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Mexican Lasagna – Tortilla Pie

When I was new to cooking if I ran across a recipe that called for chili powder and ancho chili powder I would have simply added those amounts together and dumped in the cheapest store brand chili powder I had on hand. When I was a new blogger I’d constantly try to take baked casserole [...]

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Mac and Cheese Style Cauliflower

This recipe was in Vegetarian Times as an alternative for macaroni and cheese.  I wouldn’t go that far.  Is it great?  Yes.  But it is cauliflower.  Not mac.  Maybe you could had some macaroni and sort of make a ‘cut’ mac and cheese to quench your cravings. I was drawn to the recipe especially because [...]

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Soba noodles with spinach and mushrooms

Why is it that when I’m in need of a quick meal, only Asian dishes come to mind?  They seem to be the quickest type of meal to whip up and are always so satisfying. I was planning to make some sort of pasta with cream sauce, spinach, and mushrooms when I got totally overwhelmed [...]

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Roasted Garlic and Cauliflower Soup

If I really, really sit down and I think about it, I realize that my last 24 months or so have consisted of pretty reckless life changes.  My husband and I had two well-paying jobs in Charlotte, NC, a nice group of friends, and a nice community to live in. And then we heard about [...]

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Thai Chicken Tacos

Boxes of prefried taco shells come in a 1o count or a 12 count.  That works pretty well for the Omnivore and I because I don’t make side dishes when we have tacos for dinner I have serious portion control issues The Omnivore forgets to eat so is often starving by dinner But I’ve stopped [...]

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