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Mexican Polenta Pie

February 4, 2013

Mexican Polenta Pie

So I didn’t even know it was the Superbowl yesterday. These things happen when you live… far away.

Do you think Beyonce likes Mexican Polenta Pie?

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Hoisin Pork with Rice Noodles

January 28, 2013

Throw it all together and call it dinner? Alrighty then, I will.

Hoison Pork with Rice Noodles

You know this kinda thing, I know you do. Is it even a recipe? Meh. Who cares.

It’s classic craving food that’s easily adaptable depending on whatever you have on hand. Which, if you’re like me, is usually things like yucky varieties of beans that I’ve been avoiding (I’ve been giving the stink eye to one dusty old can of kidney beans for at least 6 months), condiments that I’m afraid of (ahem, fish sauce), and a half opened box of cake mix that was supposed to become some kind of Christmas treat. BEFORE Christmas. Woops. Pantry stocking is not my strength.

Hoison Pork with Rice Noodles

But even if this means a quick trip to the store, it’s worth it. Because this one is all about YOU. It’s like a noodle buffet for your very own face right in your very own house.

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Favorite Lentil Recipes

January 11, 2013

You know those awesomely long and totally overwhelming posts that have one million recipe links? This is not going to be one of them.

This is just a love letter to lentils. With a few links.

Lentil Recipes

White Chicken Chili

October 3, 2012

It rained and I made white chicken chili.

It went a little something like this:

Did you love those rain shots? Bjork did all of those as I was slurping up his bowl of soup.

Chicken Tamale Pie, Version 2

October 2, 2012

Chicken Tamale Pie

Imagine this please.

you + 1
airfare to Miami
two nights at Canyon Ranch Oceanfront Resort
$500 dining and spa credit

One more thing. FOR FREEEEE.

Spicy-Sweet Squash Bowl

December 12, 2011

Spicy-Sweet Squash Bowl There is about to be a party in your mouth.

Toasted pecans, fresh spinach, cool cilantro, brown sugar, curry, cinnamon, and white bean hummus. What in the world are you supposed to call all that amazingness?

Spicy-Sweet Quinoa Squash Bowl, according to my Overdosed Sugar brain.

Japanese Halloween

November 1, 2011

Juicy Pork

Juicy Pork. Crispy Panko.

Crispy Panko

Stunning pottery.

Stunning pottery

Warm miso soup.

Warm miso soup

And the featured dish: Tonkatsu.

Tonkatsu

Can your in-laws cook like this?

Japanese Halloween

Now if only it could run in the family.

Bjork

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Mango Chicken Salad

August 26, 2011

P90X.

Have you heard of it? No?

Come to this house and you will hear about it. Possibly every other sentence this week has started with “P90X…”

And now’s the part where I smirk and tell you that it’s not actually me that’s doing the P90X exercise program and you think I’m a little bit lazy. And I think so, too. [Read more...]

posted in: Gluten Free, Lightened Up, Main Dishes, Meat and Chicken, Quick and Easy, Salads 16 Comments