Lemon Balm and Crystallized Ginger Granitas

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Summah solllstiiiice, y’aaaaall. Aw, lawwwwd. Time to board those thirsty mouths on the Refreshment Trolley and take a ride! You don’t have to tell anyone I just said that. The other day on the NPRs there was a local story about ice cream vs. frozen yogurt vs. gelato vs. granitas. Which one has the most […]

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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 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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