Chipotle Mayonnaise (aioli)

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Tomorrow we are packing our Jeep and heading up the coast of Maine, hopefully making it all the way to Bar Harbor. I say hopefully primarily because the Jeep we are driving has 200,000 miles and is from 1994. I’m pretty much shocked every time it makes it to the local convenient store. But we […]

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Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

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Happy birthday America! I didn’t create anything red, white and blue for the occasion, but I did make a batch of Hostess style cupcakes. They are America’s favorite snack cake, so really what better food  to commemorate America’s birthday. The Hostess cupcake was created in 1919 and the first two cupcakes sold for five cents. […]

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Grilled Cajun Corn with Bacon

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What happens when you add bacon to anything? It automatically becomes delicious! Right? Take corn. Nothing against it but I don’t sit around thinking about the next time I get to have a taste of corn like I do with potato salad, mashed potatoes, hash browns… (I have a potato addiction). But add some bacon […]

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Mango Mint Smoothie

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I’m trying to give up coffee. Decaf coffee. It sounds easy since it’s clearly not the caffeine I’m hooked on. I’ve come to realize it’s the routine of stopping and buying the coffee I’m addicted to. Driving by the Dunkin’ Donuts in the morning pains me for some reason. Why am I trying to give […]

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Mexican Omelette with Manchego and Veggies

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With every great vacation comes the depressing adjustment back to reality. Marc (my husband) and I recently returned from Tulum, Mexico . It was so beautiful I am still not over it and I’ve been back for 8 weeks now. I’m going to give myself a couple more weeks then it’s time to start researching […]

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Lemon Lavender Biscuits

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Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there, especially mine. I don’t know what I’d do without her. Just this week she made me soup and came over to help me tidy up my kitchen because I was super sick with strep all week. Thank you mom!! My husband and I are hosting […]

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The Perfect Brownie

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When my weatherman tells me to expect a snowstorm I immediately picture myself cozied up under a blanket eating inhaling all my favorite foods. This fantasy includes lots and lots of brownies. I could eat them endlessly. Or until I get really sick. Which sometimes happens. Well we just had a blizzard here in Boston and I […]

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Toasted Walnuts

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There’s nothing better than being snowed in and forced to do nothing but eat and watch TV. Well, my time has come because we are getting a blizzard! When you get blessed by the snow gods you have to take full advantage because its a short matter of time before you have to get to […]

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How to cut and cube a butternut squash

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If there ever was an intimidating piece of produce it’s the butternut squash.

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Oreo Mint Holiday Bark

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This is such an easy recipe and it is so delicious. I love the messy yet beautiful look of holiday bark!

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