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There are some nights I’m just not up for making a big and involved dinner. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good piece of chicken steak or fish, but there are just some nights when the last thing I…
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One of the benefits of being a food blogger is that sometimes companies send me products with which to create recipes. Sometimes the products are good and sometimes they’re not so good. When the products aren’t good, I thank the…
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I’ve been doing a lot of grilling lately. I just love cooking outside over an open flame when it’s warm, and since I live by the ocean, feeling that cool ocean breeze while grilling… well nothing makes me happier. So,…
Read moreI don’t know about you, but when it’s hot, I’m never very hungry. I’ll nibble here and there, but I never like big, heavy meals because there’s just too much food that usually ends up making me feel really blech….
Read moreI love Chinese food. I’ve been eating Chinese food for as long as I can remember. Any time we decide to order in I always pitch Chinese, and about half the time that’s what we get. But while I love…
Read moreSometimes when it’s hot, the last thing I want to do is turn on the oven. It’s on those occasions that I turn on the grill. Yes, I know the grill is an open flame and so also quite hot,…
Read moreI discovered mojo a long time ago. I don’t remember when exactly, I just remember that I liked it. A lot. What is mojo (pronounced MO-ho)? It’s a garlicky, citrusy sauce that’s often used as a marinade and a finishing…
Read moreDuring the hot summer months, one of my favorite meals is a salad. I love salads because they’re cold and light and usually pretty healthy. You can have them with or without proteins, as a side or an entrée, you…
Read moreAs many of you know I get a lot of my recipes from cookbooks and cooking magazines. The cookbooks come from many different places, but one of the most common is Melissa’s. I work with them quite often and attend…
Read moreI’ve never been a fan of Brussels Sprouts. They’ve always just tasted blah to me. They were dull and flat and just the most uninteresting vegetable I’d ever tasted. But then a few months ago I had a salad that…
Read moreWhile it may not feel like Fall here on the west coast, we are, in fact, smack dab in the middle of it. You know how I can tell? Because the produce is changing. Peaches, plums and pluots are starting…
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