough to stay home and answer the door, my family had moved to a house that stood all by itself.  No neighborhood means…

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