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Raspberry Compote over Waffles
I'll admit that tonight's dinner was more of an excuse to have brinner... But we decided to figure out how to properly cook a berry...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 2, 20151 min read
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Smoker Pulled Pork with Brussel Sprouts
Last weekend, I did something that you're never really supposed to do if you're a good wife... I went out and make a pretty big purchase...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 1, 20152 min read
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Moroccan Chicken Tagine
While searching through our cook books last week, we found a recipe for a dish called Chicken Tagine. It called for some interesting...

Rachel Erickson
Oct 25, 20151 min read
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Pepperoni Pretzels
Two weeks ago, I attempted a visit to the farmer's market, looking for some delicious treats for College Football Saturday at home....

Rachel Erickson
Oct 17, 20151 min read
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Shrimp and Grits
This recipe for cheddar grits with shrimp was fairly easy to put together. Neither of us had ever eaten grits before, so this was...

Rachel Erickson
Oct 5, 20151 min read
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Pad Thai with Crab
Coming across this recipe, I realized that I hadn't eaten Pad Thai since I lived in New York (when I ate it probably every week). There...

Rachel Erickson
Sep 28, 20151 min read
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Spanish Tortilla with Romesco Sauce
When the hubs found a recipe for a Spanish Tortilla, I was a little confused at first... How were we going to make a meal out of a...

Rachel Erickson
Sep 26, 20151 min read
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Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot Pie
Two weeks ago, we made an extremely delicious chicken pot pie recipe as our cooking challenge of the week. It was a very traditional...

Rachel Erickson
Sep 19, 20151 min read
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Parmesan Risotto
After a couple weekends of traveling and racing, I was finally able to get back in the kitchen last weekend for another new recipe...

Rachel Erickson
Sep 12, 20151 min read
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Happy Birthday Honey!
So every year, I bake a German Chocolate Cake for my husband's birthday. I'll admit that there have been a couple of years here or there...

Rachel Erickson
Aug 16, 20151 min read
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Thai Green Curry Chicken
Ok, so I'm a few weeks out from updating the blog... so let's start with the oldest missed event. The second weekend in August, we made...

Rachel Erickson
Aug 8, 20151 min read
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Chili Bread Bowls
Coming from the mid-west, it's probably a crime that I'd never cooked chili prior to two weeks ago. But it made for the perfect weekend...

Rachel Erickson
Jul 30, 20151 min read
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Tandoori Lamb
To get a little more adventurous, we decided to try cooking lamb steaks a few weeks ago. We keep watching these cooking shows on TV, and...

Rachel Erickson
Jul 19, 20151 min read
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Stuffed French Toast
We were looking for a "brinner" option for our new meal this past weekend, and decided to cook up a recipe that we've been eyeing for a...

Rachel Erickson
Jul 8, 20151 min read
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Lobster Rolls
At the grocery, I saw a couple of lobster tails, and thought maybe learning to cook the tails might not make the whole lobster so scary....

Rachel Erickson
Jun 24, 20151 min read
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Eggplant Parmesan
Since my husband isn't usually very keen on the idea of eating vegetables, it surprised me a few weeks ago when he suggested eggplant...

Rachel Erickson
Jun 7, 20151 min read
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Happy Birthday to Me!
For my 31st Birthday this year, I decided to come up with the ultimate cheeseburger meal to celebrate. I started the day with a slow...

Rachel Erickson
Jun 3, 20152 min read
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Homemade Pizza
A few weekends ago, we made homemade pizzas as our weekend cooking adventure. We were cheating a little bit because we have attempted to...

Rachel Erickson
May 31, 20151 min read
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Circassian Chicken
Today's dinner experiment was a little more outside of the box than we usually venture. We made a Turkish dish, called Circassian...

Rachel Erickson
Apr 29, 20151 min read
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Brazilian Fish Stew
We are frequent watchers of the Food Network, and one of last week's shows asked its chefs to make Fish Stew... At first, it wasn't the...

Rachel Erickson
Apr 26, 20151 min read
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