Tabbouleh Salad and Sangria

July 27, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

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Before I share with you a super easy salad recipe that goes great with blazing hot weather, I want to give you a quick rundown of some observations from the weekend. Bridge runs are for the birds On Saturday mornings, we like to take Finn down to a park along Sarasota Bay where he can play […]

Summer meal planning

July 20, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

black bean burgers, cooking light, summer recipes, sriracha aioli, burger recipes,

Oh hey there. Me again. I’ve been meaning to share our meal plan this week with you but apparently I can only get my stuff together to make one of them happen at a time. Now don’t assume I’m a super planner who writes down her weekday meals every Sunday or anything. I want to be that […]

Buffalo Turkey Flatbread

July 10, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I don’t like to toot my own horn but over the years I’ve learned to make a pretty mean turkey burger. Toot. Toot. And so on my weekly (ok maybe more than weekly) Target trip I bought a pound of ground turkey with plans of making burgers. But then I saw this recipe from Little Leopard Book using […]

Classic Greek Salad

July 3, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

When it comes to the salad game, I’m pretty traditional. Most days, I settle for a classic mixed greens salad with cucumber, tomato and a balsamic vinaigrette of some sort and I never get tired of it. Every once in a while though, a girl needs to mix things up. So now that Greece is […]

We’ve got the beets…and cocktails

June 24, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

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Growing up, my only experience with beets was when Doug Funnie had them perform on his show. What can I say the 90s were weird. Other than that, I just thought beets were a cranberry-looking vegetable that I avoided at salad bars as a child. It wasn’t until I had what I refer to as a proper beet […]

Summer resolutions

June 22, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

I know resolutions are typically written for the New Year, but the first weekend of summer seems just as good as any, no? I mean this way at least you don’t have to worry about crazy gym crowds, indulgent foods and lots of holiday parties. OK so maybe you do but those hot dogs and ice cream trips […]

World Cup Cowboy Caviar

June 17, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

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Warning: this salsa may cause choking if you ingest it while watching a USA World Cup match. I don’t know if you watched the game or even care about soccer, but in the off-chance you did, you’re probably still recovering from the intensity as slowly as I am. If I had to watch one more guy pull up […]

Summer Chicken Salad

May 19, 2014.Reading time 6 minutes.

Is it too early for me to mock the weather in Florida? It pains me to do it especially considering the winter we just came from in Chicago, but I can’t help but laugh at these people when they deliver the news every morning. Traffic is a hoot. Yes there’s violence but on a completely […]

Hearty Winter Hash

February 25, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

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Believe it or not I’ve actually been cooking lately. I tried to give up on winter meals a few weeks ago but the weather gods had other ideas. We’re back below zero this week so I’m back on the sweet potato and hearty greens train. I’m a sucker for a Cooking Light recipe. I bring […]

How to dress for a polar vortex

January 27, 2014.Reading time 7 minutes.

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I was going to start off this post by talking about our trip to Untitled on Friday for the kick-off to restaurant week, but then that silly Polar Vortex showed up again, ruining everyone’s dreams for an early spring and overall dexterity. So I’ll get to the food in a bit, as I understand it is key to […]