my lavender blues

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  It’s a week into December and I finally can say I’m freezing my buns off. Which says a lot due to the size of the buns that are actually freezing =p  About time I get to break out the flannel and cable knit and pose as a lover of outdoors whose favorite activities include rock […]

The Best Kale & Egg Drop Soup

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        I have a love/hate relationship when it comes to traditional “Cajun” cuisine. You would think it would be more of a love/love due to the very fact that I go weak at the knees for some good heat and well seasoned food. But there’s something, I just can’t put my finger on […]

Chumbo // Chili Gumbo (Turkey Leftovers)

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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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LAY OFF ME I’M STARVING…. “Diet Starts Monday”.     I find myself quoting Chris Farley with SNL “Gap Girls” almost every Friday of every single weekend, since I can remember. And you know what happens on Monday? All I think about is the “diet” that I told myself I would begin while drinking some […]

Acorn Squash Chicken Pot Pie

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I love that God gave us four seasons. I also love that each season holds a different place in my heart. Fall taking up the majority of its space, but the others take their place at some point in time. There is something about crisp fallen leaves on the ground, the crunchy sound they make […]

Easy and Healthy Butternut Squash, Pear and Red Onion Soup