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My Favorite Lunch

Ok, so the other day I was asked, “What are you doing to take care of yourself?” And I was all, “Oh, ya know, I wake up a little bit early and make oatmeal for breakfast, coffee in my french press, and prep a salad in a jar for lunch.” In the summer, it made me really happy to get home from work, put a beer in my purse, bring Elliot out and have that…

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Brunchiladas + Mimosaritas

I love enchiladas. So much so, that I’d like them for breakfast filled with eggs and chorizo. I’m all Dr. Suess about them. Please give them to me topped with salsa verde, out on the town, at the picnic table, for dinner, for breakfast, with leftovers, with newovers, topped with quickly whisked chili powder enchilada sauce, filled with BBQ, topped with gouda, topped with goat cheese. I just want them, ya know? So when I…

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Crispy Chickpea Cobb Salad

Polka dot pants are the new denim. Cowboy boots are the new cold weather necessity. Pink is the new black, and this salad is the new roasted sweet potato and black bean quesadilla. At least in my life. I can’t stop making this! Especially because once you have the ingredients you can salad it up for days. I made this for my parents when they visited. I’ve made this for a friend of mine twice.…

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Vegetarian Beer Chili

Puff Daddy might say that it’s all about the Benjamins, but I happen to know that it is, in fact, all about the garnish. It’s quite the accessory for this chili, don’t you think? It’s the polka dot tights to best party dress. P.S. I might’ve gotten three bottles of Cholula hot sauce for Christmas. I’m crazy about the stuff! Now you know. Condiments! This chili has me swooning. It’s Valentine worthy. It’s so flavorful!…

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Workin’ It: Salmon & Strawberry Salsa Crostini (Michigan Fruit Part 2)

We are getting matchy-matchy up in here. And somehow it works out looks-wise AND flavor-wise. These taste complex and lovely. OH! I made a total of 4 recipes for this feature. Click HERE for the first post, and check back for recipes 3 and 4 in the next couple weeks! The salsa recipe is from Annie’s Eats, and she’s so right about it being salmon’s BFF. It’s magical really. And don’t even get me started about green…

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Let’s celebrate summer with cheese.

Because perfectly sunny and breezy days should be celebrated with cheesy snacks and boozy drinks. And because backyards were meant for impromptu parties. Check out my summer entertaining feature over on the Wisconsin Cheese website! There you’ll find the recipes for the tasty things pictured: Cucumber Vodka with Greek Salad Picks, Asiago Egg Bites, and for dessert, Hot Fudge Sauce with Brie and Berry Picks. You’ll also find some entertaining tips that I totally live by.…

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Roasted Vegetable & Israeli Couscous Salad with Goat Cheese

Let’s have a multi-colored lunch, and cook an eggplant for the first time. Let’s eat this super-model salad with my favorite spoon, and try super-hard to save it for lunch tomorrow! Let’s put some chicken sausage in it, and fall in love with couscous again. Let’s serve it with pizza. Let’s serve it with this pizza: Mushroom Fontina Pizza. I did, and it was a lovely match! A couple of hotties, even! You see, we  go…

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Focaccia Cake + Spinach Dip

Sometimes I have the worst ideas. For example, every time I smell pizza, and love it, I have the fleeting thought: “I wish I had a pizza-scented candle.” I think we all know that’d be gross, and it’d result in constant stomach rumbling. Double trouble. However finagling foccacia bread into a layer-cake that can be lunch, is not a bad idea. Not that I have any problem with cake for lunch. So let’s eat cake that’s…

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Cheesy Quinoa Cakes + Guacamole + Goat Cheese

Sometimes I get worried. The other day I dropped a grape and it rolled under the fridge. It’s in Narnia for all I know. I’m a little worried about it. I just can’t find it. I’m a little worried about Christmas cookies. Should I have started making them already? Should I have dozens in my freezer?! But I’m not worried about these cakes. They are super-fun little individual cheesy patties. And let’s be honest, you…

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