Are You Ready for Some Football?

Posted by Marguerite in Blog on January 31, 2012

Are You Ready For Some Football?!

Would it be awful to confess that I am not?

Lately, I’ve been enjoying the Super Bowl meal more than the actual Super Bowl. In fact, I haven’t enjoyed football quite the same way since my car accident a few years ago. It turned out I sustained a concussion. [...]

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Justin's Own: Guacamole of the Gods

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on January 30, 2012

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I promised you guest bloggers, and here is my first guest recipe, submitted by Justin! Justin’s guacamole is just as amazing as the chunky guacamole, but it has one special feature: pickled jalapenos which are easy to find all year round, and obviously keep much longer.

Justin’s recipe is a little more free [...]

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"Homemade" Tortilla Chips

Posted by Marguerite in Recipes on January 29, 2012

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About ten ago (ok, it was 11), I was having a party and I forgot to buy tortilla chips. But I had a pack of taco-sized flour tortillas in my fridge. I thought to myself, really, how hard is it to make chips out of this? So I set my oven to 400°F [...]

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Chunky Guacamole

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on January 29, 2012

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Oh I do love a chunky guac. I mean, I like a smooth guac, too, but there is nothing wrong with a nice traditional guacamole. It is so healthy (with a limited number of chips, of course), and delicious. No wonder it’s become the go to side dish at Super Bowl parties.

If [...]

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Eggplant and Lentil Stew with Pomegranate Molasses

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on January 29, 2012

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I am a carnivore, but one of my favorite pastimes is tricking meat and potato carnivores into eating dishes they wouldn’t normally eat. Case in point, my good friend Jim is a proud Irish guy who really isn’t a fan of fussy ethnic food. Ah but when I tried this delicious eggplant and [...]

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Burgers

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on January 29, 2012

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Did you like vegetables as a kid? It’s ok. I didn’t either. Now you may be wondering why I mention vegetables when writing up a burger recipe. That’s because my mother used to puree peas and carrots (you read that right, peas and carrots!) and hide them in minced meat with onions, and [...]

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White Bean and Roasted Pepper Salad

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on March 24, 2011

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I am on a diet. Sean and I are going on vacation soon, and I look a bit lumpy in my bikini. I know the culprit. I spent a winter of eating delicious, delicious meat-heavy dishes. And I have been sitting a lot more than running. All told, the perfect recipe for putting [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper Salsa

Posted by Marguerite in Recipes on October 18, 2010

Roasted red pepper salsa is perfect on a chicken breast sandwich, or a nice piece of lamb or steak.

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(He’s Got a Grill!) Chili, Lime, and Cumin Skirt Steak

Posted by Marguerite in Healthy, Recipes on August 11, 2009

One of my favorite recipes I made for the Man with the grill, was a chili lime and cumin skirt steak. The beauty of this recipe is in the chili, lime, and cumin marinade. Now, there are a lot of cuts of meat where it would be an absolute sin to marinade the meat for an extended period of time. This is not the case with skirt steak. Skirt steak has a tendency towards being tough, and that makes it the perfect cut for marinades.

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My Family Immigrated to the South, Baked Beans

Posted by Marguerite in Recipes on May 20, 2009

Sometimes the Single Chef is invited out and she has to be prepared. Last year I was invited to a last minute 4th of July BBQ and I brought this spiced-up variation on a Paula Dean recipe. I used the ingredients I had on hand and added a couple of tablespoons of dill and parsley my friend had chopped up for borscht, then packed it up and took it to the BBQ. The result was delicious (and I made a lot of male friends). If you’re vegan, use Bush’s Vegetarian beans and make sure to leave out the bacon.

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