Every once in a while, we go for a big weekend breakfast. We’re typically not huge breakfast people (honestly, we usually skip or go for fruit and yogurt), but sometimes, the mood strikes. A big …
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Recipe: Loaded Breakfast Sandwich with Bacon, Peppers, and Cheese
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Recipe: Colorful Bell Pepper Salad
Last night was taco bowl night in our house (a regular on the meal rotation, to be honest). We decided to switch up our usual toppings with something more fun and colorful than our normal …
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Trying the Habanada Pepper from Row 7 Seeds
Readers of the blog will know that I’m a big-time fan of Row 7 Seeds, as I’ve posted about them several times in the past. So far, I’ve tasted most of their catalogue through finding …
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Recipe: Grilled Shishito Peppers with Garlic Lemon Aioli
We love the shishito pepper here in my house, and buy them on the regular when they are available at the store. We like them for a pre-dinner appetizer, as a fun side, or as …
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Recipe: Marinated Calabrian Chilis
Over the weekend, we made our way down to Santa Monica for the first time post-pandemic. It was so nice to be back and see a change of scenery, eat at new places, and stroll …
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Recipe: Trader Joe’s Hatch Chile Pepper Power Salad
You know those times when you need to start easing your way into a health kick? When you’ve been eating (maybe too) well and need to start cutting back, but don’t want to go cold-turkey …
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Recipe: Roasted Bell Pepper Paste
I have to be honest with you all – bell peppers are not my favorite food. At all. I can’t stand the way they smell, and I find the flavor totally off-putting. However, I am …
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Recipe: Super Easy, Bulk Salsa
We have entered the part of summer where the tomatoes and peppers are coming in hot! I picked up giant cases of tomatoes and peppers from my friends at Pickalittle Farm that went unsold to …
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We Made Fermented Hot Sauce!
My friends at Pickalittle Farm sent me home with a giant harvest of jalafuego (slightly larger jalapenos) and Fresno chili peppers a couple of weeks back. We decided it was the perfect time to make …
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Garden Update: Happy Harvests
It’s the middle of summer, and both of our gardens are rolling at full speed! I wanted to jump on here and post an update of our harvests so far, both in Bakersfield and Santa …
Claire Aucella 