November 2013 – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Flourless Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake with Pistachios and a Potato Chip Crust

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

This cake is a bit of a study in opposites, if you will. It’s what happens when I get my heart set on two concepts and decide they must be merged into one. When Matt and I made plans for them to come over for dessert on my mom’s birthday, I...

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A Healthy Lunch Break: Buffalo Turkey Quesadillas

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

While I’m otherwise a faithful brown-bagger, there are usually a couple of days a week when I have enough time to go home during my lunch break and make myself something hot. When I do, these quesadillas are often what I make. Other than the turkey, mozzarella and Frank’s, what...

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Peanut Butter and Spent Grain Dog Biscuits… With Only Four Ingredients!

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

I am quite sure that more of my friends are home brewers than are dog owners. You can blame this on the emerging craft brew scene in D.C., full work and social calendars or the lack of backyards, but the fact remains. Luckily these two little piggies are perfectly happy...

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Homemade Cheese Crackers with Gouda, Rosemary and Walnuts

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I have admittedly been a bit absent as of late. There’s no particular rhyme or reason. I guess I’ve just been busy. Wait, wait, wait, let’s take a step back. There are two types of busy in my mind. There are inherently busy people, those who work long hours or...

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Dill Pickle Hummus

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I’m sure you know by now that hummus is one of my go-to dishes when I need to serve up a quick snack. It’s simple to make and always a crowd pleaser. Plus, the options are endless! I really liked this particular hummus. I added tahini to make it a...

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Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Bake

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This is one of those dishes that I just couldn’t wait to share. The second Tieghan tweeted this recipe, I totally swooned. Buffalo Chicken. Quinoa. CHEESEx3. It’s like she was inside my mind. I have no idea how it took me six weeks to get around to actually making it,...

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Potpourri Cookies and The Leftovers Club

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Ever since my days at sleep away camp, getting mail has been one of the highlights of my day. Especially packages. I’ll never forget one of my first weeks at college when I went down to the student center and found that I had two packages: chocolate chip cookies from...

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Takeout Tuesday, November Edition: Dangerously Delicious PIE!

Adventures of a Wannabe Foodie

As our little Takeout Tuesday tradition has developed, I’ve made an effort to take it a step further, pairing each month with an appropriately themed cuisine. And really, what screams November like pie?! Mmm pie. That particular slice is the famous Baltimore Bomb from Dangerously Delicious. I went the simple...

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A Photo Montage from the 2nd Annual Halloween at the Halfway House.

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Our little mermaid and her lobster greeted our trick-or-treaters Thursday night. Treats included two types of spooky deviled eggs, Thai eye balls and a buffalo black olive spiders. And a graveyard of dirt cups to take everyone back to their childhood days. | Pumpkin pie jello shots And some more...

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Month: November 2013