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Winter Salad with Clementine Dressing and Vanilla Bean Candied Walnuts

February 7, 2013
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I’ve been on a huge salad kick lately. Mostly because I can actually stomach them again, something I couldn’t really do while I was pregnant. I couldn’t really stomach anything besides popcorn and ice cream while I was pregnant. Which brings me to reason #2 why I’ve been eating a lot of salads: baby weight. [...]

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Cranberry Cinnamon Honey Butter

October 22, 2012
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I already teased you with pictures of this glorious butter, so I think I’ve made you wait long enough. I love making compound butters of all sorts–the possibilities are endless! My vanilla bean butter remains one of my favorites, so much vanilla goodness packed into it! Or try pumpkin-honey butter! Perfect for fall. This butter [...]

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Quinoa Salad with Cumin-Lime Dressing

August 15, 2012
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The pregnant version of me is not always a meat lover. Especially when that meat is prepared by me. I just can’t stomach it. However, when the pregnant version of me doesn’t get enough protein, there are killer headaches and crankiness involved. Okay, if we’re being open and honest here–perhaps the headaches and crankiness would [...]

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Honey-Chipotle Turkey Meatball Pita Sandwiches

March 14, 2012

I’m in the midst of switching Not Rachael Ray to Rachel Cooks! I am very excited and a little lot nervous about the switch. My brother-in-law is helping me make things look pretty and I’m trying to tackle all the technical stuff myself (and yes, I know I’m craaaa-zy). I already have a new Facebook [...]

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Granola with Pecans and Almonds

March 5, 2012

I’ve taken a few months off from the Secret Recipe Club (SRC) but am finally participating again! The SRC is always a good way to push me to try something different or expose me to great new recipes. I made sure to get my recipe done far in advance since life has been nuts lately. Almost [...]

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Pumpkin Honey Whipped Butter

October 14, 2011

Okay. That pumpkin recipe you’re about to bake? Set aside a tablespoon of the pumpkin purée. It will be fine. Your recipe doesn’t need it. Or perhaps it does. I don’t know what you’re making! But I do know, this is more important.

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Mashed Carrots with Honey and Chili Powder

February 7, 2011

I made these for our family Thanksgiving. Most of the members of my family like to try new things, so it was the perfect opportunity. Plus, we were coming from a distance and this was something that could be made ahead and reheated when we arrived. It is hard to come up with recipes that [...]

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Steak Salad with Orange-Honey Dressing

February 3, 2011

This is from Real Food magazine, one of my favorites. The recipes are approachable and use easy to find ingredients. The recipe is under a category titled “Cooking for One,” but this recipe is extremely easy to convert to feed more people. Steak Salad with Orange-Honey Dressing (for one) Real Food Magazine 1 1/2 teaspoons extra-virgin [...]

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Honey-Balsamic Chicken Thighs

February 3, 2011

This recipe is from a cookbook called “Poor Girl Gourmet” by Amy McCoy. I believe that this book stems from a blog…let me check! Thank you Google, the website is: http://poorgirlgourmet.blogspot.com/. Without further ado… Honey-Balsamic Chicken Thighs From: Poor Girl Gourmet (p. 65-66) 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, approximately 1.5 lbs total weight (I bought [...]

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