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Salad. You know that it’s good for you and that you should be eating it more often, but I bet you think it’s unappetizing and unexciting. Well, it doesn’t have to be! Here are some easy guidelines to create delicious …

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At Garlic My Soul, our standard “what should we do with this chicken?” recipe involves baking it with some lemon, some garlic, and some spices. But I’ve recently discovered a new go-to easy baked chicken recipe. Here’s what you need: …

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I must say that eggplant pinwheels went much better the second time around! Reasons the second time was more successful include: a) a video chat with Corelyn pre-cooking to discuss b) nowhere to be, nothing to do c) balsamic reduction, …

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Last weekend, I took a mini-vacation to visit my friends Meg and Greg at Greg’s home in southern Virginia. Our goals for the weekend included a lot of wine, delicious food, and taking cover from the hurricane by staying indoors …

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I bought Jeff a mandoline specifically so we could make waffle fries. And while we were semi-successful, it was not quite up to par. So we bought another tool that we thought might perfect the process. This slicer cuts crinkle …

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Last week a coworker at my old job was crazy busy, babysitting her grandchildren and helping her daughter out. As a result, I offered to make a dish to please the kids and keep her out of the kitchen during …

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In my new digs back near the East coast, where I’m temporarily staying with my mother and helping her through a period of poor health, we’ve been receiving generous donations of food from our friends, family, and neighbors. One thing …

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March started out slow for us at Garlic, My Soul. It’s been an exciting month, but hasn’t left much time for cooking and kitchen creation. After tackling a simple pizza recipe that’s easily within our wheelhouse for early March, our …

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We needed a side dish to go with our 5 color chili, so Jennie had the brilliant idea to make corn muffins. We figured it’d be easy enough, so we didn’t do much planning until we found ourselves riding in …

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January’s Cucina Fresca challenge was based on a few of our challenge goals: 1. Cook fish 7. Try our luck at sauces, from different ethnicity’s and with different bases 12. greens, greens, greens! 25. Seasonal vegetables Our main ingredient? Mustard. …

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