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Zucchini Quesadillas

When it’s super toasty I avoid my oven. I give it the silent treatment. I don’t text it back. I hide it on facebook. The stovetop and I, however, are totally on speaking terms. I like to heat up my grill pan and cover it with sliced zucchinis. I like to put those little rounds in my pasta, with pesto, and (of course) on a quesadilla. I find that if I don’t hurry and cook,…

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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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Spinach & Cheese Mini Muffins {revisited}

Sometimes you have to put a bright blanket on your couch because your couch is wearing out. Sometimes you have to clean your feelings. Sometimes you have to buy cereal every time you’re at the store even though you have some already. Sometimes you have to fall asleep on the blanket on the couch watching Bored to Death and then stumble-walk to bed at 1am. Sometimes you have to drink vodka sodas and make pulled…

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Spinach, Artichoke, and Feta Stuffed Shells {revisited}

Lately, I’ve been hibernating. I’ve been staying in and drinking black coffee. I’ve been falling asleep on the couch watching true crime shows. I’ve been waking up with my shoulders all out of wack. I’ve been wearing leggings as pants, and flats in the snow. I’ve also been wanting pasta. So, I figured if I’m going to pasta it up, I may as well do it all healthy-like, right? Sure. More veggies than cheese? Yes!…

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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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Mushroom Fontina Pizza

This pizza is (currently) the best pizza of my whole world. Instead of sauce there’s an awesome mushroom pesto involving roasted mushrooms and rehydrated mushrooms. It’s mushroom crazy. And I’m crazy in love with it. Oh, and do you guys use a rolling pin when you get pizza dough ready? I’m totally into just using my fingertips to stretch it. Occasionally I pick up the dough round and dangle it so it can stretch even…

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Lemon Lentil Soup

I’m super into lemon lentil soup. I order it from Anita’s weekly. The truth is that I miss it as soon as my bowl’s empty. So I knew I needed to attempt to make this dreamy soup. And it turned out so tasty! It’s super flavorful with fresh dill and juice from two large lemons all up in it. So there you go! And, no pressure, but I totally think you should make French Bread to go with it. Trust me…

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Spaghetti Squash + Stuffed Mushrooms {faux spaghetti and meatballs}

Faux noodles; faux problems. I really admire spaghetti squash for being a vegetable in a noodle outfit. I’m just really impressed by it! How does it do it? I’d say it’s a veggie-miracle. Make it. You’ll see. These stuffed mushrooms are the meatball in this pasta situation. They’re prettier than meatballs right? In a beauty pageant, these would look way better in a bathing suit. Am I wrong? But mostly, these mushrooms are full of…

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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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