Dinner

Spiced Chickpea Stew {Recipe}

January 9, 2013

It’s 11:30pm on a Wednesday, and I’m blogging. What’s new? lol I just finished watching the newest American Horror Asylum episode. Anyone else watching that? I didn’t watch the first season, but I’m totally hooked on the second one. Aaand, I can’t wait to hear what season 3 will be. Rumor has it that there [...]

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Weeknight Meal Saver: A Good Rub

January 6, 2013

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend. I must admit, I was eating out a lot in December, so I wasn’t sure how Eat in Month would go this year. But so far, It’s going swimmingly. Seriously, I’m eating so much better. I have photos of eats from the weekend to share later, [...]

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New Year Eats 2013

January 3, 2013

How’s everyone doing with their new year resolutions, goals, and (if you’re playing) Eat in Month? I haven’t done an “eats” post in awhile, so I thought I’d share what I had on January 1st to kick off the new year and Eat in Month. I had the day off from work, so I had [...]

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Christmas Eve Filipino Feast 2012

December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas from my parents’ house! Bailey’s been getting plenty of attention from my family, which he loves. My mom and sister decided to whip up a huge, Filipino feast for our Christmas Eve dinner this year. Mom made a dish she said we haven’t had in almost twenty years – morcon. Morcon is a [...]

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Curried Turkey Shepherd’s Pie {Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe}

November 29, 2012

I know this doesn’t look like much, but the tastes makes up for it. Trust me. Or if you want…you can trust hubby’s reaction to the dish in question – Curried Turkey Shepherd’s Pie. As I was cooking this, I poured a spoonful of curry powder into the pan, mixed it around, and wondered…did I [...]

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Turkey, Veggie Tray, & Barley Soup {Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe}

November 23, 2012

Since we hosted Thanksgiving this year, we had more leftovers than ever. I knew I wanted to make a soup with the leftover turkey, but when I saw how many vegetables were leftover from our veggie tray, I thought…hey, why not throw those in there, too? I normally think of soup vegetables as being carrots, [...]

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Thanksgiving 2012 Part 2/2 – The Feast

November 18, 2012

After a full day of prep, we were ready to feast! We filled the table with festive eats. The only thing missing was… …our family! My MIL’s famous “dry dressing.” My full plate of Thanksgiving goodness. Of course, we had some great desserts. My mom made this cheese cake coffee cake dessert. And I made [...]

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Asian Quinoa with Shrimp & Broccolini {Recipe}

October 14, 2012

It seems I can never get enough of easy, weeknight meals. I have a couple go-tos, but I’d like to work on coming up with more. Maybe this would be helpful for you guys, too? When I think about these types of meals, I try to focus on 3 main areas: effort, time, and cost. [...]