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  • margarita macarons
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    margarita macarons

    To continue on the Cinco de Mayo party…. I also made a margarita macaron. I figured if I was buying tequila, I might as well use it for two things instead of just one. As a result, we have these beautiful babes on a plate.  It’s been awhile since I made macarons. It always feels…

  • Coconut-Lime Pork Tacos
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    Coconut-Lime Pork Tacos

    Yikes, it’s been a small lifetime since I last popped in here. I thought I had been cooking, but I guess I’ve just been eating a lot of basic things. Basic isn’t bad but it’s always nice to get a little adventurous. I’m always prone to be adventurous on a theme day. When I realized…

  • irish creme scones
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    irish creme scones

    I stumbled across this scone recipe when I was doing some St. Patrick’s day recipe searching. I was targeting a biscuit to go with our Guinness Stew… and this little gem of a scone popped up. The facts are obvious that I cannot bypass a scone recipe. I just merely needed a reason to make…

  • Guiness Stout Cake
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    Guiness Stout Cake

    I thought this cake seemed like a great idea from the name. A Guiness cake? perfect for our family St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Plus, I had 5 Guiness in the house and this called for 1 and the stew I made needed 4. I am a big fan of finishing things off. It’s why I…

  • Guinness beef stew
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    Guinness beef stew

    The name of this recipe might lead you to believe there is Guinness in it. And boy is there ever. Normally when a recipe calls for liquor or beer, it’s just a part of the ingredient list. But there is more beer in this stew than there is beef stock! There is a whole lot…

  • corn chowder
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    corn chowder

    It’s been awhile since I’ve made a soup. At one point it felt like it was the only thing I whipped up in my kitchen. There are 45 soup recipes on this website but, they started to all feel like the same thing. Chop carrots. Chop onion. Chop celery. It has been enough time that…

  • very delicious blueberry cake
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    very delicious blueberry cake

    Ok – this picture doesn’t exactly look like a success story. Where are all the blueberries? In the bottom of the loaf. Not the best. But, I’ll do better next time. Blueberry distribution aside … this cake is incredibly delicious. That might have something to do with the amount of sugar and butter or just…

  • Sausage and Fennel Ragu With Gnocchi Alla Romano
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    Sausage and Fennel Ragu With Gnocchi Alla Romano

    I believe this dinner falls perfectly into the Sunday Dinner category. I was in the market for a multi-step meal to spend a little extra time on. While this is definitely multi-step it is quite straightforward. The most challenging part was finding semolina flour. I have been consciously trying to eat more vegetables and less…

  • brown butter miso mac and cheese
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    brown butter miso mac and cheese

    One of my intentions of 2019 is to waste less food… so what does that mean for right now? I’m putting miso in just about everything. I purchased the miso for the miso banana bread and now I’m intending to use every last drop of it. I had all the ingredients for this dish for…

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    miso banana bread

    I’m not really a banana person but I do love banana bread. It’s like a sneaky, potentially healthy breakfast dessert. I saw a reference a couple weeks ago to miso banana bread. A miso banana bread feels like a lifetime of difference from the other variations like: nutella, peanut butter, chocolate, or just straight up…