Last week, I made a big batch of chocolate baby shower cupcakes (see below) with fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting. This week, ant-pocalypse
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Three Cheese Spanish Potato Frittata
Steve is off at the store securing his fiancé-of-the-year award, picking up poblanos and cilantro for the next stop on Tour de Gratins: battered and
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Potato and Kale Curry
The search is over: This week, I said "Yes!" to the dress! No, this is not becoming a wedding blog, or anything remotely close to it, but I feel that
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Black Bean and Butternut Squash Veggie Chili
Strange thought of the day: I think veggie chili recipes might be like having kids. Maybe you have a lot and say they're all your favorite, but you're
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Poblano Black Bean Soup and Green Apple “Salsa”
This black bean soup wasn't always vegan. It started out as an ordinary weeknight dinner idea, something I probably found while sitting at the office.
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Tex-Mex BBQ Black Bean Veggie Burgers
I won at dinner this week. First, there was eggplant stew with not one, not two, but three homemade sauces (see details below). Then there were the
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Essential Home Cookware and Spiced Eggplant Lentil Stew
Late last summer, as my sister was registering for her wedding, she called me to see what cookware she should add to her registry. I responded with a
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Baked Parmesan Kale Puffs
My cheese drawer has been looking unusually sparse these days. It used to be chock full of bits of goat cheese, a half block of cheddar, and almost
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Meatless Mexican Chili and Cheddar Grits Super Bowls
It's as bad as it sounds. And by bad, I mean oh so good. Seven layers of southern and Tex-Mex comfort food rolled into a single, build-your-own game
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Toasted Gnocchi and Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Marinara
Since I couldn't fit it into a reasonably concise recipe title, I'll just come out with it first. Not only does this sauce include smoky red peppers
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Traditional Homemade Potato Gnocchi
Before I moved from Minnesota to Connecticut, I'm not sure I had ever tasted gnocchi. I feel like if I was living my mid-twenties in Minneapolis now
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The Best Gluten-Free Muffins
Or, as Steve fondly refers to them, "love muffins". I featured these in last week's post on easy, meatless, make ahead breakfasts, but after taking
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