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Roasted Balsamic Beet Salad

    My vacuum cleaner broke today.  It happened when I was in one of those spontaneous “must cleanView full post »

Strawberry Gazpacho

Cold soups kind of give me the heebie-jeebies.   I don’t have the appreciation I probably should have forView full post »

Pineapple-Mango-Avocado Salsa

    I think there should be some sort of grocery store etiquette guide. Let’s think about this:  lots ofView full post »

Red Quinoa Salad

Tonight I got hit on by a kebab-wielding drunkard at Milwaukee’s Public Market.  Now, I hope that doesn&#View full post »

Olive-Goat Cheese Bruschetta

I’m a complete sucker for bruschetta.  Really, any kind will do.  Especially one that mixes sweet(ish)View full post »

Not-So-Devilish Deviled Eggs

  If you are like me or any one of my various family members, a cook-out is not considered complete withoutView full post »

Sammy’s Very Vanilla Cupcakes

A few months ago, my (baby) sister moved into a new condo with her soon-to-be-husband.  I was able to come intoView full post »

Berry Caprese Salad

Ah, what a whirlwind of a week so far.  The positive feedback so far on the new look of the website has been soView full post »

The Curvier Carrot.

  Boom.  Shazam.  Ta-da.  Voila.   May I introduce to you, my dear friends, the new and very muchView full post »

Classic Pad Thai

    I have Lukas to thank for transforming my kitchen into a place of adventure and firsts for me recently.  (i.eView full post »

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Fudgy Chocolate Frosting

I am still utterly astounded when I taste delicious food that happens to be vegan.  I’m not knockingView full post »

Another Cinco De Mayo Round-Up

    I always forget to do round-ups.  I don’t know why because I love reading them on other people’View full post »

Vegetarian Taquitos

    “It’s May!  It’s May-the lusty month of May!” Does anyone else out thereView full post »

Skinny Carrot Cake Bundt Cakes

    I’m sitting here writing this as I am waiting for another round of car repairs (second week in a rowView full post »

Black Bean Salsa

There’s something a little depressing when the cashier at Target looks at your stack of random stuff on theView full post »