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breakfast cobb salad

February 20, 2012

A few weekends ago, we visited Short Order for some burgers.  Short Order is Nancy Silverton’s newish LA restaurant focusing on a local, organic and artisan burgers.  We had some delicious cocktails but unfortunately the burgers were pretty disappointing. All was not lost however as we spotted a Breakfast Cobb Salad on the brunch menu and [...]

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goat cheese-stuffed bacon-wrapped dates

February 14, 2012

I don’t even like dates. I mean, I didn’t like dates until yesterday. Somehow though, when they are stuffed with creamy goat cheese and wrapped in salty bacon, I kind of changed my mind. The sweet, salty and creamy flavors all come together perfectly for an easy, yet fancy appetizer that clocks in at about [...]

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super bowl food

January 31, 2012

Did you hear? The Super Bowl is in mere days! People are usually interested in the game, the commercials or the food. I’ll let you guess which category I fall under… But yesterday, my sports-obsessed husband asked if we were going to have fun Super Bowl food. (He falls under all three categories). “Ummm, obviously” [...]

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sweet potato, kale & bacon egg bake

January 26, 2012

My Minnesota Aunts made the best egg bakes and it was something I looked forward to every time we celebrated Christmas in Minnesota.  It might be a Minnesota thing – I don’t ever recall having it with Wisconsin family – anyone know? I remember them being full of cubed white bread, breakfast sausage, custardy eggs [...]

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better mashed potatoes

November 21, 2011

Is there anyone else out there who can not believe that Thanksgiving is in mere days? I still sort of can’t believe it. I’ve managed to move past my shock and this week I’ve got a few Thanksgiving recipes for you all – they are traditional sides with little twists. I hope I don’t upset [...]

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tijuana dogs

June 1, 2011

Every spring I get these bizarre cravings for hot dogs. I’m not sure if it is the constant grilling fumes, wafting into our apartment or the constant Brewers that grace our computers during the summer. (I swear the Brewers play 7 games a week.) Baseball = hot dogs, right? I say bizarre because hot dogs just really [...]

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