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Easy Pasta Salad

Posted in Food, tagged bell pepper, main dish, onion, pasta, quick and easy, vegetarian on Friday, July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

As the GRE crept closer and closer, I found myself cooking less and less. Looking back, I can’t even remember what I ate for the past week. The only thing I remember is going to Harvest with Mike for our fourth anniversary. Now that I’m done with the GRE, I have a little time to [...]

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Peanut Butter Cups

Posted in Food, tagged chocolate, dessert, peanut butter, quick and easy, step by step on Thursday, July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Mike and I made a trip to Minocqua two winters ago and he got peanut butter cups at one of the fudge shops in town. I can still remember how happy he was to eat such a huge peanut butter cup. I don’t know why I never thought about doing this earlier, but I finally [...]

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Shepherd’s Pie

Posted in Food, tagged beef, carrot, cheese, main dish, peas, potato on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I remember the first time I tried shepherd’s pie. It was at Brocach in Madison, WI and I loved everything about it. One day I was standing in front of my fridge trying to figure out what to do with all the random food I had laying around and it dawned on me to make [...]

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Peach Cobbler

Posted in Food, tagged cobbler, dessert, peach on Monday, July 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »

When I went home for the weekend I was asked to make a dessert for dinner. I went to the grocery store to buy the ingredients to make a rhubarb crisp. When I got there, there was no rhubarb to be found. I stared at all the fruit in front of me and decided to [...]

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Fried Rice

Posted in Food, tagged carrot, celery, main dish, meat, onion, rice, sausage on Saturday, July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I love rice. Mike and I went through 30 pounds of rice this year! Whenever I have leftover rice, Mike asks me to make fried rice. He claims that it’s the best he’s ever had. I normally just mix a bunch of random stuff together and call it fried rice, but this time I actually [...]

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Frosted Brownies

Posted in Food, tagged brownies, chocolate, dessert on Friday, July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I whipped up these brownies when my sister was over for dinner. These turned out great and they are so easy to make! If you are a person who only makes brownies from the box, please try these out. It dirties only 2 bowls and you are very likely to have all the ingredients already! [...]

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Red Velvet Cake

Posted in Food, tagged cake, dessert, frosting on Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I made this cake for Mike’s 21st birthday party. It was a huge hit and everyone thought it tasted great. I made the cake with cream cheese frosting, even though that isn’t the traditional frosting used for red velvet cake. I think next time I will make the cake with the traditional frosting though! Unfortunately, [...]

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Couscous Salad

Posted in Food, tagged bell pepper, cheese, cucumber, main dish, pasta, quick and easy, tomato, vegetarian on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When it’s hot outside and you have no air conditioning at home, the last thing you want to do is have the stove or oven running for a long period of time. The beauty of this recipe? It takes just minutes to make on the stove, and you can use the microwave if you want! [...]

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Chicken Gruyere with Sauteed Mushrooms

Posted in Food, tagged cheese, chicken, main dish, mushroom on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I bought some Gruyere a long time ago to make a puff pastry, but I never got around to making it. So, after seeing it sit in my fridge for month after month, I finally decided to use it. Chicken Gruyere with Sauteed Mushrooms serves 3 – 4 1/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon [...]

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