Kitchen

Black Bean Mango Stir Fry with Cilantro Lime Coconut Sauce

June 24, 2011
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If you find yourself at the grocery store as often as we seem to be lately (sometimes we go just to look around — is that weird?), you’ve probably noticed that mangoes are CHEAP right now. Being that we have tons of random veggies around and we’re trying to eat on the cheap, I thought [...]

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Thin & Crispy Crust Trial #3: Black Forest Ham and Pineapple Relish Pizza

April 8, 2011

As I mentioned in our St. Patrick’s Day Pizza post, we’re on the march toward perfecting the perfect crispy pizza crust “a la Kohler.” We’re bordering on obsessive now. It has to be done! I have no shame in saying that we’ll be eating pizza like it’s our job until we figure this out. I [...]

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Vegan Cinnamon Raisin Pull-Apart Bread

April 2, 2011

For whatever reason, we have been obsessed with breakfast lately. Where granola bars or a packet of oatmeal used to suffice without a second thought, we’ve been making full breakfasts of eggs, bacon and breakfast breads. Real breakfast, almost as if every weekend morning was a celebration of surviving another week. And as I’m ever-inspired [...]

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Spicy Vegetarian Stout Chili

March 30, 2011

I am convinced spring has abandoned us. Seriously, where did it go?! This was not my idea of spring break. This lingering wet and cold weather blegh is seriously zapping all of my energy and optimism. All this week I’ve continually found myself exhausted before I even leave work and ready for bed before 10. [...]

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Homesick Curing Springfield-Style Cashew Chicken

March 24, 2011

The end of my second-to-last semester in grad school is finally in sight. Relief and time off are just a few weeks away! We have been so busy this semester. Notice I said “we” and not “I.” Even though Neil isn’t in school, he is often the innocent bystander who falls victim to my coursework. [...]

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Spring Leek and Potato Tart…Quiche?

March 11, 2011

While I was in St. Louis subliminally trying to convince Ree Drummond that I’m the next big thing in blogging, I happened across a local food publication called Feast. I don’t know if St. Louis is unique in this, but they have several awesome local magazines. So when I saw Feast while grabbing coffee on [...]

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Spicy Baked Buffalo Chicken Wraps

March 7, 2011

One of our most popular posts to date (according to analytics) is our recipe for Baked Chicken Fingers. They were an accidental success we’ve since made countless times over, and I think they’ve been a hit especially with parents because they are a super quick and easy and a much healthier alternative to their fried [...]

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