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Gratitude and a Chocolate Crumb Pear Pie
Crunch time! I hope you're not feeling it but, truth be told, I am. I'm working on something new (can't wait to tell you about it in the new year), getting over being sick, trying to prep for...
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5 holiday cider drinks great with or without booze
[caption id="attachment_12361" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Cider Rum Punch from Verses From My Kitchen"][/caption] I do declare: Let the Christmas festivities drinking begin! What? Monday...
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Sweet Potato Pie with Ginger Pecan Crumble
Still looking for a Christmas pie? Look no further than this Sweet Potato Pie with Ginger Pecan Crumble. Clearly, I've been in the mood for crumbs and crumble. First is was a Chocolate Crumb Pear Pie...
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Best Healthy Family Recipes of 2012
That was fast. 2012 is behind us, but I hope my upswing isn't. See, nearly exactly one year ago I wrote a post fessing up. I had been keeping a big, scary secret from you guys and, instead, hid behind...
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Classic Fish Sticks: 4 tips & the recipe for making them perfect in 30 minutes
I'm not one for kids food, but that doesn't mean that I don't love me a chicken tender, creamy bowl of mac and cheese or classic fish sticks. I'm embarrassed to admit that, way back when I was a teen...
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Simple, cozy Apple Galette
It was hard to write out the recipe for this. I want (always) to give you exact measurements and clear instructions so that you can count on me to create good food in your family kitchen, but this is...
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#NachoMamasForTheWin
[caption id="attachment_12604" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Sweet and Spicy Beef Nachos from A Spicy Perspective"][/caption] I'm not particularly athletic. I love to dance and even have...
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Valentine’s Day Twinkies (and other homemade classic snacks)
So there's this new book and it's dangerous. Threatening, even. At least to me. See, I've got a junk food past: I was raised by an uber-healthy nutrition nut and a restauranteur who lived by scratch...
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Sweet Citrus Pull Apart Bread
Who's noticed that I've been on a bit of a health kick since January? Not that I really consider it a kick since my cooking naturally veers towards healthy and wholesome. Still, I usually throw in a...
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Kale “Spinach” Pie
Does the title of this post make sense to you? I couldn't come up with a better way to describe this dish, a Greek spinach pie made with kale instead of spinach. I suppose I could have followed suit...
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Fabulous Easter brunch recipes that prep in 30 minutes or less
By now most of you know that I'm Greek. So here's the thing with us Greeks: We're hot headed. We yell a lot, even when we're not angry. We think that everything tastes better with lemon. Lots and lots...
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Martha’s Buttermilk Biscuits and learning to be bad ass in the kitchen
I love Martha Stewart. I kept my first ever issue of Martha Stewart Living on my living room table—a piece of wood propped on cinder blocks— for months, its worn pages evidence of my need to have it...
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Making homemade tortillas with kids. (Oh, how Cinco de Mayo has changed.)
Then: Margaritas. Lots of them. Chips and guacamole. More margaritas. Tequila shots. A bite of someone's enchiladas. Wait. Who's food did I just eat? Is that even our table? Dancing. Lots of dancing....
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Three Mother’s Day brunch menus. Planning: done!
[caption id="attachment_13121" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Baked Churros by Sprinkle Bakes"][/caption] We're taking a break from taco week to celebrate moms! (I know that I owe you another...
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Hand held dinner: Tuna and Chipotle Tuna Empanadas
I'm obsessed with these. I'm a sucker for hand held pies—especially if they can be made ahead and stored in the freezer for a quick dinner or school lunch—but I tend default to Mediterranean flavors,...
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The non-cheater’s cheater German Chocolate Cake
Last week was the hungry papa's birthday. I was sure to spoil him, but when it came time to whip up his birthday cake this weekend, I found myself feeling tired and uninspired. Let's just say that...
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Potato, Broccoli Rabe & Fresh Ricotta Pizza
I hit play not knowing what to expect. I may have even had a sour attitude about it. I'd been sick—the second time in two weeks (which blows, by the way)—and I always kinda resent things that go...
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Summer Sips Extravaganza
I'm in summer mode, people. Must have something to do with the BLAZING weather here in Nueva York. The only right thing to do about this heat is post drinks. Refreshing, cooling drinks. And lots of...
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Salad with fennel, haricot vert, avocado and baby potatoes with basil...
Summer salad time! This is a new favorite, hearty enough with potatoes to make a filling meal alongside simply grilled fish or chicken. It's also an easy salad for picky little ones to deconstruct....
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Feeding hack (and cute party food!): Caprese Salad Skewers
I'm not normally into cutesy food presentation, but apparently there's something about caprese salad that inspires playfulness in me. (Remember this lunchbox caprese salad?) Go figure. These Caprese...
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