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roasted broccoli
I used to agree with George H.W. Bush about broccoli being the grossest vegetable. For 28 years, I did not let a floret of broccoli pass through my lips. In fact, I can still barely manage to be in a...
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killer brownies
Rice Epicurean was a beloved local chain of family-owned grocery stores in Houston until recently. While I think there is still one location open, the rest were sold to Fresh Market last fall and are...
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party veggie cups
This is not a recipe. Its just the easiest thing ever. I had a trunk show for my cute college friend Cassie recently to showcase her amazing jewelry designs. Check her out! I served moscato mojitos,...
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quick pickled jalapeños
About three or four years ago, Whitney laughingly asked me one night, “Are you sure you’re not pregnant?” I was so surprised that it took me a minute to process his question and reassure him that...
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chia seed pudding
I know am late jumping on the bandwagon, but OMG chia seed pudding is my newest obsession. It is my jam, y’all. I cannot get enough. We’ve been putting chia seeds in our green smoothies* for a year...
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heavy cream biscuits
I’ve expounded before on what a great cook my mom is. There’s pretty much nothing in the kitchen that she can’t do. But there is one area* of cooking of which my dad is the master — Saturday...
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spinach and egg roll-ups
Whitney wasn’t feeling well earlier this week and he wanted comfort food for lunch one day. Generally that would be a reasonable request… except that Whitney considers Whataburger comfort food! I was...
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blender chocolate mousse
Let me preface this by saying: this mousse does not make sense. Making mousse usually requires a good bit of work (melting, beating, whipping, folding). Here, you just add a few ingredients to the...
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salmon pizza
When I was a kid, one of my favorite family traditions was homemade pizza night. My dad thought it was great fun to spread the sauce and sprinkle the cheese on the pizza and then have my sister and I...
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america’s jell-o shots
Big questions for the weekend… what are you putting on the BBQ: pork ribs or beef brisket? what kind of tunes will you be rocking to during the fireworks show: Texas country or inappropriate rap...
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