There’s nothing like the creamy comfort of slow-cooked risotto. This recipe combines the goodness of cauliflower with rice for the creaminess of the rice, plus chicken, lemon, and truffle salt! It’s high protein, comforting, and oh, so nourishing.Just do it. Just make it. Just eat it. Just enjoy it.JUST LIKE LIFE! Truffled Cauliflower Cream Risotto…
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Carnitas, literally meaning “little meats”, is a dish of Mexican cuisine that originated in the state of Michoacán. Carnitas are made by braising or simmering pork in oil or preferably lard until tender. It was a bone-chillingly cold day. We needed something warm and cozy, something nourishing – something slow cooked and “stick to your…
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One of our favorite restaurants in town serves an oven roasted Kabocha squash with shaved Parmesan and peppered pepitas. It’s phenomenal. And, Kabocha squash isn’t that easy to find in our neck of the woods. I was first introduced to this magical wonder years ago while living in Portland. I had every angle of fresh…
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It’s burger season again! Well, isn’t is always burger season? Let’s just say it’s time to pull out the BBQ grill. It’s also always the season for blue cheese in our house. NOT for me, but for my hubby. I can’t stand the stinky stuff, but he adores it. So, these burgers are for him.
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Clean, Lean, Protein. Full of fiber. Full of flavor. Grain-free. Gluten-free. Guilt-free. D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S. Sweet or Savory.
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Well, I’m getting super creative with my burger ideas, once again. Actually, this idea originally stemmed from the Best Burger EVER contest at Whole Foods Market eons ago. Yes, I created this recipe that day too, devouring about 8 different burgers of my own and many others that afternoon – ugh…that was an interesting feeling….
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It’s kind of a long story as to how the notion of Peanut Butter Chicken Tacos arose. I’ll just say it happens to be another one of “those” sayings pouring out of my hilarious hubby’s mouth from time to time. Little did he know, the last time he spilled the saucy syllables over his lips,…
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I’m not much of a pork fan, unless it comes to pork tenderloin. When cooked properly, the “other white meat” truly satisfies all dinner desires. Well, I suppose I’m not fully satisfied until I get in my daily double (triple, quadruple…) dose of veggies. Thus, oven roasted pork tenderloin coupled with the zesty spring zing…
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My hubby is incredibly talented and extremely gifted in so many areas. He’s a genius ~ a wizard ~ downright incredible. His background and creative mindset is quite different from mine, though. He didn’t come from a “foodie” and flavor infused family. Honestly, who did? I am a rare breed, that’s for sure. There certainly…
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I waited all winter long to find fresh figs at the market. All winter. I thought for sure I’d find them around Christmas time or even New Year’s. Nope. Oh, Colorado… Needless to say, waiting all winter for fresh figs meant waiting months on end to create this mixture of amazingness over which I’d been…
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