recipes

• July 20, 2011

  Turkey Zucchini Pasta

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• July 8, 2011

  Back-PACK-ing: Food, Fears & Packing Woes

  Tonight I am prepping for my very first week-long backpacking trip coming up in just a few days!  We leave on Saturday to drive to Copper Harbor, at the tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  From there, we take a ferry on Sunday morning to Isle Royale National Park.  Once we land on the island, we…

• June 28, 2011

  Salad, Breadsticks & Smoothie

  I found this recipe for Garlic Dill Twists—breadsticks, essentially—a while back and have been dying to try it.  I finally had (almost) all of the right ingredients; step two was trying to figure out how to justify making breadsticks for dinner.  I decided if I paired them with a big green salad and a healthy…

• June 8, 2011

  Crab & Seashell Pasta Salad

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• May 20, 2011

  Crab-Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes

  I had seen a recipe for stuffed tomatoes a while back, but couldn’t remember where.  I also remember seeing some recipes that combined tomato and crab (imitation) and thinking that sounded good.   Going off that and a couple of recipes for stuffed tomatoes, I decided to make up my own recipe, using what I had…

• May 6, 2011

  Feliz Cinco de Mayo

  It’s always fun to have an excuse to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas.  I think that’s why so many Americans love to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.  But does anybody know what we are celebrating?  Many people think that it is Mexico’s Independence Day, but it is not (that’s on September 16th).  I knew that…

• April 23, 2011

  Delicious Calzones

  I’ve been on a mission to switch up my Pizza Nights a bit.  Last week I decided to venture out and try a Thin Crust Pizza, which turned out very well.  This week, I decided to try making Calzones: an undertaking that was also met with delicious results!  Tom said it was “pretty good” after…

• April 19, 2011

  Thin Crust Pizza

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• March 17, 2011

  Broccoli Pasta

  This is probably the most basic meal that I make.  The very simplest version of Broccoli Pasta is actually Tom’s invention, and it’s how he got me to start eating broccoli!  There are multiple ways to spice this up and make it interesting, but if you’re really in a time crunch, try this super easy…

• March 17, 2011

  Simple Stir-Fry

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