My boyfriend and I went out for dinner last night, and after much debate on where to go (we all know that story), settled on going out for Indian food. After a delightful meal in …
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Leftover Transformation: Indian Curry into Saag Feta
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The Yogurt Diaries – Trial 1 and 2
So, we got a yogurt maker for Christmas, and to say that we’ve been having fun with it would be an understatement. This weekend we’ve gone through two versions of our yogurt recipes, and are …
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Recipe: Shortbread Cookies
Earlier today, I texted my Dad asking for his famous shortbread cookie recipe. What I got back was two pictures of a random printed page, and I figured it would be helpful to write up …
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Meal Prep Magic: Turkey Noodle Soup
I’ve talked about my great love of soup in the winter time – both as a healthy, warm meal as well as the perfect candidate for meal prep. This recipe takes advantage of the leftover …
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Ina Garten’s Turkey Recipe Won Thanksgiving
The turkey world is complicated – dare I say, over complicated. To brine or not to brine? To roast, fry, smoke, or grill? Should I cut the turkey up in pieces, spatchcock the turkey, or …
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Lemon Ice Cream
Yes friends – I am still powering through my lemon harvest. Out of the four that remained after the main harvest, two I used in a lemon ice cream recipe that turned out to be …
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Meal Prep Magic: Chicken Soup with Italian Sausage Meatballs
It’s the first rainy day here in California, and there was even a slight chill in the air when I left the office this evening. To celebrate winter finally approaching, I wanted to post my …
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Lemon Marmalade
The final stage of my citrus preservation weekend was focused around my lemons. I harvested 15 gorgeous lemons, and turned them into 13 jars of marmalade. I followed this recipe through Simply Recipes (click the …
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Candied Grapefruit Peels
As part of my citrus preservation weekend, I decided it would be fun to make candied grapefruit peels from all of the grapefruit skins that I wasn’t going to use through making my Grapefruit Marmalade …
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Grapefruit Marmalade with Lime and Ginger
In preparation for my citrus harvest this year, I’ve been scouring the internet for good marmalade recipes. I’ve made lemon marmalade once before (more on that in a future post!), and I’m slowly gaining interest …
Claire Aucella 