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    Make Ahead Meal: Grilled Lemon Chicken with Garlic Edamame Puree

    After getting back from a trip to Kansas, I was met with a smattering of appointments and after work activities that kept me super busy all week. On weeks when I know I’ll be busy, or not getting home until later in the evening, I always try to plan out my meals in advance. This [...]

    Grilled Polenta with Baby Artichokes, Mushrooms, and Sausage

    I found some gorgeous baby artichokes at the market that I needed to use up soon. Initially, I was going to saute them in butter with garlic and white wine and serve it with a steak for Matt, but when it turned out to be just me at home with the roommates, I went for [...]

    Baked Sweet Potatoes with Mushrooms and Grilled Corn

    Matt loves sweet potatoes. In college when we’d go to the local diner for a greasy meal of burgers and fries, he’d special-order their sweet potato fries that come with a zesty mustard dipping sauce. And if, on the rare occasion, I declare that I’m not cooking dinner and he’s on his own, his solution [...]

    Grilled Sausages with Warm Garlic Pasta

    Warm. Such a great word to use in a recipe. In the middle of summer, you don’t want your food to be steaming hot – at least not every day. But that doesn’t mean you have to ditch your favorite foods. Matt and I made some delicious chicken sausages and served them [...]

    Grilled Kibbe Kebabs

    Sometimes inspiration for meals comes naturally – strolling through the store or farmer’s market. Sometimes it comes by request – cravings hit or I’m told what to make by hungry diners. But sometimes, and there’s just no way around it, I’m inspired at work – scrolling through pages of future and potential cookbooks, taking photos [...]