3-ingredient stuffed mushrooms

January 23, 2012

Pin it Surely you can only be thinking one thing by this title… Sandra Lee. (source) Quick run-down on Sandy if you aren’t familiar with her (ahem, Mom): she often makes a meal on her food network show out of various packaged foods. Think cookies with cake mix (I’m guilty of that one), risotto with [...]

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daily eats 1.18.12

January 19, 2012

Pin itHey Friends! My last daily eats post was from the Rose Bowl game – thankfully this post has more vegetables, less cheese and no wine! My body thanks me. Morning Liquids: Coffee and coconut creamer + water Breakfast: I wasn’t very hungry because of a large dinner the night before so I kept it [...]

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braised chicken with garlic & mushrooms

January 18, 2012

Pin it Braised meat is something that I really didn’t know a ton about, but it sounds so rustic and hearty, doesn’t it? Like the perfect winter meal. Not that I would know anything about winter anymore, but I hear it isn’t fun. I had a general idea of what braising was all about, but [...]

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squash: a how to

January 17, 2012

Pin it(source*) Squash can be an over-whelming vegetable. It is hard to chop, hard to peel and then you have to figure out how you are going to eat it! I received a request for a post on squash last week so I thought I’d put together a few tips that I’ve learned over the [...]

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diy ricotta cheese

January 16, 2012

Pin itDid you know that you can make cheese at home? Maybe it was the over-abundance of dairy growing up in Wisconsin, but it never occurred to me to make my own cheese.  We visited farms at school to see cheese being made, we ate cheese on a very regular basis, and by regular basis [...]

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can’t live without (ii)

January 12, 2012

Pin it Brian Williams. I can’t miss the 6:30pm nightly news. Or Brian.  (source) Lunch Crunch Workouts. Our newest workout fave – it is super intense and leaves me feeling amazing! Ginger Chews. I have a new obsession. Such a perfect after-meal treat. Family. Enough said. Love ‘em and can’t wait to see them again [...]

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