Your bikini awaits.

Your bikini is calling you.  Do you hear it?  It’s screaming at you from the deep, dark corner of that drawer you haven’t opened in months.  It wants out.  It’s seen those beautiful bright rays of sunshine creeping into your bedroom windows lately, and it knows… it knows that you’re going to have to get […]

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She’s all that AND a great muffin maker.

Guess what?  I made you muffins.  Oh, and not just any muffins, my friends.  I made you muffins a la Kathryn Choy.  In case you’ve been living under a rock, you might not know my extraordinarily beautiful and lovely friend, Kathryn Choy.  This girl’s all that and a batch of freshly baked muffins.  She’s kinda […]

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Sharing my Momma’s recipes…

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that make me the happiest.  This simple macaroni salad is one of my Momma’s signature dishes.  Whenever I make it, I think about her.  It’s her go-to, family BBQ, summertime side dish and I love, love, love it.  Over the years I’ve shared it with other loved ones, including one […]

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Breaking News: Quinoa is even more needy than I am!

Guess what?  I made you something that will not induce a heart attack!  This recipe includes plenty of healthy ingredients including the super-hippie, and very trendy grain, quinoa.  This was my first attempt at quinoa.  Here’s what I took away from this experience: 1. Quinoa is very needy. a) I have to rinse it? b) […]

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Showin’ some love to my Paleo peeps

If you aren’t “paleo,” and if you don’t belong to a Crossfit gym… you know you’re curious. Crossfit, paleo… it’s EVERYWHERE, right? What’s up with these people that eat like cavemen, pay 1 billion dollars per month on their gym memberships, and have super human strength? Dude. Your muscles have muscles. I’ve tried crossfit- and […]

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Carbs, pork… are other words necessary?

So the last two posts have been relatively healthy and completely vegetarian. Given that fact, I feel it’s my duty as your friend, and favorite blogger (yea, I went ahead and made that assumption), to make you something with pork and carbs. You’re welcome. There’s something to be said for a warm, red, meat sauce; […]

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Hummus a la the Bestie

When it comes down to it, my bestie is really far more impressive in the kitchen than I am.  One of the reasons I’m always so impressed with her is that she keeps things simple, while still maintaining their fabulousness.  I, on the other hand, am always going WAY over board and am guaranteed to […]

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