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Slow Cooker Baked Oatmeal with Bananas and Nuts
Layered like a strata in the slow cooker, this irresistible oatmeal is loaded up with bananas, pecans, raisins, applesauce, and brown sugar, but it can also be
Moroccan Soup with Kale and Chickpeas
This hearty vegetarian soup of chickpeas, kale, butternut squash and potatoes gets it's exotic flair from the vibrant Moroccan spices of saffron, cumin and
Fish Chowder With Copper River Salmon
This thick and creamy, perfectly chunky, and easy to make fish chowder made with the best Copper River salmon gets a Thai makeover with flavors of coconut milk,
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This sweet and savory miso roasted butternut squash is roasted until caramelized and brimming with awesome umami flavor. This month's #eatseasonal theme is
Easy Lemon Orzo Faux Risotto
This faux risotto uses whole wheat orzo instead of the traditional arborio rice, making it a less temperamental version of an Italian classic. Say it
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So much for the peaches I've been hoarding in my crisper. Those babies sadly saw the heave-ho, because while they looked blushed and perfectly ripe on the
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I've had a hankering to post a fried green tomato recipe, for, oh, say, the past 2 1/2 years. And lucky Mrs. GreenJeans, the day has finally come. You can
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This pizza started out as sushi. Well, sort of. After getting my roots done this week (just in the nick of time) I hit the bookstore to try and find the
Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, Chickpeas and Tahini Dressing
One of my favorite parts about cooking is gathering inspiration from different sources and then bringing them together into one, big recipe creating
Easy White Bean Chicken Chili with Butternut Squash
I bet you know somebody like this. You can pick them out the first time you meet them. They're that person who can remember the good and the bad of each and
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Things around here have floated back into a familiar groove. Smudge is back in school so sleeping in is saved for the weekends and random mommy daughter
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It was the tiger sauce topping these beef steak sandwiches that pulled him in and took the rest of us right along with him. Watching cooking shows on
How to Roast Chile Peppers
Whether you like them hot, sweet or somewhere in between, roasting chile peppers takes any variety of peppers to a whole new level. The closest I’ve been able
How to Make Hatch Chile Salsa Verde
This authentic, 5-ingredient salsa verde made with tomatillos and Hatch chiles gets its depth of flavor from roasting the veggies to a light char to develop
Easy Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipe
If you’re like me, cooking is simply part of life’s continuing education. Just when I think, “I’ve got this down pat,” or “There’s no possible way this could
Bacon Wrapped Grilled Peaches with Balsamic Glaze
These bacon wrapped, juicy grilled peaches drizzled with balsamic glaze are the perfect marriage of sweet and savory and make for a delicious summer
One-Pan Chicken with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce
You might have a secret desire to be Suzy homemaker. Or to be known as the Martha Stewart of your neighborhood. Or strive to be just like whoever that
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Lime and Chile Butter Chicken Skewers
These chicken skewers cook up on the grill in less time than it would take your oven to preheat and are flavored with the most delicious chile lime butter
Pesto Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes and Mozzarella
This homemade Neapolitan-style pizza is topped with pesto, fresh tomatoes, and mozzarella is full of awesome flavor and tastes just like something you'd find in
Grilled Romaine Salad with Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp
This hearty and delicious grilled romaine salad is dressed with a sweet and tangy balsamic vinaigrette and topped with prosciutto wrapped shrimp, cranberries,
Chicken Grilled Under a Brick with Harissa
This easy grilled chicken with a citrus-spiked jarred harissa sauce is a summer chicken dinner winner. Butterflying your chicken makes it cook faster and crisps
Baked Balsamic Vegetables and Roasted Garlic
Even if you don't readily know the name, you've certainly taken notice of their brightly colored hues of their noticeably durable, obviously quality
Grilled Vegetable Sandwich with Herbed Ricotta
This grilled vegetable sandwich is made with a combo of grilled summer veggies, creamy herbed ricotta, toasted ciabatta, and a sweet balsamic glaze, for an
Grilled Swordfish with Smoked Paprika and Herbed Fruit Salsa
These meaty grilled swordfish steaks are so easy and require no marinade. Instead, I prefer to add the flavoring as the fish cooks on the grill, by basting the
Stovetop Pesto Macaroni and Cheese with Corn and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
This week I’ve been visiting my old hood in Venice, California, where the air has been clear (surprise, no smog at the beach folks!), the sand and surf has
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Milkshake
I have to tell you, this wasn't my idea. This milkshake is 100% Smudge. I mean, cereal and ice cream? It's a 10 year old's dream! At first I scoffed the
