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Whether you’re looking for recipes for your next date night, brunch, party, or dinner tonight, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our recipes, rolled up in one, easy location. We cover everything from breakfast to brunch, dinner to dessert, vegetarians to carnivores, and red meat to poultry. Our recipes are budget, family, 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!

All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

Turkey Avocado Sandwich

June 1, 2015
Picnic

Having a picnic doesn’t need to be fancy, but switching up your bread or what you put on your sandwich can make it seem fancy. We’ve been on an avocado kick lately – maybe due to the impending shortage? We’ve been using it in all of our recent salads, having taco nights more frequently, and used it on sandwiches. Avocado, while high in calories, is a power food. It’s incredibly…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Celebrations/ Dessert/ Snacks

Nutella Strawberries

May 25, 2015
Nutella Strawberries

Nutella is food’s soul mate. Besides meat, I can’t think of another food item that Nutella wouldn’t be good with. Whether you’re looking for a picnic dessert, late night snack, or breakfast substitute, these Nutella strawberries will hit the spot. Unlike Brian, I grew up on Nutella. Fruit, pretzels, other snacks, but mostly on bread – what a treat! I don’t care for hazelnut coffee, but I love me some Nutella. Spread…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes/ Snacks

Al Fresco and Picnic Tips

May 22, 2015
Picnic Tips

Summer is a great time to dine al fresco. Here are few tips for wining and dining outside. Whether it’s on your deck, patio, the park, or even your fire escape, eating outside can get a little aggravating if bugs are involved. But have no fear, a natural remedy is here. All you need are two things: Whole Cloves and Lemons. Pesty little bugs hate the combined smell of cloves and…

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All Recipes/ Garden Thyme/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes/ Vegetarian

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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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner/ Vegetarian

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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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch

Fluffy Pancakes

May 11, 2015
Fluffy Pancakes

These are special occasion pancakes, they’re not your everyday fluffy pancakes. Why? Because they these are involved. When you wake up in the morning feeling like P-Diddy and a little hangry, you’ll want boxed, instant pancakes. But when you wake up on a lazy Sunday or hosting a brunch, you’ll want to make these fluffy pancakes. We found this recipe in a Food Network magazine and decided to have breakfast…

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All Recipes/ Appetizers

Goat Cheese and Strawberry Crostino

May 7, 2015
Goat Cheese and Strawberry Crostino

The first time I had goat cheese was in my senior year of college. I went to a screening of Food, Inc. in Stephanie’s documentary class. Delicious! We saw Food Network magazine’s breakfast toast article and saw they paired goat cheese with a number of foods. We took this concept down to a mini level and made a Goat Cheese and Strawberry Crostino. Stopping by the new Whole Foods in our…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Lunch and Dinner

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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All Recipes/ Garden Thyme/ Healthy Living/ Lunch and Dinner/ Side Dishes/ Slow Cookers and Soups/ Vegetarian

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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All Recipes/ Celebrations/ Christmas/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Valentine's Day

Red Velvet Oreo Truffles

February 16, 2015
Red Velvet Oreo Truffles

This weekend, Fatima and I took a break from the city and headed up to Connecticut to spend Valentine’s Day with my family. As we stated in our UncommonGoods post, my family would get together for a nice dinner on Valentine’s Day. This weekend, my parents hosted a Valentine’s dinner filled with filet mignon, our parmesan-garlic & lime brussel sprouts, and roasted red potatoes. For dessert, my aunt brought over…

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All Recipes/ Breakfast and Brunch/ Snacks/ Vegetarian

Mexican Breakfast Muffin

February 2, 2015
Mexican Breakfast Muffin

Good morning! After coming home from the gym the other morning, Fatima and I wanted something to eat that would not kill the workout we just came back from, and something other than oatmeal or a veggie-fruit shake. We sifted through our site and landed on our Egg Stuffed Avocado and our Hummus and Guacamole Toast. So we tried to combine the two and came up with this Mexican Breakfast…

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#LoveSummer/ All Recipes/ Autumn/ Lunch and Dinner/ Super Bowl

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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