This is another prized recipe from my husband’s grandmother. Every year after New Year’s day or Easter there would be so much leftover ham that she would make this soup. She would also freeze this soup and pull it out for anyone that might not be feeling well over the winter months, hence it’s true […]
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Easter is just around the corner at our house and that means LOTS of eggs. Beyond creating enough hard boiled eggs for the Polish egg war, we plan on both pickling and deviling eggs this year. I think that deviled eggs get a bad reputation as something your grandmother or great aunt would serve. Back
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It’s rare to admit that after SO MANY years of killing numerous plants (mostly by accident) that I have become a green thumb and actually enjoy gardening. #adulting. After moving into our home roughly 9 years ago I decided to decorate and furnish the inside of our home with desert botanicals. A few months later,
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I first had artichoke dip after moving to Arizona. I’m not sure why I had never tasted it before but what’s not to love about an artichoke? There’s also something super comforting about dips. The ability to just veg out and dig into this type of “snack” can be perfect for sharing with friends or
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A few years ago (about 3), fresh off of our first go with parenthood, John and I took a small weekend trip to Portland, OR for a quick getaway. Having Luca, our son, was one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. It was also a very stressful time filled with maternal medical issues
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Ask any Lebanese person you know about preparing rice and you will find that they are very PARTICULAR about it. Simply stated: we have a very specific process that must be followed. Disobey our steps for the recipe and be banned from the table for at least one meal. Okay, so it may not be
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This year for Christmas, Santa brought me a wonderful new kitchen gadget to try: a NuWave air fryer. I have to say that at first I was genuinely skeptical of the air fryer’s ability to WOW me. We already own a toaster oven, 2 sizes of crockpot, a rice cooker, a pressure cooker (old school
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It’s that time of year again where the adults in my household try desperately to loose the extra pounds accumulated over the holiday season. Even when we are not dieting, we tend to eat fish a few times a week. Fresh salmon from the farmers market or grocer can be really fun to make. I
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This is an ode to the humble chickpea. I know that people are nuts about hummus these days, as they should be, but there are other ways to incorporate this legume. One of my favorite sides to dinner is chickpeas in tomato sauce with fresh parsley. There’s a warm comforting quality about them like mash
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Did anyone else OD on chocolate this holiday season and need a fresh option for Valentine’s Day? Well we sure did and these oatmeal raisin cookies offer a most satisfying option that truly hits the spot. Wishing you all a happy (and treat filled) Valentine’s Day!! The first time I made oatmeal raisin cookies was
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