my lavender blues

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Yes, I am calling cranberry sauce layered between two wheels of brie a cake. Why? Because I can. And because it is just as good as any dessert cake out there. In a savory sense. I take my cranberry sauce very seriously come Thanksgiving/Christmas. And I feel like in my recent years of gathering it […]

Layered Brie Cake with Spiced Cranberry Sauce

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    Why is it at the end of the day, that whenever I know I have a mouth watering home cooked meal in the fridge leftover from a morning slaving away in the kitchen, I end up sitting down with a big glass of wine and a big ol’ bowl of popcorn. If it makes […]

Wine & Honey Braised Short Ribs

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  Hold. the. phone. Tis the season to be noggin’. Yes, we officially have reached November which is a kick off to patchy facial hair on a majority of the males out there along with any and ALL holiday baking, cooking and of course, fancy shmancy cocktails. Now not only do you have the option […]

Easy Vegan Chai Nog (Guilt Free)

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  Happy Monday (said no one ever). Especially a Monday that has followed a weekend filled with belligerence and over indulgence of Halloween candy. It left me with a headache, a belly ache and mouth sores. Way to go America! It also left me feeling incredibly lazy and not wanting to make any home cooked meal. […]

Sticky Rice Beef Balls

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  Happy Hallows Eve! I remember back in high school my girlfriends and I decided to go around tossing eggs at kids who were vandalizing homes. We didn’t even make it past the first egg after an attempted toss which landed on the ceiling of my car, as oppose to out the window. That was embarrassment […]

Honey and Thyme Roasted Root Vegetables

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Okay…. SO I’m going to get straight to the point here since one of my eyes is officially non functioning due to a sneak attack from my toddler.  Being dramatic?  Yeah, maybe. But it really does hurt. at the current moment though that isn’t even my biggest complaint…. my doctor dilated my pupil which she […]

Maple Bacon Wrapped Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

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I hesitated adding the “No Cream” bit to the header above. I didn’t want to scare anyone. Sometimes, at least in my opinion, right away when something says “healthy” or “no cream” I automatically set the recipe up for failure. I’m like, there is no way this is going to taste good if a) it’s […]

Healthy Roasted Asparagus Soup (No Cream)

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Meatballs can be moist AND healthy!? Well. Sorta. These aren’t like….. super duper going to lose a bazillion pounds healthy. But they are, you know, on the healthier side……  They are also mini so your eyes will make you feel like you’re eating a ton more as oppose to one and feeling lonely.  I’m about […]

Mini Healthier Italian Meatball Skewers (Kebobs)