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My brother is a great eater. If you go to a restaurant with him, he’ll order the most out-there item on the menu. Vegetables pose no threat to him and strange food combinations are exciting rather than gross. But that wasn’t always the case. Growing up, my brother’s diet consisted of three items: chicken fingers,…
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Sweet peas…sweet ham. These two things often seem to come together so I figured I would throw them into a pasta dish for a quick supper. But sweet on sweet in something that’s not a dessert just ain’t my style so I wanted to create a simple recipe to make those sweet freaks happy without…
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Now that I’m further from the N/R line, I go to Eataly less frequently then I used to. After some thinking (it shouldn’t have taken me this long to figure out), I realized it’s not that far of a walk from the 6 or my apartment in general if I want to get in a…
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I love lemon cream pasta. Carbonara is pretty good, too. Basically pasta with cream sauce is decadent comfort food. Have I told you anything you didn’t already know? If you’re like me and you love creamy pasta, read on. I followed this recipe and couldn’t believe how amazing it tasted. You don’t feel like you’re sacrificing…
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I had seen some sort of pasta made with brie on Pinterest but never got around to trying it. I’ll put cheese in anything, especially pasta, but brie seemed like the one cheese that wouldn’t work. I kept putting it off until I found myself leaving work late and needing something I could whip up…
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Creamy = unhealthy. You don’t read this blog to get beaten over the head with the obvious. But wait – not so fast! This pasta sauce is creamy without any cream thanks to healthy almond milk. I followed this recipe and the sauce came out silky and delicious. The almond milk and leeks make it…
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Many of the pasta dishes I find are full on one-dish meals featuring lots of veggies, meat, and cheese. I was looking for a new pasta recipe that still had enough ingredients to make it feel special but that was a true side dish rather than the center of the meal. Most people would say…
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Here’s a tip you’ll want to write down: Trader Joe’s has a pretty good deal on burrata. When I found two rounds of it for less than $8, I snatched it up for a caprese salad. I only used one for my salad, leaving me with a whole second ball of mozzarella goodness to play…
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I’m here to tell you some shocking news: healthy can be tasty. I was dubious, but after the meal I cooked on Thursday, I’m a believer. Lindsay came over for a laid back evening of dinner and Glee because it had been far too long since we’d caught up. I didn’t have it in me…
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I love creamy things. The problem is that creamy meals are always the least healthy…until you get to the Fall/Winter when a couple of the most popular vegetables can be easily turned into velvety soups or creamy sauces. I’ve seen so many butternut squash soup recipes that I should have thought about how that could…
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Peaches to Apples 