2016

This past weekend I volunteered with a great organization I want y’all to check out (or find a similar one near you! So here’s how it started. As you may or may not know, I have an orange and a lemon …

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Smoothies continue to be my fave way to use produce that I’ve gotten overexcited about and purchased simply too much of. Such was the case of these figs. I made this when I’d recently returned from vacation and was in …

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I made this salad last summer because I was missing grill food (hello shrimp!) but didn’t want anything to heavy (or hot, because let’s be real, it’s still August.) As yet another heat wave comes this weekend, I hope you …

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Hi y’all – I’ve got another great breakfast recipe for you. The Talbott Hotel hits close to home because it’s in Chicago, which happens to be where my immediate family lives. This hotel is Downtown and is the perfect home base …

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Blueberries are everywhere and I really just cannot stop making things with them. I have been eating them almost at every meal. They remind me of my childhood and are so delicious they seem like they’re not possibly good for you, but …

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I posted this last summer when I was trying out new blueberry recipes…and it’s a fave around these parts! I can’t get enough blueberries this time of year, and I’m thinking of making these this weekend…enjoy! ***** We’ve made it …

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I love snacking, and I love hummus. But I don’t always know what kind to buy, and sometimes I just want some extra garlic in mine (am I right?) So recently I made some white bean hummus with extra garlic. …

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I typically don’t eat a ton of tofu, because I am skeptical about soy products and because no one can make it as good as Rebecca, and now that she’s in London I have no reason. HOWEVER when Becca was …

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Another month, and oh goodness are there goodies to collect from the farmers market! I love end of summer because the bounty is almost too good to be true. August means lots of tomatoes, all the fresh herbs, and tons …

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Happy Monday, and Happy August, friends! The dog days are here, and with the height of summer comes the height of PRODUCE. Although there’s a place in my heart for fall and winter crops, berries take the cake – summer …

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