Tag: dinners
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Cheesesteak Stromboli
Cheesesteak Stromboli. Oh. My. GOD!! You’ll think you died and went to heaven. If you love cheesesteaks and/or Italian food and/or any situation that involves meat and cheese, you will fall in love with this insanely delicious, insanely EASY Cheesesteak Stromboli. So post-college, I lived about 45 minutes outside of Philly, in a little town…
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Sweet Potato Chili
Every year in April (with the exception of 2015 when I was 8 months preggo), we go on a big family vacation to Hilton Head, South Carolina, or Moochfest, as we have lovingly nicknamed the trip. My parents and a couple of my aunts/uncles/close family friends have timeshares in Hilton Head at the end of…
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Perfect Marinara
Well, perfect to me, anyway… So I’m from northeast Jerz. You could pretty much throw a rock in any direction where I grew up and hit a bagel or pizza joint. All of which had better bagels and pizza than the best bagels or pizza you can find in Colorado. Man, I miss good pizza.…
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Pumpkin Veggie Stoup
Dump all this stuff in a big pot and simmer for 10 minutes. (Almost.) Ingredients 1 small onion (or 1/2 big onion), diced 1 can pumpkin purée 1 can black beans, drained & rinsed 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can coconut milk 2-3 cups vegetable broth (3-4 if you want it less stoupy,…
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F Side Dishes – Go All-Inclusive
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: F side dishes – Go All-Inclusive. If you’re a Hater or a cooking newbie, cooking is enough of a struggle without trying to get multiple components of a meal to come together at the same time, and all be hot on the plate when served. Plus, side dishes…
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Thanksgiving-Any-Day Casserole
“Sue!” Frank whisper-hissed at me, nudging me with his elbow. “We didn’t say grace yet,” my one-year-younger cousin quietly reminded me out of the corner of his mouth a millisecond before dissolving into giggles. I’m sure my cheeks, full as a chipmunk’s, turned dark red with horrified embarrassment. Meanwhile, Matt caught on just in time…
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Take a Gourmet Soup and Make It Your Own
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Take a box (or can) of gourmet soup and make it your own. Don’t get me wrong – I love a good ol’ fashioned can of Campbell’s Chunky Salty-as-Hell Chicken Noodle Soup when I’m sick, and even sometimes when I’m not. And I often keep a can or…
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Fancy Sandwiches!
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Fancy Sandwiches! Fancy sandwiches are one of my favorite kinds of quick/easy meals. Even when I don’t have leftover chicken to use, certain sandwiches can still be pretty quick. One of my faves is Martha Stewart’s Apricot Chicken Melt. I LOVE sweet and salt together, so this fancy…
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Taco Tuesday!
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Taco Tuesday! I need to get better at keeping tacos in regular rotation – So many good tacos, so little time! I love tacos hard or soft, and you can stuff em with pretty much anything. And they can be a pretty QUICK meal. Especially, for instance, if…
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MmmmmMeatloaf Muffins!
The Cursing Gourmet Tip of the Day: Meatloaf muffins, CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP ? My friend passed along this Rachael Ray recipe many years ago, and it gave me new love for meatloaf, muffin-style, that is ? http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/meatloaf-muffins-with-barbecue-sauce-recipe My problem with old school meatloaf made in a 9″ X 5″ pan is that the edges would…