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Pad Thai Chicken and Noodles
To my family’s chagrin, I absolutely love to attempt creating ethnic foods, even if I have no idea what I’m doing. Thai food has been my go-to lately. When I read Sara’s take on Pad Thai, I had to recreate it. The best part was that she did it in the Instapot, which is my most used tool in my kitchen. Sara’s recipe called for carrots and green onions. I did not have enough green onions and was too lazy to run to the store…but I did have a red bell pepper I needed to use, so that is what went in the Instapot. I also used brown rice noodles…
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Whole Wheat Bread+heart healthy
When my dad was a navigator in the Air Force (30+ years ago), his call-sign was Dough Boy. For the longest time, I thought it was due to his love of all things doughy…donuts, cinnamon rolls, bread, rolls. It was not until I was well into adulthood where I put 2-and-2 together and realized Dough was his name ‘Doug H’. Still, his love of all things doughy has been with him his whole life. After his heart attack and double bypass surgery a couple of years ago, life had to change. My mom began making this recipe to replace the regular white bread that they were used to. This recipe…
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Deconstructed: Big Mac Sloppy Joes’
I not-so-secretly love McDonald’s…so when I had no idea what to create for dinner a few weeks ago; the Big Mac Sloppy Joes’ was born. This recipe is super easy and has very few ingredients. An added benefit is this recipe takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and cook. While this version of the Big Mac still isn’t terribly healthy, it is exceedingly less than its counterpart. And…if I can toot my own horn, it is much tastier than the real thing. Do you have a copycat recipe from a famous food? Attempting to DIY highly popular foods from restaurants is one of my most favorite things to do.…
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Carrot Apple Pecan Muffins
This is a story about a mother-in-law wanting to make her son-in-law’s favorite dessert…so her daughter purchased all of the ingredients…and the dessert never was made. So this daughter had 40oz of shredded carrots in her fridge that she had to do something with. Thus the Carrot Apple Pecan Muffins were born. My husband, Matthew, is a HUGE lover of carrot cake. And while I don’t mind the flavors, I just cannot get past the whole vegetable in a dessert thing. That thought process is tucked away in my brain, filed right next to knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but having the wisdom to know it does not…
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Coconut Pineapple Grilled Chicken
Every Thursday night, I meal plan for the coming week. And while it may seem I have dinners always planned to the T; sometimes, just like everyone else, I need a little inspiration from Pinterest. This Coconut Pineapple Grilled Chicken is one such little inspiration. Sara is the author of Dinner at the Zoo and she is the culinary genius behind this yummy concoction. Her original recipe is here, but I tweaked it a little bit for my liking. My chin-chillins a huge lovers of Mandarin Oranges, and I know that they go extremely well with pineapple and coconut. So if your heart desires, add in a can of Mandarin…
