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Apple Chicken Harvest Salad

November 18, 2020

Apple Chicken Harvest Salad in a wooden bowl with wooden spoons.

A fresh salad bursting with fall flavor—crisp apples, honey-roasted nuts, rotisserie chicken, gorgonzola cheese and balsamic vinaigrette. Nutty Apple Salad with Chicken feels light, but satisfying.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Fall, Recipe, Salad, Uncategorized

Cheesy Vegetarian Quinoa Enchilada Bake

October 8, 2020

Cheesy Vegetarian Quinoa Enchilada Bake in a white bowl topped with avocados.

A melty, cheesy, comforting vegetarian meal with plenty of protein. Cheesy Vegetarian Quinoa Enchilada Bake is an easy all-in-one dinner.

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Meal Prep, Mexican, Recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetarian

Black Raspberry Glazed Chicken Legs

September 19, 2020

Black Raspberry Glazed Chicken Legs with blackberry salad on a gray plate, on a white tea towel with green leaves.

Juicy chicken leg quarters with crispy skin, sweet black raspberry glaze and a little kick. Black Raspberry Glazed Chicken Legs are great served hot, or chilled for picnics.

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Make-ahead, Recipe, Sheet Pan, Summer, Uncategorized

Prosciutto-wrapped Chicken with Pesto Cream Sauce

May 28, 2020

Prosciutto-wrapped Chicken with Pesto Cream Sauce in a cast-iron skillet

You know a recipe is a keeper when you start cooking it and people appear over your shoulder saying, “oh my God.” I don’t know why I haven’t posted this recipe before, but it would be a crime to keep it to myself any longer. It’s delicious, easy, fast and people will ask you for the recipe.

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Filed Under: Comfort Food, Dinner, Italian, Recipe, Uncategorized

Bucatini with Tomatoes, Olives and White Beans

April 11, 2020

Pasta in tomato sauce with olives and white beans in a white bowl

A fresh and simple pasta in a light tomato sauce with garlic, kalamata olives and cannellini beans. A true 20-minute meal made with pantry staples, and you can customize it based on what you have.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Italian, Pasta, Recipe, Sides, Uncategorized

Ultimate Spinach Artichoke Dip

January 29, 2020

Ultimate Spinach Artichoke dip in a baking dish with crostini being dipped into it.

Rich, creamy spinach artichoke dip packed with cheese, Greek yogurt, savory spinach, nutty artichokes, zesty garlic and a kick of smoked paprika.

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Party, Recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetarian

Banana Nut Steel-Cut Oatmeal

January 13, 2020

Banana nut steel-cut oats on a gray napkin

Steel-cut oats, overripe bananas and walnuts come together for a healthy, hearty breakfast that tastes like it just came out of grandma’s oven.

You know what I get really mad at myself for doing? Wasting bananas. There are so many things you can do with them, there’s basically no reason they should hit the trash… except bananas are one of those foods that you either want all the time or not at all.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Meal Prep, Recipe, Slow Food, Uncategorized, Vegetarian

Flat Iron Steak Salad with Chimichurri Vinaigrette

November 8, 2019

A wooden salad bowl of flat iron steak salad with chimichurri vinaigrette

A fresh, satisfying salad with savory flat-iron steak, sweet corn and tangy chimichurri vinaigrette.
Salad. I know.
“Salad,” you’re thinking, “is what I eat when I’m trying to feel healthy.” The days are getting shorter, your workday is *feeling* longer, and maybe you’re just not about trying to sink your teeth into a spa menu right now.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Recipe, Salad, Summer, Uncategorized

Introducing Siena Rose Marie

August 1, 2019

Graphic of Siena Rose Marie as a newborn in a blue blanket with text overlay that says "Siena Rose Marie"

Sitting in a cafe by myself, working away at my laptop, is exactly what I’ve been daydreaming about for months. But now that I’m here, focus escapes me—or at least focus on what I’m supposed to be doing. I can’t stop opening my phone. `

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Filed Under: Life, Uncategorized

It’s Still A New Year… Get A Fresh Start!

March 22, 2017

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How crazy is it that spring is already here? It’s pretty cool outside here, but feelings of newness and invigoration are undeniable for me. Flowers are blooming… okay, they mostly bloomed in the 75º February weather and froze over in March. Regardless, spring is about new beginnings and new life…

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