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Strawberry Season

People are always asking how to eat better, cook more and live healthier. While I don’t have all the keys to those things, I do know that seasonal eating can help you in each of those areas. When you eat what’s being grown in your area, you’re getting food that’s fresh, lasts longer and is […]

Simple Saturday: Summer Smoothie

I’m pretty serious about my breakfast routine. After I get up and get ready for work, I head downstairs to the kitchen to scrounge up some leftovers or make a pb&j or stir fry for lunch. Then, I pour a bowl of cereal (lately this brand) with Trader Joe’s almond milk and enjoy the sweet, […]

Goat Cheese Biscuits

Guess what? Since I moved from Arkansas to North Carolina, I not only moved “up” (north) in the United States, but I moved to a state with a fabulous culinary heritage. People here love pimento cheese, biscuits, hush puppies, pepper jelly and grits, and you’ll see at least one of these, or several combined, on […]

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

For months my husband and I had been doing our thing making delicious Curry Dal with my favorite” lentil” chana dal (it’s really made from split garbanzo beans). And then I decided to get creative and try red lentils. These guys are much smaller and cook a lot faster, apparently. I tried to make curry dal […]

Simple Saturday: Get Out of a Recipe Rut

I do my best to give you a variety of new and classic recipes to try. But we all know that it’s super easy to get into a recipe rut. This happens when you have like 2 dishes that you make every week, and you’re just not very excited about eating them anymore. Although we keep […]