my lavender blues

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I was looking pretty rough yesterday after a long weekend of obviously drinking a ton of water and green juice, that I decided to take my unfortunately pale body with day old mascara for a nice jog through the park. And being the Jersey girl that I am, there is nothing that a little GTL can’t fix. Everything […]

Potato, Green Bean & Corn Summer Salad

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Things I didn’t do last night: this. Things I did instead. Watched Lemonade on repeat. Maybe four times. Maybe more. I even made a nasty lemonade drink with a little hot sauce as attempted tribute to the album. Definite fail. However the picture didn’t totally suck so I still posted it on social media. Word to […]

Sesame Crusted Tuna Steak Lettuce Wraps

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Every day I’m hassling. No, seriously, I am. Sweet potato hasselbacks are literally exploding in my kitchen. I made so damn much that I have enough to last me a life time. My freezer looks as though I’m a doomsday prepper. That or just another mid westerner preparing for the next twister to lift me off […]

Healthy Carnitas Stuffed Sweet Potato Hasselbacks

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GUYS ITS FINALLY BASEBALL SEASON! And I literally couldn’t care less. Well, I couldn’t have cared less until I moved to St. Louis. You basically have to root for the Cardinals in order to be socially accepted into any circle. Granted my circle might just be me and my son, however, I’m pretty sure he […]

Gazpacho with Roasted Tomatoes & Cheddar Cheese Toast

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I can’t tell if the title of this post is drool-worthy or incredibly unappetizing. But I can tell you that the actual outcome is prettaaaay…… bomb 😉 Also – lets address the elephant in the room here. it’s been A WEEK since I last posted anything on the blog. Like. what!? I wish I had some […]

Curried Meatloaf Onion Bombs

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Spring is here. And now I remember why I hate birds. Especially the birds who clearly have tourettes. We heard you on the first tweet, seriously. Do us a favor, clip your wings and fall out of a tree please.  And these birds ain’t no mocking jays. This is when one needs to acquire  “Dennis […]

Broiled Turbot // Balsamic Glazed Carrots & Steamed Spinach

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When Whole Foods has dollar oysta’s, you shuck ’em. No questions asked. And then you jump on every opportunity to bake fries to obviously go with. More importantly, truffle fries. More + More importantly, pecorino romano & parsley truffle fries.  This alsooooo may be the best date night dish ever (and incredibly fun to prepare […]

Pecorino Romano & Parsley Truffle Fries // Oysters on the Half Shell

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Holy cheese & rice. I decided to wear shorts today (75 degrees is definitely the new 90) and I am pretty sure I am still blind in my left eye due to alabaster leg pigment (apparently my right eye was suiting an eye patch at the time of exposure).  Move over Sean Patrick Flannery, this girl […]

Healthy Cauliflower Rice Bibimbap