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End of summer corn chowder

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Holy cow, how is it almost September?! I had so many plans for this summer, and I was well on my way to accomplishing them in June. Then July rolled around, and brought with it that horrible heat wave that … Continue reading

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Bacon-wrapped chicken breasts stuffed with goat cheese and spinach

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Some of my favorite cooking is when I get home from work, look in the fridge, and say, “what can I make with this?” It’s a fun form of problem solving for me. Sometimes I look up recipes, but more … Continue reading

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Bacon wrapped asparagus bundles

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Ah, the beauty of bacon wrapped vegetables. Some may think that the bitterness of asparagus might not be a good match for the fatty, juicy goodness of bacon, but they would be wrong. So very, very wrong. The wonderful thing … Continue reading

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Bacon wrapped beer can chicken

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In an effort to break myself out of my cooking slump, I thought I would try focusing on a single ingredient rather than a technique, method, or nationality of food. And what better ingredient to inspire greatness than bacon?! This … Continue reading

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Low-fat spinach fettuccini

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How many of us have made New Years Resolutions? How many of us have already broken them, not even three days into the year? I’m certain that many of you have resolved to eat better, lose weight, get healthier. Not … Continue reading

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German food part 1: hot German potato salad

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I dont know much about German food (or German culture in general), and what I do know is limited mostly to stereotypes: But I’m always open to trying new foods, so when I was at Disney we ate at Biergarten. … Continue reading

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Slow cooked potato and cheddar soup with bacon

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What do you do when you mother goes shopping at BJ’s and comes home with 10 pounds of potatoes and 6 quarts of chicken broth? Why, you make potato cheddar soup, of course! So a few weekends ago, while I … Continue reading

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