food

  • More meal prep

    We’re still having issues at our apartment with food spoiling really quickly. Half of a ten bag pound of potatoes started molding in less than two weeks! I managed to salvage the other taters and prep some food for freezing. And forgive the iPhone photos, no camera cord in sight. I also lay everything flat…

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  • Chicken with peppers and onions

    I’m always on the lookout for meal prep tips and tricks. I happened across this recipe pin for an easy fajita filling of chicken with peppers and onions straight from the oven. It works rather well, and I’ve tried modifying it with different seasonings.     You just bake chicken with peppers and onions (I…

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  • Chocolate chip cannoli cake

    Chocolate chip cannoli cake

    Say that ten times fast. Mac decided he wanted this cake for his birthday, so I had to create a recipe. Elizabeth’s, a small Italian restaurant on the way home from church, has a cannoli cake listed on the menu but never has it when we go there. I wrote down the description then set…

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  • Cherry vanilla cupcakes

    Cherry vanilla cupcakes

    I whipped up a batch of cherry vanilla cupcakes yesterday for Valentine’s Day. Mac and I spent a super romantic evening wandering around Lowe’s shopping for lamps and rugs. I originally found the recipe via Pinterest and made it into cupcakes instead of a round cake. I did use pasteurized egg whites which aren’t supposed…

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  • Curried chicken salad

    If you love chicken salad, you need to try this curried chicken salad variation. Mac absolutely loves curry chicken, so I scrounged up this recipe to give us another option for a curry chicken that isn’t takeout. The recipe is pretty similar to my original chicken salad recipe. As with most chicken salad recipes, you…

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  • My wedding food has a first name, it’s nom nom nom nom nom.

    Ahh, the poor reputation of wedding food. Bland, boring, long food waits, and constantly the same menu options. Makes you wonder why venues haven’t tried to improve their food offerings? Or maybe figure out how to serve dinner without creating long lines? Picking our venue narrowed our catering options to two: The Invisible Chef and Aberdeen…

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