Typically we spend Thanksgiving with my family in Los Angeles. There have been two years, though, where we have celebrated with E’s family. E’s family is BIG on appetizers for Thanksgiving. They have a full
Bake Me
BAKE ME: Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
We buy a bunch of bananas every week, and while we eat the vast majority of them, there are always a few that we can’t get to. Banana bread, while delicious, can get boring week
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BBQ
CHICKEN: Crockpot BBQ Chicken Pizza Dough Empanadas
A few Sundays ago, I threw a few chicken legs with some Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce (we used the Hickory and Brown Sugar one for some smokey sweetness) into the Crockpot for dinner. Talk about
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Food
TURKEY: Turkey Taco Flatbread
Looking for a quick and easy dinner? Well, I have a really flavorful one for you today! Last week, I made these Turkey Taco Flatbreads for dinner and they were DELICIOUS! E and I both
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Food
SAUCES AND SPREADS: Homemade Garlic Hummus Recipe
I don’t know about you, but I get a lot of my foodspiration from my friends and coworkers. Today’s garlic hummus recipe was inspired by one of my weekly work meetings. Every single week, during
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Chicken
CHICKEN: Chicken Quinoa Taco Bowls Recipe with Roasted Vegetables
When I get home from a long day of work, the LAST place I want to be standing for a long period of time is in the kitchen. I am always looking for quick and
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Food
LOCAL: Poke Bowls with Poke Crew
This Poke Crew post has been a LONG TIME coming! I had a few back-end blog issues that I had to deal with, my parents were in town to visit with Nathan, and then our
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Chicken
CHICKEN: Pulled Buffalo Chicken Sliders
Another day, another Super Bowl recipe idea! And this buffalo chicken sliders one requires almost no time to throw together. All you need is boneless chicken breast, buffalo sauce, a Crockpot (If you don’t already have
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Brunch
LOCAL: Sunday Brunch at &grain
Recently, E and I have been trying to eat at a new (to us) place every weekend. While we love our favorites (I am looking at you Ani Ramen and Arturo’s), it is always fun
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Easy
FISH: Everything But The Bagel Salmon
A bagel and lox. It is a classic breakfast combination. I, unfortunately, HATE the taste of lox. Smoked fish is just not my game. I know…what kind of a Jewish girl am I?! I do,
