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Whether you’re looking for lunch and dinner ideas for your next family night, dinner party, or tomorrow’s in-law visit, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our lunch and dinner recipes, rolled up into one, easy location. We cover everything from meatballs to pizza to salads. Our recipes are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to make! We’ve made every recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how we liked the dish. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Garden Thyme: Green Machines

May 19, 2015

Lettuce is one of the few vegetables that is the easiest to grow, and staple green machines hardcore smoothies. This year, I’ve done kale, bib lettuce and red romaine. All of these lettuces are tolerant to colder weather, shade and can last well through the fall. You’d be surprised how well they’re easy to grow in containers. Last year, I put romaine in my garden and it brought all the animals…

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Quinoa and Black Bean Corn Salad

May 14, 2015
Quinoa and Black Bean Corn Salad

Our friend Ashley made a pot of quinoa and black bean corn salad for a picnic and it was delicious! And yet so simple! Consider this recipe as a base for your future bowl of quinoa and black bean corn salad. Spice it up and add fresh avocado, diced red and jalapeño peppers, and even some grape tomatoes! Make it your own. Quinoa is a relatively new addition to our kitchen. I…

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Seared Scallops

April 20, 2015
Seared Scallops

Has winter finally left us? This weekend was fantastic and hopefully a precursor of what’s yet to come. To kick off spring and make a visit to the Whole Foods that just opened in our neighborhood, we made some delicious seared scallops. My mom’s seared scallops are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. With this dish, we wanted to try something different and incorporate white wine into the sauce. Rounding out our plate, we cooked spinach and…

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We Heart Tomatoes

February 17, 2015

We’re not sporting our red logo just for Valentine’s celebrations this month, we’re sporting red for heart health month. February is that time of year to put a spotlight on heart health and what you should do to keep your heart healthy. A combination of diet and exercise will keep your heart and your mind healthy. Tomatoes, especially cooked tomatoes, are high in lycopene that helps lower your risk of diseases…

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Crunchy Fried Chicken

January 23, 2015
Fried Chicken

Frying things in our apartment came to a screeching halt after the fire of summer 2012. But in the spirit of the Super Bowl I decided to lift the ban on frying and make fried chicken. Nothing is better than eating messy chicken with a beer (or in our case wine) and watching the big game. We also got to make Ashley’s BBQ sauce and it went amazingly with this…

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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

January 5, 2015
Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Two weeks ago, we made these buffalo chicken meatballs in the oven. Took them out, and loaded them up on a sub. I think I added too much sauce to my sub because my mouth was on fire. They were amazing. This past weekend, we made these buffalo chicken meatballs again, except this time, we made them in the crock pot. While both were delicious, we prefer to bake these in the oven.…

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Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

January 2, 2015
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

To start prepping the big move, we’re starting to clean out the fridge and cabinets. Using leftovers, we whipped up these chipotle shrimp tacos. If it’s one thing I love, it’s shrimp. We’ve been on a southwestern/Mexican kick lately and I wanted to spice things up by changing out our “meat.” Be warned, chipotle seasoning can be spicy, however I can deal with the spice. I love the smoky flavor chipotle…

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Fajita Quesadillas

December 29, 2014
Fajita Quesadillas

If a fajita and a quesadilla had babies, they would have fajita quesadillas and possibly the best Mexican dish I have ever made. Not only was this recipe one of the tastiest dishes but it was super-fast and easy. Whenever Brian goes to a Mexican restaurant, without looking at the menu you know what he is going to order, fajitas. Don’t be the person sitting next to him because you…

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Mini Steak and Cheese

December 28, 2014
Mini Steak and Cheese

For our family parties, our food theme was “mini.” Last week Fatima made a delicious steak and cheese sandwich. It was my first steak and cheese – ever. When we were thinking of an appetizer menu for Christmas, we needed to think of something to fit into our “mini” theme. So I thought, “why not little steak and cheeses?” These were a hit and were gobbled up in minutes. What’s…

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Steak and Cheese

December 24, 2014
Steak and Cheese

Steak and cheese goes together like peanut butter and jelly. Anyone and everyone that knows me know my love for cheese as well as my struggles with the fact I’m lactose intolerant. But in the face of adversary I overcome my struggles and just remember to take my Lactaid pill before I eat anything dairy. This steak and cheese is not be confused with a Philly cheese steak. I know how touchy…

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Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

December 24, 2014
Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Buffalo sauce on anything is amazing and I found another great way to use it in one of my dishes. While browsing Pinterest I stumbled across these buffalo chicken lettuce wraps. This recipe is a great alternative to a buffalo chicken wrap using regular flour tortilla. Using the lettuce will cut the calories and it will still taste delicious. What is also so wonderful about this recipe, is you can…

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Honey Glazed Salmon

November 24, 2014
Honey Glazed Salmon

Magnifique! Fatima made honey glazed salmon and garlic-lime brussel sprouts the other night, and it was delicious. The salmon melted in my mouth. And the brussel sprouts, they were awesome. I’ve never been a huge fan of brussel sprouts, however at last year’s Sidesmas, someone made a delicious spread of brussel sprouts. Since then, we’ve been trying to find the right mix of flavors. We love to make salmon dishes. Our salmon…

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Garlic Lime Brussel Sprouts

November 24, 2014
Garlic Lime Brussel Sprouts

Fatima made these garlic lime brussel sprouts as a side for our honey glazed salmon dish. They were awesome! Like I mentioned in the salmon post, I fell in love with brussel sprouts at last year’s Sidesmas (hosted annually by our friend Kate – check out Ummm Now What).   These brussel sprouts complemented our salmon dish really well. Not to mention, these were really easy to make. Basically, sauté them until…

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Uncle Dave’s Pulled Pork

August 31, 2014
Pulled Pork

Oh my gosh. Fatima and I love being able to go over Uncle Dave’s house for parties. He’s an awesome cook and makes some really delicious food, food that you go back up for seconds and thirds. For his daughter’s birthday (aka my little cousin), he made some delicious pulled pork. It was a process. You’re going to need to start two days beforehand to let your pork marinate in…

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Honey Garlic Chicken

August 25, 2014
Honey Garlic Chicken

Shake up your weekend parties with some delicious Honey Garlic Chicken over rice. What we love about this recipe is that it’s quick, easy, and DELICIOUS! You’ll be able to make this in less time than calling in and waiting for delivery. Most of us love take out, but hate how we feel after eating it. Using fresh ingredients and not having to dip these in oil, you’ll get to enjoy…

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