Tag: MAIN
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Paella Stuffed Peppers

Posting these beauties has been a long time coming! Shout out to our old neighbors Neal and Thais who introduced us to the wonderful world of paella making. Our lovely (and sorely missed) neighbors are some of the most welcoming, kind, and generous people, who moved in next door and immediately made an effort to…
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Lemon Chicken Feta Rice Bowls

As a follow up to the crispy feta I shared a few days ago, this is my favorite dish to pair it with! But let me be honest, I cannot take credit for this recipe. The basis of this one is the one and only Tiegen from Half Baked Harvest. She has inspired me to…
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Crockpot Thai-ish Shredded Beef Bowls

I have to give credit where credit is due, and the credit to this masterpiece goes to Alex Snodgrass of The Defined Dish. She is a legend. You can find her social media but unlike the slew of influencers who cropped up over the last 5 years, who’ve made a following from algorithm-pleasing 60 second…
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Salsa Verde Chicken Soup

Are you a red sauce or green sauce kinda person? Do you prefer red salsa or green salsa? Well, I can unequivocally say that our household goes green – every time. No knock on red sauces or salsas, I can get down with a good pico de gallo, but green just warms me from the…
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Crockpot Sundried Tomato Shredded Chicken Bowls

Is it just me or has this year been a turbulent start? Despite my best intentions to quick of 2024 with renewed energy, vigor, determination, and focus, I feel like the last 6 weeks have been ones of immense emotional fortitude. Not that everything is going horribly, no we are not in the dumps yet,…
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Pork Jook

Jook. Juk. Congee. Rice porridge. Named differently based on the region of Asia in which it is made, the type of rice used, and the water-to-rice ratio, there are just as many ways or techniques to make jook as there are names. I was first introduced to this delightful comfort food by my mother-in-law. It’s…
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Traditional Thai Green Curry

Happy 2024 everyone!As I reflect on the past year, the highs were high and the lows… felt like bad lows in the moment but were honestly, not all that bad. So I will call it a win. If you’re 2023 was a low, I hope 2024 brings you a renewed sense of vitality, creativity, and…
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Prosciutto Chicken and Arugula

Staying on my prosciutto hype this month is a crowd-pleasing dish you can easily whip up for a crowd when you are tired of the usual holiday fare or strapped on time but have lots of hungry mouths to feed! Okay, I am keeping the rambling short and sweet for this quick entree that is…
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“Leftover” Chicken Congee

*UPDATED (AND SIMPLIFIED) FROM OLD BLOG! Need an idea for what to do with your leftover turkey from Thanksgiving? Here it is! Utilize every part of that holiday turkey by boiling the bones to make a salty broth for the base of this traditional Asian dish. Knowing I would be eating turkey for days later…
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Yoshii’s Sweet & Sour Chicken

*REPOST FROM THE OLD BLOG* But in honor of my husband’s birthday today, here is one of his all-time favorite family recipes from his mom! After going completely gluten free, I realized that a lot of Asian take-out food was no longer an option for me. Besides the soy sauce issue, MSG (aka gluten) is…