3-Cheese Stuffed Shells

This recipe was adapted from the August/September issue of Clean Eating magazine, and Eric and I love it! The filling is tangy, creamy and sweet; while the homemade sauce is spicy. Such a great combination of flavors! Sauce 2 28-oz cans tomatoes (whole, diced or chopped) 1 jar roasted red peppers, drained 1 T. dried [...]

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Meal Plan for the week

Well, at 37.5 weeks pregnant, I finally feel like cooking again. And I finally have hit a point where I don’t feel like eating only junk! Amazing! So far this week, Eric has made cheeseburgers and Challah French Toast (recipe & pics to come soon). I’ve also made a macaroni & cheese casserole to freeze [...]

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Barley, Beef, Black Bean & Corn Chili

This is a delicious & easy way to use up an assortment of pantry goods. You can substitute anything you have on hand for equivalents in the recipe. 1 large can whole tomatoes (or tomato pieces, or 1 small can tomatoes + 1 jar salsa), pureed 1 box vegetable stock (or chicken stock) 1-3 cups [...]

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Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Cranberries in pot

This is really more of a relish/chutney, but who wants to eat Cranberry Chutney for Thanksgiving Dinner?! This is a delicious, extremely easy cranberry sauce that will spice up any meal.  Eric and I (you all know who actually cooks it!) bring this to his parents’ house every year for Thanksgiving dinner, and it’s always [...]

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Farro Pilaf

Farro Pilaf

I’ll start this by acknowledging that I’m the world’s worst sous chef.  Seriously.  After making this pilaf tonight, I’m a heck of a lot more thankful I’m married to a man who is great at “finely dicing” all sorts of veggies.  Because as good as it looks, there is a TON of large onion pieces [...]

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FYI: The Recipe Nest

Some of my online girlfriends and I have started a cooking blog.  It’s still in the early/formative stages, but give it a look!  We all post as often as we can, and my posts (Chef Mary) will be mostly repeats from this blog.  But the other girls are all very talented cooks, and I’m excited [...]

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Lessons in Polenta

Polenta cooking

Last week, I made short ribs and polenta with corn (I know, the oxymorons…cornmeal with corn) for dinner one night.  Of course the short ribs were delish, but the polenta was a new dish for me. Surprisingly, it was very easy to make, and we both enjoyed it. Here’s how I made it.  Thanks to [...]

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Book Review: Eating Animals

By Jonathan Safran Foer Rating: 4 stars. This book was great.  A little too argumentative to get five stars, but overall a great read.  It turns out to be an easy-to-read expose on how meat gets from where it’s raised to your plate.  A pretty gruesome tale, all things told–which I expected after watching Food, [...]

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Roasted Beef, Mushroom & Barley Soup

This was a recipe we adapted from this month’s Everyday Food.  With the weather getting a little cooler, Eric and I have both been in the mood for some hearty, yet healthy, goodness.  This makes a large pot of soup, so halve this if you’re only cooking for two.  You’ll definitely still have leftovers! Preheat [...]

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Sweet Potato Fries

So I’ve taken a little bit of a blogging break while Eric and I were finishing up (and starting) some projects at home. It’s been a really hectic three weeks, and I’m glad to be done with them! Last night was the first night I’ve cooked dinner in almost two weeks. (I know, shame on [...]

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