Category: recipe
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the dirty gin martini
Are there any Mad Men fans out there? Back in the day (ahem, like 2 years ago), I was OBSESSED. I devoured Mad Men like there was no tomorrow, and I loved every minute of it. The only downside? Every time I watched an episode, I got this insane desire to drink whiskey mid-day and […]
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weekend breakfast scramble
Is there anything better than taking the time for a slow, leisurely breakfast? We’re talking coffee, flowers, sunlight streaming in through the windows, combing through the paper for the comics interesting articles, etc., etc. Obviously, this only happens on weekends (if at all). However, tomorrow’s Friday, so despite my inexcusable absence from the blog this […]
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fresh and fragrant pasta salad
Growing up, I hated pasta salad with a passion. I was not a big fan of mayonnaise, and my only concept of pasta salad was of the creamy, slightly sweet, macaroni variety (I’m sorry, but yuck). These days, however, I’ve found a happy medium; a salad that’s crunchy, creamy, healthy, and insanely delicious, thanks to […]
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easy and delicious spring pasta
Hello and happy Monday! I didn’t actually plan this post, but as I was whipping up dinner last week, I thought it might be fun to share with you my favorite, super-easy pasta dish that I make as soon as the weather starts to warm up (though, to be honest, we eat this all winter […]
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affogato
Coffee… Ice cream… Drooling yet? Well, just you wait. Today’s recipe is probably my easiest one yet (only two ingredients!), but that does not mean it is any less delicious. Two ingredients might seem like something that’s not even worth turning into a post, but I disagree. Affogato is one the easiest and most elegant […]
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steak and guinness pi
No, that is not a typo in the title above…it’s National Pi Day! Pi Day, celebrated on March 14th (3/14), celebrates the mathematic symbol used to represent a constant. Pi, or “π”, is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is approximately 3.14159. Now, I’m not great at math. Never […]
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toast, toast, toast
Something that I really miss from Sweden is the macka – the open-faced sandwich. Don’t get me wrong; I LOVE a good old-fashioned PB&J on Wonder Bread as much as the next kid who grew up in the 90’s. In Sweden, however, sandwiches usually come with one slice of bread and ‘toppings’ (this is a […]
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friday favorites
Happy Friday! I’m super excited for this weekend because my friend Laura is coming to town and I haven’t seen her since my trip in September! I’ve missed her so much since she moved two years ago. She and I were roommates before we became friends, and every time she comes back to visit it […]
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kale, sausage, and white bean soup
Confession: This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but Mondays suck time got the best of me and I didn’t get to it, so here it is today! It’s a pretty good one so hopefully you’ll forgive me ☺ In winter, soup is my ultimate comfort food. Paired with a piece of crusty bread and a sprinkling […]
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key lime pie
An actual recipe post? Can it be? Last weekend, we were invited to a potluck and, on a whim, I decided to make and bring a homemade key lime pie. With it’s fresh lime flavor, key lime pie just screams ‘spring’ to me and once I got the idea in my head, I couldn’t get […]
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