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dinner & a movie: melancholia
lately on weeknights we’ve been doing dinner & a movie for a little work week date night escapism. last week, we screened the new Lars von Trier film, Melancholia after whipping up a spinach &...
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southwestern kick quinoa salad.
it’s safe to say that quinoa and popcorn are battling it out for favorite household staple. every time i’m feeling bored with dinner options, quinoa is there with countless ways to slice and dice....
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healthy-ish taco salad.
last week A and i made a rookie mistake that we so often seem to make, we went grocery shopping hungry. or at least, i went to the grocery store hungry. ravenous, in fact. i bought everything. three...
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bust out those salad tongs.
i’ve recently turned our meal routine upside down. the poor thing must certainly be confused. but why not? with everything else in a state of mild working chaos, it makes sense to revamp the rest of...
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salad nicoise. holy protein!
holy macrol does this salad pack a punch of protein. Toni’s Patisserie on Washington has quickly become my favorite spot for fresh and fanciful lunches. though i’d walked by this gorgeous little cafe...
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summer couples: avocado toast & tomato arugula salad
this summer, it’s all about the salad. hearty produce and leafy greens begin every afternoon and evening meal served at our table; often as the main course with a protein packed side or topping. to...
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mediterranean chickpea salad.
as i’ve discussed here before, we’re on a “salad as the main course” kick. it’s going well enough but i often find myself frantically hunting the internet abyss for new recipes on the bus ride home...
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roasted brussel sprouts, tomatoes, & scallions with golden raisins
{recipe adopted and modified from gluten free goddess and serious eats} in an effort to eat something, anything, other than a bowl of black beans + brown rice/quinoa + avacado, i whipped up a...
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vegan cole slaw.
I’m not fooling anybody here, least of all myself; this is another one of those uber simple recipes where I threw a bunch of stuff in a bowl, mixed it up with a giant spoon, and called it a day. Call...
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my mom’s italian pasta salad.
My mother’s pasta salad is my absolute favorite warm weather dish. It’s also a thing I seriously miss about childhood summers at home. There’s always those dishes where you just can’t quite capture...
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watermelon cucumber & mint salad with feta.
Oh man has Chicago been hot these past few weeks! There have been nights so hot that the last thing I can imagine is preparing an elaborate dinner let alone turn on the oven. Enter watermelon cucumber...
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tilapia fish tacos & fiesta black beans!
Today I’m sharing Part I of my greatest accomplishments in the kitchen this summer – hacking a healthy version of my favorite summertime dinner: fish tacos and black beans! In effort to eat more meals...
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summertime raw corn salad.
With the onset of Fall, we’re enjoying the last of our summer vegetables: corn, peppers, tomatoes, and cucumber. So, I guess I better get this post out of the door, stat! For the last three months I...
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stir it up: asian style veggies all the time.
You guys, I hit it out of the park for dinner last night. While commuting home from work, pondering over how to maximize our freezer stock for an at least moderately-healthy dinner, my mind wandered...
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