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December! Time for cookies and soups and stews and all the roasted vegetables your household can handle. I love this time of the year – Christmas lights, cozy evenings with apple cider, parties with great cheese plates & bubbly punch, …

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Well friends, I’m sorry I’ve been gone for a bit. I promised you Pumpkin Chili and then the election broke my heart and I’m sorry to say I’ve been downtrodden and springing into action on figuring out how to continue to …

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Happy Election Day, y’all! I am so happy that today’s the day we’re all voting for a new president. I am working the polls today, but I wanted to give you something to make tonight to feed the heart and …

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We love a good soup – they keep us warm through winter, they’re easy to put together, and they can be made out of seemingly nothing. Here are some kick-starter ideas for you to get your own big pot of …

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We lied. Southwestern week continues! Huzzah! We wanted to share with you one last recipe that we really love. This came about because we have been trying to find more vegetarian meals that hold their own in the kitchen without …

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I used to work at a school, and although I wasn’t a teacher, there would be these teacher appreciation lunches that all staff was welcome to attend. At every one there would be this slow cooker full of the most delicious …

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Not too long ago, I was craving some sort of comfort food, like warm soup. I ended up searching for healthy, paleo-friendly chili recipes. I found one and I’ve since tried it out several times with a few of my …

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When I was home over break, we did our fair share of cooking. We cooked the Feast of the Seven Fishes, we cooked from the Smitten Kitchen cookbook, we ate fistfuls of kale on the regular, and we even cooked …

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Here we are, mid-February, and yet to post a single Cucina Fresca recipe for this month. Well, have no fear! We’re planning two epic cooking days for this weekend, and I am positively giddy with anticipation. Why? Because. We’re making …

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Corelyn and I are trying this PW challenge. We’ve made 9 of the 63 recipes. It’s only March. I feel OK about it. A while back, we made chili. It was supposedly simple, perfect chili. It was simple. It was …

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