March 2013 – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Good Friday Easter Recipe Round Up

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

I’ll be honest, Good Friday has never meant more to me than “Oh good, it’s Friday!” and from that perspective, I suppose every Friday is Good. But this Friday is the Friday before Easter, and Easter to me has always meant family and food. Jelly beans, and chocolate bunnies, macaroni...

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Vegetarian Coq-Au-Vin

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Coq-Less Coq-Au-Vin. That’s a bit of an oxymoron, right? But then again, so am I most of the time. In all honesty, I’ve never made real coq-au-vin… and I’m not a vegetarian (although I do enjoy vegetarian cooking). This recipe just happened to catch my eye. So when I was looking for...

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Thai Peanut Soup with Grilled Peanut Butter Sandwich Croutons

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If you ask me, homemade soup most always has a leg up over anything you’ll be served at the counter of Panera, and it certainly beats anything you’ll find in a can. But this soup has the star power to be the highlight of a three course meal. If...

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A Messy Kitchen Dinner Party, Please Have a Seat!

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No, that’s not my table. But isn’t it lovely? Formal dinner parties might be dying this generation, but they won’t be going anywhere anytime soon in our household. I dream of long wooden tables with runners and chargers and decorative fruit! With candles and centerpieces and serving utensils that actual match!...

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Coconut Quinoa Parsnip Cookies

Various Other Ramblings

The key to being a popular cookie baker is knowing your cookie consuming crowd. There must be nearly as many cookie preferences as there are recipes for dough: chewy or crispy or cakey… or raw! Thin or thick, round or flat. Raisins or chocolate chips, oatmeal or peanut butter,...

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Shrimp and Sausage Cauliflower Fried “Rice”

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You may have noticed that I’ve been experimenting with a lot of grain-free recipes lately. No I haven’t gone Paleo, or Atkins, or South Beach, or any of the other forms of dietary torture that ban all things delicious. Never. Oatmeal is still the first thing I reach for in...

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Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Race Day Recap!

Burning off the Bacon

After four long months of marathon training, Saturday was finally race day. As most of you probably know, after sustaining a foot injury that set me back in my training, I had to drop down to the half marathon. I’ll admit that even the night before the race, I considered...

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Indian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

Various Other Ramblings

I have a confession to make: I’ve never made chicken salad without using canned chicken. *I’ll pause while you judge me. It’s okay, go ahead, I can’t see you anyways.* Okay, that’s enough. I know, I know. It’s not as fresh. It probably doesn’t taste as good. And the sodium? ...

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Un(Carb)Loading with Spaghetti Squash Lasagna

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Now that I’ve officially given up on marathon training, it’s probably time for me to give up one of its few perks: carb loading. I know, I know. That’s the best part! But that’s how the deal goes. But maybe the deal doesn’t have to be such a bad one…...

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Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 17

This weekend I did my final long run before the big race. Had things gone as planned, I would have been in the final stretch: major tapering. Indeed, I barely ran at all this week, opting for cycling classes instead. This is a luxury that you have when you are...

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Month: March 2013