Category Archives: Food & Wine

Meat Month: The meats are done, man

Whole30 is nearing its end and I’m excited. It’s been a long month, where we’ve questioned our sanity numerous times (well, mostly Chris questioned my sanity, but whatever, he went along with all this madness) and I will be happy … Continue reading

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Baked lemon-caper fish on greens

I made up this dish the other night because I didn’t feel like dirtying a bunch of pans (story of my life) and was surprised at how good it turned out. I think you could make this with any type … Continue reading

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Meat Month: I don’t know what a Jedi is, but I know this is some Jedi mind-trickery

We’re coming up on our final week of Whole30 and things are looking up. I haven’t woken up feeling sluggish since day 16 (that arrived right on schedule, they tell me) and other than my quinoa-based stress dreams, I’m doing … Continue reading

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Pork and poblano stew

My most recent issue of Better Homes & Gardens arrived recently and I’m not gonna lie, I was a little hesitant to even open it. The recipes! I wouldn’t be able to make them! But the lure of BH&G is … Continue reading

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Meat Month: A salad queen is crowned

We’re halfway through Whole30 and just moving right along. Some revelations: – I do not miss cheese nearly as much as I would have thought, but I do miss certain meals that contain cheese and/or cheese by-products, like pizza (bread … Continue reading

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Meat Month: Coconut isn’t so bad

We’re still chugging right along doing the Whole30. I expected to start feeling like roses and sunshine immediately, but that’s…Not happened yet. In fact, last week I had a little cold, which I can blame on one of two things: … Continue reading

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Meat Month: Three days in and it’s GOING GREAT, OKAY?!

We have now started Meat Month, which is a term I appropriated from Erica, who is freshly off her Whole30 and (hopefully) elbow deep in a cheeseburger with the bun and some french fries cooked in peanut oil and dipped … Continue reading

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Hummus and cheeses and all the things I cannot have

Maybe homemade hummuses (hummusi?) have been done to death, I do not know, but I feel like I always see Twitter asking for homemade hummus recipes, so I thought I’d share mine. Please note, I don’t use tahini. I tried … Continue reading

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A sommelier-like review of Ramona’s Pinot Grigio

I mentioned that I finally tried the Ramona Pinot Grigio, thanks to Holly, who bought me a bottle to try. (I swear I don’t pick my friends based on whether or not they too watch the Real Housewives!) I drank … Continue reading

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Marathon cooking is just as exhausting as marathon running. No, really. It is.

I woke up Sunday a bit under the weather (read between the lines here) and decided the best thing to do was get up off the couch and cook. And cook I did, deciding to make a new item halfway … Continue reading

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