Category Archives: Food

Flashback Friday – Notes on a Recipe, Orzo Salad

The following originally appeared on 5/6/09 at Exit 51. Notes On A Recipe – Orzo Salad Today’s recipe comes to you from the pages of Bon Appetit: Fast, Easy, Fresh. I was still grousing about the feta cheese that was … Continue reading

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Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie Filling (AKA Stew)

I would like to thank the Universe for conspiring against me with regards to Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie.  It kept me from finding boxed pie crust in ANY OF THE FOUR STORES I went to looking for it. I … Continue reading

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Shrimp and Black Bean Wontons

Black beans are one of those foods that has taken me a while to warm up to.  A long while.  Whenever I wander into Chipotle, I always get my burrito bowl sans beans since I don’t load up on the … Continue reading

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Flashback Friday – In A Pickle

The following originally appeared on 5/4/09 on Exit 51. In A Pickle Lists are a big thing with me.  I make them constantly to remind myself of anything and everything.  It becomes clearer to me with each passing day that … Continue reading

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Chewy Ginger Cookies

I wish I had an interesting story to tell you about these cookies.  But look at that picture.  What could I possibly say to convince you to make these if that picture doesn’t already have you heating up your oven? … Continue reading

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Flashback Friday – Public Service Announcement

The following originally appeared on 3/29/09 at Exit 51. Public Service Announcement This is what can happen when you remember there is an entire Sara Lee pound cake in your freezer, chocolate chips in the cupboard, and a grill press … Continue reading

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Honey Dijon Chicken

Despite having a shelf full of cookbooks and an internet overflowing with recipes, I get into food ruts.  Does that ever happen to you?  Do you ever feel uninspired or overwhelmed when deciding what’s for dinner?  Day in and day … Continue reading

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ATK Buttermilk Waffles

I’ve been wracking my brain to come up with ideas about how The Mistah and I can finance an adoption without sending ourselves to the poor house.  The economy is tight with some people unable to find jobs at all … Continue reading

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Spicy Orange Chicken

With all of the crazy in my world right now, I feel a pronounced need to look for some balance.  And strength.  And focus.  And flexibility.  So I’ve decided to give yoga a try. The idea of me stepping into … Continue reading

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Tracy’s Rhubarb Pate de Fruit

The summer that I was 20 I lived at the beach.  With the exception of some underage drinking and a single encounter with Ocean City’s finest law enforcement officers, it was a pretty unremarkable summer.  To be honest, working three … Continue reading

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