A rut of rich, cheesy, decadent things is not a bad rut to be in, but it's a rut nonetheless. A food blogging rut that led me to peruse an old
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Italian Overnight Breakfast Bake
'Tis the season for overnight breakfast bakes! Like this one, which we might as well just go ahead and call what it is: bread lasagna.
For a while
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Garlic Spinach Nachos and Easy Refried Beans
There is a noticeable shortage of decent, or even satisfactory, Mexican or Tex-Mex around these parts. From what I hear and read, the issue extends to
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Garlic Mushroom Rosé Risotto
Sometimes I do silly things like swear off wine for a month. Not necessarily a bad resolution in itself. Wine consumption in the soon-to-be Schatteman
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White Bean Pesto Pasta Bake
This is gonna be good.
My exact thought as I succumbed to the garlicky lure and opened the oven to peek, with 4 minutes and 43 seconds to go until
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Zucchini Spaghetti with Blistered Olives
It's possible I will never eat another plain olive again. Buttery roasted zucchini noodle pasta and creamy goat cheese tomato sauce are both good and
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Gluten Free Eggplant Parm Bake
Can you name the states in the tri-state area? Until about a year after I moved to Connecticut, I still ignored maps and couldn't tell you that Jersey
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Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce
If you've been following NCK since the beginning, you know I like to do things the hard way. For instance, last summer I spent almost four hours
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Spicy Italian Broccoli Quinoa Bowl
Whether you're going back to school or not (I am not), fall always seems like such a good time for fresh starts. Maybe even better than new year's,
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Vegan Nut-Free Coconut Oil Kale Pesto
Coming soon to a spicy quinoa bowl near you: nut-free coconut oil kale pesto. If you're a kale and coconut oil fanatic, there's no doubt this pesto
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Antipasto Orzo Salad with Garlic Chickpeas
To be totally honest, I'm not sure I can give you an accurate definition of antipasto. I don't have the slightest trace of Italian in my blood, which
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Layered Italian Eggplant Gratin
The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone titles this recipe "Eggplant and summer vegetable gratin," but after eating it, it really struck me more as
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