Southwest Flank Steak + Veggie Bowls with Honey Cilantro Vinaigrette

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Quinoa, Spinach + Roasted Chicken Salad

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So this daylight savings time thing.  Are you feeling it?  Am I crazy {enter VERY loud boom upstairs and a screaming 4 year old…I’ll be right back} Continue reading

Asian Chicken Salad Spring Rolls

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So friends.  I really wish I didn’t have to do this, but I’m left with no choice.  It’s time to preach.  I need you to get your cute butt in your kitchen.  Immediately. Continue reading

Roasted Balsamic Tomato Melts

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I like these.   I reeeeaaaalllly like these.

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This boring old tomato had been staring me in the eye for days and I finally caved.  I knew it wasn’t the kind of tomato that was worthy of being eaten alone with a little salt.  After all, it is March.  But I needed to utilize it in some way.  So I sliced it up and away to the oven it went for a roast.   Continue reading

Winter Chop Chop Salad

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I sit here today with a big fat leftover bowl of this on my lap and a giant forkful in my mouth. It’s a good thing this blogging deal isn’t live and in video…you would question so very many things about me; including but not limited to: my upbringing (potentially questioning whether or not I was raised by wolves), if, in fact, I actually feed myself real human food on a regular basis (because the shoveling would lead one to believe genuine starvation could be a factor in this picture) or, if I treated myself to take out for lunch (from a very fresh, hip, homegrown-type of joint). Continue reading

Open Faced Roasted Salmon Salad Sandwich

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I once wrote an article about the positives of having a traveling husband.  And I totally forgot to include a very important perk.

When your husband travels, particularly to Seattle, he feels terribly bad that you are missing out on all the ‘fun’ so he has fresh fish from Pike Place Market sent home for you.  That Nickyboy.  He’s a total winner.  Continue reading

Sweet, Salty, Antioxidant Rich Snack Mix + Thanksgiving Meal Inspiration

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I planned on just leaving you with a bit of Thanksgiving meal inspiration today.  I did.  But it felt wrong, you know, not sharing a new recipe and all.  It felt like going to a dinner party empty handed.  No dish to share, no bottle of wine or even fresh flowers.  It felt icky.  So it’s not going to happen.  This snack mix is your hostess gift.  I hope you like it 😉 Continue reading

Balsamic, Buttermilk and Bleu Tomato Salad

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Try saying that 3 times quickly.

This number right here is borderline too inappropriate to write about.  Its over the top.  Savory, sweet, acidic, pungent, bright.

Lets just hold the phone.   Continue reading