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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Matt made an interesting request for dinner last week – sloppy joes. All of a sudden, it sounded sooooo good. I don’t think I’ve had sloppy joes since I was a kid, and the smell of the sauce simmering on the stove was amazing. Matt actually stood in the kitchen and watched as I finished [...]

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We had a rainy, chilly weekend (which I love), so I took the opportunity to make soup. I used delicious, spicy turkey sausage as the base for this pasta e fagioli. It’s a wonderful, hearty soup with so many variations. I made several variations on this, including making it rather spicy, using red kidney beans [...]

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I stumbled across the idea for this pizza in Cooking Light – it sounded like the ideal pizza for a snack, side dish (with soup), or light lunch (with a salad). I love using spicy greens, and now is a good time to find them in my area, so I gathered up a mix – [...]

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A few times I like to cook and eat vegetarian. Ok, so more than sometimes. So basically, multiple times a week, I turn to Matt and say “cook whatever meat you want that goes with this.” The man is a major carnivore, but it does not stop me from my tasty plotting. I started craving [...]

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