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Let’s have fun and cook food that is delicious and celebrates our bodies the way they are and the way they can be. On this blog you’ll find me trying to cook comfort food that is good for both my body and my spirit, experimenting with new grains, veggies, and recipes, and of course, making treats for those days we need a splurge. I’m trying to make healthy eating into a lifestyle, not a diet plan.

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Peppermint Marshmallows

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I went wine tasting with my family last week, and let me tell you, we got a dry Gewürztraminer that I’ve been dying to drink. I’m pretty sure I envisioned this glass at least ten times today, and guess what? I’m having it right this second and it is so right with my world. I’m also watching... Read More

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Homemade Fondant

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I am by no means a cake decorating expert. Or even a good amateur. I’ve made this fondant recipe twice now (both in the last week and a half) and been quite surprised at how easy it was to make, shape, and decorate with. So for the other beginning cake makers out there, you can do it! I... Read More

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Classic Beef Stew

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Guess I wasn’t quite done with the hearty, one-pot meals yet. The advent of winter, Love Actually, and I bring you the culmination of cold weather flavors into a satisfying and veggie-filled meal: classic beef stew. I didn’t do a single fancy thing to this recipe. There’s no bitter... Read More

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Fall And Winter Sweet Treats

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I’ve decided to kick my butt back into gear (you know, the eating-somewhat-healthily-and-working-out-somewhat-regularly gear, not the sit-around-and-eat-bonbons one) and today I did a “Fit Test” for the Insanity workout. It revealed quite a bit to me: I have no, I repeat, no upper body... Read More

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Beer And Cumin Pulled Pork

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Lately this blog has been about big, hearty entrees. Including today. This weekend is about baking pretty little things. I’m kind of excited for the switch. But until then–one last filling, robust recipe. Beer and Cumin Pulled Pork 1 pork shoulder roast, cleaned (skin and fat removed)... Read More

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Goat Cheese And Butternut Squash Ravioli

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First off, congratulations to President Obama–you know, just in case he reads my blog tonight. You never know. Anyway–Fritz’s mom, Tharrie, bought me a present last year that I have not nearly taken enough advantage of–the pasta maker attachment for my KitchenAid (thanks again!). Now that I am... Read More

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Baked Meatballs

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I spent a good five minutes pondering what to name this post. It’s quite difficult to make meatballs sound fancy or glamorous, so I eventually settled on basic and descriptive. What did I make? Meatballs. How did I make ‘em? I baked ‘em. Thanks for stopping by. Just kidding. But really,... Read More

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Refrigerator Pickled Green Beans

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I hate wasting food. It burns a deep hole of regret and loss in my heart whenever I realize that I have let something go just beyond the expiration date and I have to throw it out. And for some reason, this always happens with green beans. I love eating them, but they have no staying power in... Read More

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Beet And Green Bean Salad (And A Book Giveaway!)

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I’m fighting the clock here as I try to post this before my power goes out. Lots of people have lost power here in Long Island already, but Fritz and I have so far been lucky. We are trying to get in as much of The Office as we can before we have to resort to board games and books. It’s... Read More

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Zuppa Toscana

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Heyyoooo! I’m back! I took my test and it was really, really hard. I still haven’t found out if I passed or not, but wanted to distract myself from the repetitive and horrific day-mares that I have been having of being forced to live in my car and dig for food in a dumpster when I have to quit... Read More

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Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Soup

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Whew, that name is a mouthful–but I couldn’t think of a shorter one for it. I really want you to know that there’s a beautiful love triangle of coconut, curry, and butternut squash inside this bowl. That way, you know right off the bat that this isn’t one of those sweet, nutmeggy,... Read More

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Roasted Tomato And Garlic Pasta

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There’s not much better than a slow morning, with a huge mug of English breakfast tea, thinly sliced garlic and halved cherry tomatoes roasting in the oven, and finally having a plan for the leftover pasta languishing in the fridge. Well, there’s actually a lot of things better. Like passing my... Read More

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Chinese Almond Cookies

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These cookies are 100% a tribute to my mom. She loves those crumbly, delicious almond cookies you can (and should) buy in any bakery lining the streets of Chinatown. One of my family’s favorite things to do on any trip to a big city is to have dim sum for brunch, then wander the streets... Read More

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Romesco Sauce

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Oh my goshy goodness, I just had such a great day today. Nothing exciting or special happened (other than Fritz unloading the dishwasher–get this–without me asking!), but I just was in an amazing mood. I bounded out of bed this morning just in time to catch a leak under our kitchen sink from... Read More

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Tomato Cheese Bread

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I posted on Facebook the other day about how I was feeling very uninspired lately, foodwise (notice how I haven’t posted in three days?) and when I got some suggestions, I finally got up the oomph to go grocery shopping and bought…everything that was mentioned. Hello, peaches. And mangos. (And... Read More

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Caramel Fudge Brownies (With Banana)

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Here’s a list of things I hate about going to the gym in the evening (hint: these all revolve around Long Island’s finest, steroid-packed, short-bald-overly-tan-blown-out-of-proportion-long-shorts-wearing men over 40). What is it with those guys? I hate it: When these men feel it is within... Read More

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Coconut Caramel Sauce

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I’m obsessed with coconut milk lately. It’s just so weird, and cool, and delicious, and coconutty-yet-milky (as the name might imply). Still not a fan of coconut water, but baking with coconut milk has totally been my thing the last few weeks. See this Coconut Creme Brûlée of last week, if you... Read More

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Lemony Blueberry Muffins

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This is going to be a super lazy blog post. Mostly because my pictures are somewhat lackluster, but the recipe is so freakin’ good that I just had to share. Straight off of Joy the Baker. I slightly adapted the recipe, mainly by leaving out the poppy seeds and using two whole eggs, instead... Read More

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Whiskey Sours

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I made Fritz laugh–nay, guffaw–when I soberly informed him that I drank an awful lot of whiskey sours while he was gone. Two weeks is a long time, and a girl may need to celebrate her graduation, or her cat’s birthday, or Monday turning into Tuesday, or…you know. Celebrating all the good stuff... Read More

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Coconut Creme Brûlée

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Hello friendsies! Things are back on the up and up–my landlord pulled up the carpet today, cleaned the heck out of the floors, and should be putting in the new carpet in a couple of days…not to mention redirecting the waterfall of rain that apparently was pointed from the roof right into my... Read More

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Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

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Sometimes I find myself wishing that I was suntanned in the south of France, wearing lightweight cotton dresses, bicycling to farmer’s markets in high heels, and eating copious amounts of brie and baguettes. I’d plant a little organic garden, wear red lipstick to set off my freckles, read twelve... Read More

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Kale Salad With A Tahini-Lemon Dressing

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I’ve been obsessed with this salad for the last week or so. Like really, totally, completely, ridiculously obsessed. And let me be the first to say that I have never been obsessed with eating anything green and leafy. I mean, yeah, I love me some green monsters, but that’s ’cause they taste... Read More

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Sea Salt And Rosemary Soft Pretzels

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Though I absolutely love to scroll endlessly (read: procrastinate from doing my last four days of schoolwork ever) through the inspiring and bright and funny and silly pins that I find on Pinterest (you can follow me here if you wish), I rarely remember to check my “Food to Make” board when I... Read More

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Banana Sip Sop

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Flashback to a little over three years ago, on the beach in Antigua. Newlyweds at an all-inclusive resort with summery dresses and shorts, sunscreen…and my manly new husband lounging on the sand with a fruity pink beverage. Oh yes, Fritz’s drink of choice during those glorious ten days was... Read More

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Tomatillo And Sweet Corn Chili

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Hello friends–sorry I’ve been MIA for a few days. I had a big project to finish up for school (my last project…ever!) and now I’m almost done with my last semester. Just six more work days and a big evaluation to do, and then I graduate! Very exciting. I also went to HR at the hospital that I... Read More

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Chocolate And Red Wine Cookies

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Oh yeah, you read that right. Chocolate. Red wine. Cookies. Additional red wine optional. Sometimes I feel like it’s important to splurge and have a delicious and sugary, buttery, chocolatey treat to bring up my spirits a bit. And I learned that it’s an excellent idea to immediately... Read More

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Chard And Chorizo Bowl

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I’ve been on a chorizo kick lately. It’s just so garlicky and spicy and salty. It’s also flavorful enough for even a little to make just about everything taste amazing, and it cooks super fast over a hot stove. Not really much else you could ask for from a ground meat stuffed in a casing.... Read More

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Mango Green Monster

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I’m back from my trip to Syracuse for the weekend…and it was hard to leave. Would you want to leave this behind? I didn’t think so. And it was a long day back at work/school. A green monster was needed pronto to fortify strength and raise spirits. Mango Green Monster 1/2 mango (I used... Read More

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Strawberry Buttermilk Scones

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I’ve recently decided to limit my baking (sweets) to once a week, since I have little (read: absolutely zero) ability to control my tasting of unbaked doughs, batters, toppings, mix-ins, you name it. Not to mention eating the finished product. So as for now, once a week sweets it is. And... Read More

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Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

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I actually had to look through my recipes page just to make sure that I have never made peanut butter banana muffins before. I mean, these are two of my favorite ingredients in just about anything (except that I hate peanut butter in warm oatmeal), so you can imagine my surprise that these... Read More

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Taco Turkey Burgers

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My favorite thing ever is when I am sitting at work thinking about what I want to eat for dinner (it’s sad, really, how often I think about my meals ahead of time) and I realize that I have exactly the right ingredients to make something that I imagined up. That happened today, and it was... Read More

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Apple Cinnamon Muffins

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I’m still pretty freakin’ excited about my two day-old niece, Liana. I think people at my clinical may be a little (okay, a lot) sick of me showing them pictures and talking about how much I want to pinch her chubby cheeks. I’m a woman obsessed. Anyway, I’m forcing myself to move on and talk... Read More

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Irish Soda Bread

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Hey y’all! So I’m a little bit Irish–enough to have freckles but not enough to feel like I’m allowed to wear “Kiss Me I’m Irish” tee-shirts and drink myself into a stupor on the 17th of March. Plus, I’m not really the drink-myself-into-oblivion type of person as it is. I am, however, the... Read More

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