recipe round up

31 Winter Winner Chicken Dinner Ideas to Make Now

December 1, 2018

Hi there! What’s for dinner? How about one of these 31 chicken dinner ideas for a recipe every day of the month.

With the official kick off to the holidays a mere 8 days ago, I’m already feeling the flurry of parties, planning, family, and all the other a good/hectic things that come along with the season.

It’s too easy this time of year to let the dinner routine suffer amidst the whirlwind of gift-giving and holiday cheer—remember, that plate of fudge is for your neighbors, and gingerbread men alone do not constitute a balanced meal, even if they look super virile.

This month, step back from the appetizer table enjoy one or two cocktails instead of a bottle. It’s time to get back to basics, and keep on track with 31 days of healthy, easy, and tasty chicken dinners that are far from the naked chicken breast.

This specially curated list features exotic but accessible flavors, surprising twists on classics, and simple ethnic dishes that will spice up your routine and have you saying “winner, winner, chicken dinner!”

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37 Easy Healthy Breakfast Recipes to Jumpstart Your Day

April 16, 2018

What’s the best thing to eat for breakfast? All the good things! This roundup of 37 quick and easy, healthy and delicious breakfast ideas will give you all the sustenance and energy you’ll need to keep you going all day long.

When the alarm goes off in the morning, rudely interrupting your peaceful slumber to alert you it’s time to get going, breakfast is likely the last thing on your mind.

But it should be.

Food is fuel, and after being asleep all night, we need a major refill come AM. It’s time to get the energy we need to be alert and power through our day (with a little nudge from our friend caffeine, of course).

Whether we eat breakfast or not, and what that meal might be determines how we’ll feel for the next several hours — dazed and confused, or energized and ready to slay the day. We think we’ll take the latter.

But let’s be real for a minute. We admit, we’re not always on top of our breakfast game, especially on hectic mornings as we wait out traffic. On other frenzied mornings, it becomes something we sacrifice all together for five more minutes of sleep. And as delicious as those few extra z’s may be, they’re nowhere near as delicious as a hearty breakfast burrito or a piping hot bowl of oatmeal with all the fixins.

We know we can do better, we just need a little inspiration and a game plan.

Even if you’re not a morning person, with a bit of planning, it is possible to hit the snooze and have your breakfast, too. And if you’re not a breakfast person, we bet you will be after browsing through these easy, healthy, and totally tempting recipes.

So let’s rise and shine with this list of yummy brekkies!

How to Make an Easy Breakfast On the Go

We all have mornings where we’re lucky if we can get out the door on time, and with matching socks no less. On mornings like those, breakfast tends to get demoted to the bottom of the priority list, or something that escaped our attention entirely.

That’s where these dishes come in.

You can whip them up on the fly, and some can even be prepped the night before, so no matter how early your AM wake up call, you can just grab and go!

Microwave Egg Caprese Breakfast Cups from FoodieCrush

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The 20 Most Popular FoodieCrush Recipes of 2017

December 27, 2017

I published many recipes on FoodieCrush this year, and while I thought they were all good, this is YOUR list of readers’ top 20 favorites.

The best recipes are the ones we come back to time and time again — the ones that are the heart of of our ever-expanding repertoire and the ones that keep them asking for seconds.

This last year I tinkered and tested, made a lot of messes, and whipped up tons of winners along with a fair share of losers that you never even got to see. Hopefully I’ve inspired you to make memories in the kitchen and to make something good, because honestly, what’s better than enjoying a stellar meal with the ones you love?

I’m happy to bring you YOUR list of the 20 most popular recipes chosen by readers as your favorites. These are the recipes that were most clicked on/bookmarked/and hopefully cooked with by FoodieCrush readers in 2017. Some are new, some are favorites you obviously keep coming back to for more, but all of them were FoodieCrush favorites.

Happy eating, friends. :)
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20 Recipes You Can Make with a Can of Beans

November 12, 2017

Canned beans are one of those pantry staples we always have on hand. They’re cheap, easy, fuss-free, and filling, and their versatility makes them an awesome standby for tacos, salads, soups, enchiladas, and more. To get more Sunday meal prep inspiration, check out this list of favorite dinners made with all different types of beans.

No matter how depressingly barren our pantries may get, we can always find at least one can of beans lurking in there somewhere. They’re inexpensive and efficient, and they give us protein and fiber. Plus, you can get a lot of mileage out of beans, whether incorporating them into soups and chilis, enchiladas and burritos, stuffed peppers, casseroles, salads, and more. Canned beans have saved our lives on a number of occasions when we’ve lapsed on the grocery shopping, meal planning, and budgeting. We know how busy things get and how daunting meal planning can be, which is why we’re swooping in with our free meal plans to make your life and schedule a little more organized and a lot more simplified. More time for relaxing with the new revamp of Will and Grace and a glass of wine? Yes, please!

We’re excited to bring you our 2nd installment of our new Sunday Meal Prep Series where we’ll be sharing 20 recipes you can plan and prep ahead of time for a head start on your week—and show Monday-Friday who’s boss. If you missed the first one, you can check it out here: 20 Recipes You Can Make with a Pound of Ground Beef (It’s What’s for Dinner).

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20 Recipes You Can Make with A Pound of Ground Beef (It’s What’s for Dinner)

October 8, 2017

Chances are you almost always have a pound of ground beef socked away in the freezer for a rainy day. It’s a good standby for making tacos, soups, spaghetti, burrito bowls, and more. To get more Sunday meal prep inspiration, check out this list of favorite dinners made with basic hamburger meat, because these are where beef is definitely what’s for dinner.

You know how it goes. Weekends are over in the blink of an eye and suddenly you find yourself on a Monday evening with no idea what’s for lunch or dinner in the week ahead. You check your pantry and survey your fridge for inventory, but figuring out what to cook can sometimes be just as time consuming or stressful as the cooking itself.

Fret not. You can still have Sunday Funday while doing some simple planning and cooking for the coming week so that come Monday, your future self will thank you when you already have the answer to that nagging question of, “What’s for dinner?” That’s why it’s helpful to have an arsenal of easy, organized recipes at your fingertips—recipes you can make on a Sunday to prep for the coming week.

Enter our new Sunday Meal Prep Series where we’ll be sharing 20 recipes you can plan and prep ahead of time for a head start on your week—and show Monday-Friday who’s boss.

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19 Healthy Breakfasts for When You Don’t Have Time to Eat

October 17, 2016

You know what they say.

The early bird gets the worm.

You may not be a morning person (confession: I’m not a morning person), but waking up with the sun is one thing, skipping breakfast is another. I know, the struggle is real, but regardless of what time your alarm clock rudely interrupts your peaceful slumber, forgoing the most important meal of the day is just no way to start the morning.

I know what you’re thinking. “But I’m busy, I barely have enough time to put myself together in the mornings, let alone build a well-balanced, Instagram-worthy breakfast!”

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10 Healthy and Hearty Salad Recipes That Make a Meal

January 6, 2016

Once the new year strikes, the food blogosphere is bombarded by a slew of healthy recipes. We begin seeing words like detox and antioxidants and healthified. In the spirit of a clean slate and the new year ahead, we adamantly resolve to make over our meal plan and shed that holiday fat, dust off the old scale and optimistically vow to stop avoiding the gym (or to join one).

But let’s be honest, shall we? January is rough enough. It can be a struggle to hoist ourselves out of our Christmas comas, resuming daily routines and work, and also re-evaluating our diets. It’s a sudden jolt back into reality once the time comes to trade in the cookies for kale, and the cocktails for lemon water.

We feel the transition should be smoother, which is why we’re after salads, but not salads of the goody-two-shoes variety.

Instead, think warm salads spiked with creamy cheese and roasted veggies. Salads that are hearty and nutritious, without being too upstanding on the health spectrum.

So grab a fork and get ready to get your greens on!

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The 20 Most Popular FoodieCrush Recipes of 2015

December 30, 2015

As the old year gives way to the ringing in of the new year, if you’re like me you wonder, how in the heck can I possibly top the last one?

I mean, we have our favorite moments, memories and accomplishments of the year. How can we top those?

Similarly in cooking, we have favorite tastes, bites and cravings we go to time and again. Why would we want anything more?

Because we all want more. We want to explore, experience and taste every new beginning. But still relish in the old. It’s the balance and beauty of life.

I’m so amazingly thankful to be able to share my cravings for old and new with you here on FoodieCrush, and hopefully inspire you to make memories in the kitchen with me and the ones you love.

Here is your list of the 10 most popular recipes I made for FoodieCrush readers in 2015. And because we can never forget our favorites, I’ve also added the top 10 recipes you sought out from the archives in 2015.

So, as for you 2015, we loved sharing our table with you, but 2016? We can’t wait to meet you and take you to dinner, and wine and woo you, too.
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5 Ingredients That Make Boring Food Taste Good

May 6, 2015

If your food doesn’t show off the wow factor you wish it would, these 5 toppings can put a flavorful spin on an otherwise boring dish.

Chicken. Popcorn. Plain old white rice or steamed vegetables.

Too often some of our mealtime staples can put us into a serious flavor rut. They may be on our weekly meal planning lists, but end up being, simply…boring.

If you’re baking, cooking, or plating and feel that your food doesn’t show off the wow factor you wish it would, sometimes just changing up the accoutrements and toppings puts a fantastical spin on an otherwise normal (aka, boring) dish.continue to the recipe… about 5 Ingredients That Make Boring Food Taste Good

Moms Rule! The Ultimate Mother’s Day Brunch Guide

April 15, 2015

The ultimate Mother’s Day brunch guide, filled with recipes and gift ideas any mom would love!

Mother’s Day falls just once a year (don’t forget May 10!), but it’s important to remember that moms never stop being moms. They love us every day, and they never stop worrying about us, no matter how old we get.

When we stop and think about all our moms have done (and still do) for us, devoting just one day a year to show them our appreciation seems insufficient. So at least we can show them a thoughtful day that celebrates how truly incredible they are.

Making your mom feel relaxed and stress-free is crucial on this day—she shouldn’t have to lift a finger. So whether you deliver her a luxurious breakfast-in-bed or organize the brunch of her dreams, we’ve compiled the mega mother’s day guide to end all mother’s day guides.

From a full-fledged brunch menu (cocktails included), to DIY mother’s day gifts, we’ve gotcha covered.

This is to all the moms who drove us to and from sleepovers, and birthday parties, and soccer, dance, and swim practices. It’s for all the moms who are still the first person we call when we have news, both good and bad.

We love you mom, and we’ll never stop needing you.

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25 Lightened-Up, Healthy Chicken Dinner Recipes

March 11, 2015

Throw a winner of a chicken dinner together on the fly with these 25 healthy recipes!

Most likely, say…7 times out of ten, when someone in the family asks, “What’s for dinner?” the phrase, “Winner, winner, chicken dinner,” is the saucy reply.

The first time I heard “winner, winner, chicken dinner” was from my sister-in-law at one of our various family functions. I can’t say it was even about dinner, chicken or anything to shout out loud about.

But where’d the phrase come from? I’ve heard it in a myriad of situations but Urban Dictionary says this:

“Years ago every Las Vegas casino had a 3 piece chicken dinner with potato and veggie for $1.79. A standard bet back then was $2.00, hence when you won a bet you had enough for a chicken dinner. So now you know the rest of the story.”

That high stakes Vegas chicken dinner was most likely deep fried and served with an extremely boring medley of frozen veggies consisting of diced carrots, peas and beans that always needed more butter, more salt and please, can someone pass the flavor?? Not much to shake the dice for there.

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Moroccan Soup with Kale and Chickpeas

January 5, 2015

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 cinnamon and is so easy to make.

Happy to the new, to the year, to you!

Let’s start off the new year exactly where we should, with a big, fat THANK YOU to all of you readers. Cheers to your eyeballs, graciously deep bows for your desires to peruse this blog, and high fives for making recipes that are featured here. I wouldn’t be here without you, and, why would I want to be? It would be mighty lonely around here if you weren’t in it here with me.

Whiz, bang, boom. 2014 seems to have come and gone in the wink of an eye. Or was it just that jolly old man in the red and white suit? Either way, 2015 is already shaping up to be fit for a king.

But wait? Who wants to be some old, rolly-polly bully who sloths about his castle draped in old furs while wielding turkey legs and brandishing silver goblets of the most expensive wine as servants attend to his every whim.

Maybe I’m painting too rosy a picture here because that actually doesn’t sound half bad.

But no! This year we’re going to keep things balanced. We’re going to rely on our instincts, on our guts, and make the most of every bite of fresh, ultra-flavorful food to nourish our bellies and our souls.

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20 Make-Ahead Holiday Breakfasts

December 17, 2014

Spend more time with your fam and enjoy not cooking on Christmas morning, because you can prep these easy 20 holiday breakfasts the night before so all you have to do come morning is pop them in the oven!

You don’t actually have to slave away in the kitchen all morning on Christmas day to enjoy a decadent breakfast or brunch. It is totally possible to have a relaxing, leisurely meal on Christmas morning without barely lifting a finger.

Twas the night before…

These recipes require all of the prep the night before, so all you have to do in the AM is turn on your oven. Your impressed family will think the elves did it. You can savor watching the kiddos open their presents, stay in your pajamas until noon (at the very least), and enjoy more of the magic that is Christmas morning.

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Friday Faves

November 14, 2014

Happy Friday friends!

This week was just perfect. And here it is Friday and I’m expecting the weekend to only deliver more of the same. As long as I am the one to make it so.

Somehow, this week I found just the right balance of work, life and hey, I even took my first Pilates class.

Taking time out for me instead of always doing for someone else is going to be the key to my survival/success/happiness. It’s a hard task to master, but when you just DO IT, instead of dwelling on the should I/how can I/it’s too hard/aspects about it (whatever IT happens to be) is the oooph you need to set your sights to steam roll through.

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Friday Faves

October 17, 2014

What a glorious season this fall has been. It’s already mid-October and snow has yet to hit the front yard and wreck all of the Halloween decorations Smudge and I have crafted for our spookalicious spook alley. Glory yes!

Thank you so much to those of you who sent me feedback in my reader survey. So far I see you guys still love Friday Faves, family recipes and lots of yummy food photos. I’ll be tabulating the results to help me create a FoodieCrush you want to visit and be inspired by but if you’d still like to give me your 2 cents (I think it’s worth a lot more!) then please let me know here.

This weekend I’ll be with some inspiring food bloggers at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, where we’ll be encouraging, teaching and helping one another build better blogs for you to visit and learn from. Stay tuned for about what I’m going to be learning soon, can’t wait to share with you.

So now, let’s dig into this week’s Friday Faves.

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Fair for All: 25 Crazy Fair Foods You Can Make at Home

September 24, 2014

The weather’s getting cooler (let’s hope it stays that way), the kids are back in school (thank God!), and carnivals and state fairs have been in full swing where crazy food is the main attraction.

Where else can one make a meal of those giant medieval turkey legs that bring out the caveman in us, a side of deep-fried Oreos, and a caramel apple (because, balance?).

Some of us love the fair just for the food—particularly the melt-in-your-mouth, deep fried doughy goodness kind. Gimme all the funnel cakes!

That’s my go-to—the funnel cake, though we called them elephant ears, which is cute and also disturbing if elephants are your favorite animal. Doused, not dusted with a generous white cloud of powdered sugar, the doughy concoction with the upturned crispy edges never failed to put a smile on my face, or sate my wicked sweet tooth.

A Taste and Tell Fair for All

Last harvest season we followed one of our favorite food bloggers, Deb from Taste and Tell, around the Utah State Fair where she and her family romped with rubber duckies, got cotton candy stuck in their hair and enjoyed some good old fashioned fair food.

Afterward, Deb shared her favorite recipes for fair food in the summer issue of FoodieCrush magazine. And that inspired us to hunt around for even more crazy fair foods from food bloggers across the web.

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Friday Faves

September 12, 2014

Hello friends, loved ones and partners in crime. Thanks for taking time out of your day to visit this little slice of the web called FoodieCrush. I love to share, and am so glad you care. Care enough to stop by and see what’s cookin’ in and out of the kitchen.

We had some new neighbors move in across the street. Instead of the de rigueur welcome pie or brownies, I took them a cornucopia of caprese makings, burrata (yes!) and DeLallo pasta fixin’s. Okay, it was a basket, not a cornucopia, but the idea…it’s solid.

I’m sublimely happy harvest season is in full swing, and have been sharing posts featuring ingredients to help you #eatseasonal. Tomatoes are always at the top of my hit list but with the Farmer’s markets delivering such stellar produce, I’m not stopping there so more seasonal fare recipes will be coming your way. Long live autumn!

In last week’s Friday Faves I shared 5 food blogs I’m following now, and hope that you are now too. If you missed the post, check it out here.

And now, onto this week’s list of list loves…

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Friday Faves

August 1, 2014

What’s inside matters. People, places, things, food. No matter what it looks like on the outside, the inside is where it’s at.

I think we all have a tendency to put on that hard, outer shell. The force field of a bubble that shields us from the crap the world delivers to our doorsteps. The key is to remember that shielding and retreating is perfectly acceptable and enduring life’s trials and tribulations makes us stronger. Until shielding and retreating becomes a habit. Or a crutch. Or a place we go to ignore what’s really going on.

Luckily for many of us, it also doesn’t take much to pull us out of our proverbial rabbit holes. Warms rays of sunshine on a sun-starved face, a warm smile from a stranger or the gentle caress of someone you love that without words says, “Everything is going to be all right.”

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Summertime and I’m Feelin’ Pie: 20 Classic Pies to Love

July 8, 2014

As far as summertime in America goes, it doesn’t get much more patriotic than pie.

This quintessential all-American treat beckons nostalgia with every bite, conjuring memories of baseball games, bare feet and catching fireflies in mason jars. Pie comes in many incarnations these days — in bars and milkshakes, gussied up with pretzel brownie crusts, booze, and salted-caramel-vanilla bean-caramel whatever. Perhaps the most overly ambitious variation has been the cherpumple — you remember, that awkward dessert with the major identity crisis, the cake/pie hybrid? It might sound like the best of both worlds, and we’re not pie prudes, but it’s actually a hot mess.

Glammed up pies are fine and dandy every so often, but sometimes less is more, and sometimes we just want pie. Unadulterated, old-fashioned, make-your-mama-proud pie like Mountain Fresh Peach Pie or Caramel Apple Pie ala FoodieCrush.

We’ve found 20 classic recipes to conquer your hankering for comforting goodness, and render you homesick for your childhood. Andie MacDowell’s adorable pie song from the ’96 film Michael says it all, “Me oh my, I love pie.” So put on your best apron and get rolling.

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Friday Faves and a Berry-licious Recipe Round-Up

May 30, 2014

This week simply flew by. Maybe it’s because I was actually home for a stretch without my head in the clouds. Or could be that it was an “official” 4 day week. Or maybe it was because I’m not a 10 year old who can’t wait for the end of school to appear but I live with one.

Leftover pizza. What do you do with it? You can eat it cold. You can pick all of the good stuff off and leave the hardened cheese and wish you’d remembered to take it out of the cardboard container and put it in the fridge.

Last night my husband and my Smudge had a daddy daughter date and went to one of our favorite SLC pizzarias, Flatbread Neopolitan Pizza. My man likes it for the beer and Quattro Stagioni (four seasons) pizza, I dig it for the Chicken Arugula and Basil Salad and Smudge loves the build your own pizza for kids.

He decided to go off the rails and order the Quattro Formaggi with Fior di Latta, Fontina, Romano and Parmesan. I love that man.

With two pieces of leftover pizza on the table, Smudge declared, “Dad. You should take those home and put an egg on it for breakfast tomorrow.” I love that girl.

I know! Why didn’t I think of this? It’s a total Friday Fave.

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Friday Faves and a Mother’s Day Brunch Recipe Round-Up

May 9, 2014

We’ve just barely snaked our way past margarita madness and the accompanying buckets of nachos and here we are with another holiday simply MADE for recipe sharing.

Mother’s Day brunch is a classic, because every mama loves her lil’ chickens, and what better way to share the day than a lazy dazy meal with those you love.

Mimosas, egg bakes and plenty of mommy time makes the big day special. This year, I’ll be sharing the it with my not-so-little Smudge and my own mama, spreading the love up and down the multi-generational tree.

I recently made Alice’s Triple Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes with Chocolate Dipped Strawberries for a Sunday dinner fété, and happily, or maybe sad to say, there wasn’t one single bundt left for day after noshing. Strawberries and chocolate. The perfect recipe for mom appreciation day.

Get the Triple Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes with Chocolate Dipped Strawberries recipe here.

So, who’s ready for a few Friday Faves?

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Friday Faves

March 21, 2014

Happy Friday and it’s finally, officially, one-day-after-the-calendar-declaration-there’s-stuff-a-blooming, SPRING has SPRUNG!

On a pogo stick, no less.

Thanks to all of you who commented last week about what you want to see in these here listy-listos of favoritos ala Friday-a-ohs. I put some of your comments to task and will be implementing them as the sands of the hourglass keeps sifting by.

Sob.

Last weekend we took a big jet air liner to Seattle (am I the only one who remembers this song?) for a quick trip to tour of the city.

We ate, and ate, and ate, we watched fish fly though the air, felt all springy thanks to barely budding buds at Pikes Place Market, contributed to a wall of gum (ew) and just like the locals we put our umbrellas to use. Get a snapshot of our weekend here and I’ll be sharing more soon.

Besides bringing home precious memories of family time (ahh, cute) from Seattle, I’m so happy this guy decided to come home with us. We had to have him because he looks so much like our poochers Chewy.

It’s good to be the king.

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30+ Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Recipes

March 12, 2014

We’re all about any holiday that allows us to eat, drink, and be merry, so it’s no surprise so many of us love St. Patrick’s Day.

For one day out of the year, we can pretend we’re Irish, while frequenting the pubs and practicing our Irish accents (they sound better the more drinks we’ve had), all the while parading our best shade of green.

Last year—in fact one year ago to the day—I posted this round-up of 20 Stout recipes, plus this killer recipe for Chocolate Stout Brownies. So this year, I figured we should round out the round-up with a collection of savory, sweet and a few liquored-up recipes to get us in the mood to tip our hats to the top o’ the mornin’.

From Irish potato pancakes, to brown bread and whiskey ice cream, consider yourself covered in a delicious touch o’ the Irish St. Paddy’s Day.

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30 Oscar Worthy Recipes and an Academy Awards Party Hosting Guide

February 26, 2014

Today’s 30 Oscar Worthy Recipes post comes to us from our resident movie fanatic / FoodieCrush contributor / queen of the Academy, Hayley Teater, who every year schemes over Academy Award fétes with the same passion that Southern belles plot and plan their dream wedding. On with the show…

While many people were getting wrapped up in Super Bowl Sunday mania, I was busy scheming over the menu for our annual Academy Awards dinner. It may be un-American of me to say it, but I just can’t seem to get myself pumped up over the Super Bowl. The Academy Awards on the other hand? That’s my Super Bowl.

Ever since I can remember I’ve been obsessed with movies. I’d find one I liked and watch it over and over again and was equally fascinated with celebrities and everything having to do with them—particularly awards shows, and even more particularly, the Academy Awards.

I’d stay up as late as I was allowed on a school night to see them, as we’d camp out across the living room floor with a blanket and some dinner. I’d watch, mesmerized, and savor every red carpet interview and every sentimental, teary-eyed speech.

About seven years ago, my family started having special Oscars dinners, with a menu centered around puns on the Best Picture nominees (like “Into the Wild Salmon,” with “Crashed Potatoes,” or “The Wrestler’s Mussels, ” and a “Winter’s Bone-in Pork Chop” with “The King’s Peach Compote”).

Still today, we have just as much fun planning the menu as we do watching the awards. And of course, plotting the party…

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Friday Faves and 5 Decadent Cake Recipes

January 31, 2014

Here we are, the last day of January. Are you still resolving, er, goal-setting? Or have you settled into your old routine and can’t wait for February to hit with it’s white sales, bikini displays at the mall and Superbowl feasts or Valentine’s Day treats?

I’m still on the bandwagon, trying to not to stray from the straight and narrow by bingeing in the deep end.

I subscribe to this newsletter and this week she shared a nugget that nailed me to a T.

“There’s a lot of talk about what we need to do to make our changes stick…So often, we get caught up in what the 10th step is going to be. We freak out about how we’re going to handle a lapse in commitment two months down the line when our shiny new change isn’t quite so shiny and new anymore.”

Yep, that’s me. But hopefully not for much longer.

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Friday Faves and Eyes Wide Open

January 17, 2014

“Don’t worry, I’ve got this. And look at how fun! it comes with 24 carat gold flakes!”

These are words best not spoken in a bar. At Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. With your best friend for her birthday.

Because sometimes, when you’re all full of yourself and offer to buy that celebratory glass of champagne, it doesn’t cost $25 like your deceiving eyes detect. It costs $2,500.

Clue #1 that you’re buying a $2,500 drink: Drink menu being presented on an iPad and the bus boys wear tuxedos.

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15 Favorite Valentine’s Day Recipes

February 14, 2013

I had every intention of creating something special for you for Valentine’s Day. Something you could share with your honey. Anyway, that was the plan.

I’ve been saving these Harry & David pears until they were perfectly ripe, perfect for poaching. And dunking, or maybe drizzling. In chocolate. And sprinkling with nuts.

This was going to be the day.

I fondled those little babies, got out all of my ingredients. I even instagrammed my little soldiers getting ready to go to war, which is what these images are from.

And I got exactly this far.
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recipe round up

31 Winter Winner Chicken Dinner Ideas to Make Now

37 Easy Healthy Breakfast Recipes to Jumpstart Your Day

How to Make an Easy Breakfast On the Go

The 20 Most Popular FoodieCrush Recipes of 2017

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