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Pot Stickers
I am such a dork…I literally get so excited about the silliest things. For example, I painted my nails green for St. Patty’s Day (also my favorite color). I wanted to make sure to get them painted before my trip to California…whaddya think? Greeeeeeen! Guess what else I am excited about?! I am leaving for California today!! :-D. Yay!!! I cannot tell you how ready I am to be going away to someplace new… ::dances in chair:: Again as promised my dears a “recipe to come…” from my Great Food for Great Friends post. This one is the pot stickers recipe. I am going to show the ground turkey version…
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Great Food for Great Friends
Saturday of this past weekend was a fun day…I invited over some good friends and we had a great time eating, drinking, and just socializing. Once I knew that people were going to be coming over I decided I wanted to do something a little different for dinner than what I normally do. It is always great to break from the mold :-). I know a lot of people who tend to try and stick to what they know when they have guests coming over because normally, that makes for a guaranteed good meal. ::raises right hand:: I am very guilty of this! However, this time I wanted to step…
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Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes
Happy Mardi Gras everyone! I have to say I don’t have any exciting Mardi Gras recipes to share. I have been seeing all sorts of awesome King Cake recipes, that just look delicious! I do however have my beads on today at work! Welcome to my small little cube that I work in everyday…hehe, don’t laugh…you gotta have fun a little even when you are at work! 🙂 Or at least I try to, otherwise I would absolutely go crazy! I am a little bit of a dork and I like to say and do silly things. While I have to try and control that a little in the office…
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Blackened Chicken Salad
Happy Friday! Lots going on today!! First order of business…I finally got myself a Facebook Page for my blog, visit it here. Please drop me a line and say hello! I always love hearing from you all! Second order of business…today I decided to join a team that is going to the Susan G. Komen 3-day for the Cure walk. It is a great organization that is designed to help raise money for the fight against Breast Cancer. I need to raise $2,300 to be able to walk in it this(60 miles!!). It is in July and located in Boston, so if any of you want to donate please visit…
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Stuffed Peppers
Hello all! I am on Day 8 of the detox! I am trusting you are having a grand start to your week. Mine was not so grand, I have to admit. Work has been less than desirable for the past 2 days. Lots of issues and stress that has been really keeping me very very busy. I wanted to update you all on my progress! So far so good! We are still going strong and it is Day 8. I can’t believe that things are still going so well but they are. This weekend was very hard for me. I am used to baking on Saturday. That is normally my…
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Roasted Red & Sweet Potatoes
ZZZZZzzzzzZZZZ ZZzzzz ZZZZzzzZZZZzzz I am SO tired, haha! I really need to get a good nights sleep after the weekend that I had. For some reason I feel like I just can’t get caught up. Do you ever experience that? Whew, I am beat! I could curl up with a big comfy blanket and my bunny and be all set for about 10 hours, hehe. Anyways, I promised a recipe in my last post for some roasted potatoes. Well…here it is. Let me tell you, I really feel like roasted vegetables can be the best addition to just about any meal that you have. Maybe not a pasta meal, but…
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Artichoke & Feta Stuffed Chicken
What a depressing weekend for Steelers fans…I myself am a Steelers fan because I lived in PA for a while. I was closer to Philly, but I really didn’t like the Eagles…so I went with the other team. I went to college closer to Pittsburgh than Philly anyway. I was so disappointed, I really felt like Pittsburgh was the better team but because of interceptions and fumbles we just got killed. I think on everything else in the game the Steelers really outplayed the Packers. Especially on the run game…but Ben just threw those interceptions and every time he did the Packers monopolized and scored. That is super hard to…
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Beef & Broccoli
Once again the Northeast is supposed to be hit with a really bad snowstorm this afternoon into tomorrow. I seriously don’t know where we are going to put all the snow! haha, I think I may have prayed a littttle to hard for snow this year. After this storm we are going to have 4 feet of snow on the ground, which is awesome! You know what else it is awesome?! When someone cooks you dinner…there is just nothing like getting dinner made for you in my opinion. I mean, don’t get my wrong, I LOVE to cook but sometimes it is nice to have someone else do the work…
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Green Beans for Any Meal
I promised you a green recipe didn’t I? Well here it is! I have a confession…I used to HATE green beans! I would refuse to eat them when I was younger, and when I say refuse…I mean RE-FUSE! The only time I started eating green beans was in college because I was too poor to eat anything but the cafeteria food when I was a Freshman and Sophomore. So needless to say, I learned to eat them in college real fast haha. Now? I love green beans! I swear as I get older my taste buds change. Oh well.. This green bean recipe is awesome for any side dish to…
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Spicy Pasta
It is Wednesday and today is my work Holiday party…so you know what that means right?! HALF DAY! I feel like I am back in elementary school where I am getting an early dismissal. It is always nice to get a break from the office 🙂 I finally got the cold weather I have been praying for but the snow is still lacking…we got a dusting of snow earlier this week but nothing you can play in haha. Send your positive foodie vibes my way for some snow…I am desperate! I love spicy food. Any kind of spicy food, I will definitely reach for it! Every time I make pasta…
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Calzones & Dance
I have great news! I auditioned for a professional dance company in Longmeadow, Mass and they want me to dance with them! AHHH! So excited! I have been a dancer since I was 2 years old and ever since I graduated from college it has been hard to find a modern dance company. I am so happy to be dancing again, I have missed it so much! The only bad part is that the rehearsals are 9:30pm on Mondays (sometimes Sunday) nights. Phew! Makes for a long evening….I normally don’t get home until just before midnight. Getting home so late last night has made me a little groggy this morning…and…
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Egg Rolls
Hello my dears! I trust you all had a good weekend. Mine was full of resting up from my long week of traveling. AND the time change has me all messed up. I really think that it is harder for me to sleep when I know the time is changing. Not sure why…a weird quirk or something haha 😉 This weekend was my first attempt at Egg Rolls and let me tell you….they turned out FAN-EGGyROLL-TASTIC! I really had no idea what to expect because I have never made them before. Honestly? I am not even sure what possessed me to make them. But, holy NomNoms, they were so yummy.…