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Korean Zucchini Pancakes

I’m a bit absent minded, sometimes. Once, I didn’t realize that I had my dress on backwards for a whole day. I’m pretty sure it directly contributed to me napping after work, waking up at 7pm thinking it was 7am and eating breakfast. My mom called. It was extra weird because it’s an hour earlier in Minnesota… I thought she was calling at 6am, her time. Mom: “What are you doing?” Me: “Eating breakfast.” Mom:…

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Texas Flour Tortillas

Sometimes you have to splurge. You need to get those boots for autumn’s sake. You really should get the $8 drink at happy hour, and you most definitely should get $10 cheese if you plan on making these homemade flour tortillas to be filled with a salad* for your lunch. Jake made the best salad. He’s the savory to my sweet. Make a breakfast burrito! Make a salad wrap! Make fajitas! Make up a reason!…

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Corn Bread Pizza

I love pizza and I love corn bread. So here you go. A delicious marriage of those two amazing things. We ate these outside. So many good things at once. Too much of a good thing? Impossible. Could I eat this one or five times a week? Hell yes. Did you know that I also love individualized foods? It’s true. I do! That’s the link between my love for cupcakes and my love for these…

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Ricotta Gnocchi with Sauteed Cherry Tomatoes, Asparagus and Basil

Despite the christmas colors in this delectable dish, it’s lovely for summer…or spring, since spring is the new summer this year. Yesterday  I was a part of a fun after work activity that consisted of a Cooking Duel competition between two teams of employees. I was on the White Team, and my task with two other teammates was to make the Gnocchi. It was delicious and not as difficult as one might assume a homemade…

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Some things are just effortless goodness.  Here is a brief list of some of these things: • Watermelon • T-shirt dresses • Neutral flats • Sister hang-outs • This recipe for Chicken Lettuce Wraps  Ok, it’s obvious that watermelon is good and all you have to do is cut it up to eat it for a dessert that you can feel good about. Throw on a t-shirt dress with some flats and it’s easy and…

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Potato Bread

When I daydream chances are it’s about one of the following: Shoes Shoes or Homemade Potato Bread  This is my very favorite bread ever. Growing up we would get it rarely. Thanksgiving for sure and maybe occasionally with Sunday dinner. I’m not kidding when I say that I get pretty excited for those occasions. Last year we had Thanksgiving at my sister’s house and I made sure to mix up the dough when I got…

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Chicken Tostadas

It was Tostada Tuesday. Solely because I made tostadas and it was totally Tuesday. One good thing about this recipe, besides the fact that it’s easy and delicious,  is that it can easily be adjusted to serve a big group of people or just two. If you are a vegetarian feel free to use black beans instead of the chicken. Chicken Tostadas You won’t even believe it, but this was adapted from a Weight Watchers recipe. Ingredients…

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