my lavender blues

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  So first off, perhaps a little delayed, but I would like to welcome you with open arms to one of my favorite times of the year, the “February Drop-off”. Here Here! And if you haven’t made that giant leap to the dark side, do it, I dare you. Welcome to a life filled with […]

Asian BBQ Pulled Chicken Gua Bao

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Has anyone seen 45 Years? Well if you haven’t, don’t. And if you have, please tell me that you too have decided to now dedicate your life to collecting cats and repelling the opposite sex as best as you can.  Even though I don’t really have much of a problem with that last part, I […]

Spiced Blueberry Shrimp

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I am first going to say, apologies for the lack of post on Monday….. oh & on Tuesday……. I blame El Nino. For those of you who don’t habla espanol, El Nino is Spanish for: The Nino. And for those of you who live under a rock, I am quoting Chris Farley, because how can […]

Homemade Spaghetti & Sausage Bites

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  Today while at the gym I managed to belly flop the floor in a wild and crazy attempt to do a burpee. Like. Are you kidding me? It was almost expected as 99 percent of new things that I attempt – especially when it comes to anything athletic – always end up backfiring. But […]

Healthy Mini Proscuitto & Tomato Eggplant Pizzas

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This month has been complete torture not being able to bake anything. Seriously. I have been trying to lay off the baked goods as 99 percent of my pants aren’t fitting and homegirl does not have a cash flow to replace the old pantalones. But since the Super Bowl is basically a holiday I figured I […]

Ricotta & Mascarpone Cannoli Dip

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  Atomic Trio Hot Wings? Seriously Julia? Way to be original. However “burn ya bum for dayz” wings definitely would not have been K-rated. But let me tell you, these wings are anything but PG. Don’t start wiping the sweat off your upper lip just yet though. These wings have a sophisticated spice. A heat […]

Easy Atomic Trio Hot Wings

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  I just would like to point out the fact that even though there is both “healthy” & “mini” in the title of this recipe, it does not give you the right of passage to consume the entire meal in one day. I almost feel like I deserve food poisoning at this point due to […]

Healthy Mini Crab Cake Sliders with a Citrus Slaw

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Put your hands in the air if you are as excited as I am about the Super Bowl. The commercials, live music performances (fingers crossies that Queen ‘Yonce OR Adam Levine pulls a Janet Jackson. I’d be satisfied with either) and most importantly the food. And during all of this glory there will be big sweaty men tackling […]

Sausage & Quinoa Stuffed Artichokes