Tofu Garden Stirfry
One night for dinner this week I made a tofu stir fry that tasted amazing! It was simple but had tons of flavors and textures. The inspiration for the dish was a leftover 1/2 block of tofu and a giant pack of mushrooms from Costco that my mom picked up for me. The...
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Tabouli Dip
After a busy week unpacking and organizing our new house, I was in the mood to get fancy with my neighborhood block party appetizer. I decided to use what I had to make something wonderful. It's semi-homemade. It's healthy. It's colorful. It's versatile and doesn't...
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Grilled Pizza: The Best.
I think my favorite summer meal is grilled pizza with grilled veggies on top. I could eat it everyday and not get sick of it. Here is one of the best, most manageable ways to make it, I have found. 1. Start with a multigrain dough ball. I like the one from Heinen's...
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Fourth of July Recipes
Are you having people over sometime this weekend? Here are a few ideas of tasty things that feed a crowd and look nice on your table! Farmer's Market Sandwiches Hummus Tabouli Dip Dried Beef Walnut Dip Grilled Portobellas with Artichokes and Corn Salsa (pre DSLR)...
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Israeli CousCous Summer Salad
Totally healthy. Totally customizable. Totally fresh. Totally colorful. Aunt Marilyn made this salad for two different occasions this weekend and both times it was amazing. She found the original recipe from her wonderful grocery store: Wegmans. Something similar can...
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Farmer’s Market Grilled Toast Points
Back to the grind of teaching spinning today. I taught a great group at the JCC and left class soaked. It felt good to be on the bike tonight! Now, onto the recipe I promised. This dinner or appetizer recipe is like a party in your mouth. It is packed with flavors and...
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Cabbage and Corn Slaw with Cilantro and Orange Dressing
This slaw is delicious! Kathy made it for Lindsey and Kevin's shower and Jill gave me the recipe! If you are having a cookout anytime soon - I suggest adding it to your menu, I am going to! Cabbage and Corn Slaw with Cilantro and Orange Dressing serves 8 1/3 cup...
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Red Wine Sangria
The drink of the night for Hallie's night was Sangria. It was perfect for the warm night and fun atmosphere! For this big batch we mixed: 2 large bottles of sweet red wine ( any red will work) 2 T. of stevia or sugar 3 oranges, squeezed of juice 2 lemons, squeezed of...
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Greek Salad
Last night Kara and her parents came over for dinner! It is amazing that Kara (my childhood BFF) and her husband are moving back to Cleveland this month too. I think we may have planned this when we were 1o and building forts in the backyard. 🙂 We had a really...
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Flower Cupcakes
For Anna's party we made flower cupcakes. They were pretty simple to make and turned out really cute! First, make cupcakes of your choice. I made sour cream almond cupcakes. Then, frost them with your choice of frosting. Green makes a great background for flowers!...
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