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When Life Calls for Comfort Food: Healthy Quinoa White Chicken Chili

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I know, it’s been a long time since I last wrote. It’s been a busy, strange time for me and I haven’t found the energy. Also, I fried my laptop, which certainly hasn’t helped. To sum up the last month, I spent two weeks in Denver, where I had my...

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Paleo Cincinnati Style Turkey Chili

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This delicious dish is somewhere between a chili and a bolognese. Or maybe it’s just a chili that I decided to serve bolognese style, but I hear that’s quite common with Cincinnati style chili. This style of chili has a thinner more sauce-like consistency than most chili con carne. It’s...

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Chicken and Tortellini Chili

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On Saturday Courtney and I had the pleasure of meeting a super handsome little dude. John is just two weeks old today, but already has sleeping, eating and pooping down to an art, which is more than I can say some days. And really, he’s quite a charmer; I didn’t...

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Paleo Chocolate Crock Pot Chili {Whole30}

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“There’s no way this is compliant.” Those were the first words Courtney said after his first bite of this chili. Well, as it always pains me so to admit, he was wrong. When it comes to chili, there are two camps: beans or no beans. I personally am a beans...

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Smokey Vegan Pumpkin Chili with Avocado Skillet Cornbread

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Chili is one of those things that there are thousands of recipes for, but usually just comes out best if you kind of make it up as you go along. The name in and of itself indicates the only real required ingredient: chili peppers, in some shape or form. Chili,...

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Vegetarian Chili with Pecans and Chocolate & Cheesy Beer Bread

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When I saw Joanne’s post a few weeks back, I just knew that I had to make the whole shebang. Chocolate. Chili. Beer. Cheese. So many things Jo likes. I decided to make it on Sunday night, since to me chili is a Sunday night ordeal, not a quick weeknight...

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A New Take on Your Favorite Bar Food: Buffalo Chicken Chili with Blue Cheese Crumbles

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I’m pretty excited about the recipe I’m sharing with you today. Did you realize it was possible to turn buffalo chicken wings into a hot bowl of chili? Well, not only is it possible… it’s really freakin’ delicious. This dish literally incorporates every aspect of your favorite sports bar grub....

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Things I didn’t give up for Lent

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This could be a long post, because I don’t believe in giving things up. It’s all about moderation. Unless it’s crack, and your Charlie Sheen. Because no one will be interested in you anymore; start practicing moderation and there go all of your 2 million Twitter followers. No, but honestly,...

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