Sometimes finding a certain cut of meat is all Matt and I need to get inspired to make a specific meal. We both love ribs, and the country-style pork ribs we found at our store are a great, inexpensive cut. We were excited to slow cook them – roasting at a low temperature until they [...]

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I love banh mi – it’s pretty much my perfect sandwich. Crusty bread, spicy mayonnaise (and I’m not even a fan of mayo), lots of meaty goodness, and some crisp pickled veggies – perfect! I’ve made banh mi before - with roasted pork or grilled steak. But I recently had The Apple Pie Bakery’s version, which [...]

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After a week of on again off again cooking, it felt good to set out on Sunday afternoon with a plan of something that just sounded good. Many of my friends received a message after Matt and I’s dinner saying: “I just made the BEST sandwich!” That point may be debateable, but I don’t think [...]

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What? You think I’m using way too many mushrooms? Well, you’re right. I even hid the mushrooms from you in the meatball sub (I put mine on as a last minute addition after I’d assembled and photographed Matt’s sandwich). I admit it, I am a mushroom addict. There is reason to my madness – they [...]

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I’ll be heading home to Kansas this weekend to spend my first Thanksgiving in four years with my wonderful family. I’m loving the fact that my neice and nephew finally understand the concept of time so we can tell them “Aunt Erin will be home next weekend” and they get it. So this weekend, I [...]

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