Purple Gnocchi with Rosemary Butter

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You bettah believe it. Freaking purple! Well, purple during the making, and grayish in the results. But who cares? We can still call it purple. I had this idea a while back when I bought a bag of purple potatoes for this ridiculous bacon flag pizza I made, but I forgot about it once my [...]

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Grilled Zucchini Ribbon and Kale Salad {Tablespoon Tuesdays}

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I guess we should eat something good for us. If we have to. ACTUALLY, this is one of those trickster salads. The kind that when you’re making it you’re like, “uuuugh.” But then you take the first bite and you’re like, “ooooh.” And then you keep taking bites and you’re like, “whoaaaa.” And then a [...]

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Orzo with Bacon and Summer Vegetables

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Pasta will always be the answer. Man alive, I asked you guys for help and THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. Thank you all for your super rad suggestions! I’m gonna do my verrr best to touch on all of it. Maybe twice. MAYBE THRICE. But for today, we have bacon. And orzo. And vegetables. And lemon [...]

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Antipasto Pizza

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I have something to tell you. So I’m just gonna say it. Not holding back. Not ashamed. Getting it off my chest. No holds barred. Here we go. One, two, three. My choo choo train left Inspiration Station and has yet to return. I’m DRIED UP AND WITHERED AWAY, you guys. I’m an old hag. [...]

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Park Day with Ze Freeeenz

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This is a post about going to the park with my friends because I can’t seem to cook jack lately. Park days are good. You play games, sip wine, gossip with girlfriends, flip through magazines, lose track of time and pee in the trees. I didn’t say *I* pee in the trees. I said you. [...]

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Goat Cheese Tomato Pie {Tablespoon Tuesdays}

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I’m sorry. Maybe I need to say it again. GOAT CHEESE TOMATO PIE. Hunay chawwwwl. Obviously my favorite part of this dish is the cheese. The buckets of piles of mountains of goat and mozzarella and parmesan cheese. But honestly, aside from the cheese, I think my favorite part of this dish are the thinly [...]

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Spicy Steak Tacos with a Grilled Tomato and Chard Salsa

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This would be my husband one upping me. Funny how that works. Last week I was feeling p to the un to the y, so I let Aaron take on some cooking d to the u to the ties. Why am I already being such a troll? Basically, Aaron absolutely loves to cook. But I [...]

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Spicy Bean Dip and My 2-Year Blogibirthery!

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Happy Two-Year to meeeeee! Who wants bean dip? Truth is, I nearly forgot about my blogibirthery. I KNOW. I’ve been super distracted lately becauuuuuse there’s this tree in our back yard. This huge top-heavy tree in the back left-hand corner of our yard. And over Memorial Day weekend, when we were out of town, doing [...]

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Easiest Ever Chicken Noodle Soup with Kale

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Just letting you know now. This ain’t about no fancy pancy ingredients. This is about THE ART OF TRUE LIVING. Yeah I don’t even know what that means. I think what I’m trying to tell you is that this recipe is so simple, it’s almost funny. But it’s classic! It’s like a good pair of [...]

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Cast-Iron Skillet Chicken Pot Pie {Tablespoon Tuesdays}

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I don’t even care if it’s June and I’m showing you comfort food. Don’t even care. Because I’m a firm believer in comfort food being less about seasons, and more about the hankerings of the fairies that burrow deep within your soul lining. Because when those fairies get a craving for something, and they come [...]

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