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Quinoa and Black Bean Corn Salad

May 14, 2015

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…

May 14, 2015 By Brian

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Seared Scallops

April 20, 2015

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…

April 20, 2015 By Brian

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Crunchy Fried Chicken

January 23, 2015

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…

January 23, 2015 By Fatima

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Skillet Nachos

January 22, 2015

Whether you’re setting up for the Super Bowl or the Puppy Bowl, your friends and family will love these hot, skillet nachos. You can make nachos with anything you love to eat. It could be loaded with cheese and chili, jalapeños and avocados, or onions and olives. For another delicious topping, try out some Turkey Chili.…

January 22, 2015 By Brian

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Fajita Quesadillas

December 29, 2014

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…

December 29, 2014 By Fatima

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Honey Glazed Salmon

November 24, 2014

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…

November 24, 2014 By Brian

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Garden Thyme: Wedding Cleaning

September 10, 2014

Ahhh, what a summer! Although the heat wasn’t as bad, this rainless summer was not good for my plants. While I had an abundance of almost everything I planted, I had a small window to harvest my crops before they began to wither. This summer was so dry, but I was surprised by how juicy my tomatoes were this season. Usually I’d wait until October to start cleaning up my space, but there…

September 10, 2014 By Colleen

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Smores A La Mode

September 1, 2014

Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, and all summer picnics in between are not a true party until you have some good smores. Add some ice cream to your smores for a cool-hot “smores a la mode” dessert. A few summers ago, we made these delicious peanut butter cup smores… This weekend, we would highly recommend smores a la mode……

September 1, 2014 By Brian

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Uncle Dave’s Pulled Pork

August 31, 2014

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…

August 31, 2014 By Brian

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Party On: Labor Day

August 28, 2014

Repost with updates! What better way to celebrate your Labor Day weekend than with some great food? Serve up everything from quinoa, to goat cheese, to balls of meat (no not meatballs, balls of meat), to potato salad, burgers, hot dogs, and mexican corn. It was all so good! In an effort to jumpstart your party menu, here are some delicious photos of the food we’ve eaten over various parties this past summer… Appetizers:…

August 28, 2014 By Brian

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Honey Garlic Chicken

August 25, 2014

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…

August 25, 2014 By Brian

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Garden Thyme: Tomatoes

August 20, 2014

Tomatoes are everyone’s favorite vegetable (really a fruit) to plant during the gardening season because they are easy and bountiful! There are many different kinds of tomato seeds to start with, depending on what kind of tomato you want to grow based on size and flavor. When taking care of your tomatoes as seeds or plants they need to be watered often. I use mulch at the bottom of my plants to help keep…

August 20, 2014 By Colleen

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Chicken Guacamole Sandwich

August 18, 2014

Adding avocado to pretty much anything makes it better. Salad, sandwiches, wraps, appetizers. But I’m a sucker for guacamole. A bowl of some really good, creamy guacamole and some chips could last me all day. So we made a chicken guacamole sandwich and it was delicious. We took our Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich that we made last week, and added guacamole. It was so hot out, we wanted something cold,…

August 18, 2014 By Brian

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Garden Thyme: Sunflowers

August 6, 2014

This is my first year planting sunflowers and I still have a lot to learn. My sunflowers started from seeds I bought at Home Depot and I planted them in my garden in the back row on Memorial Day. I have different kinds of sunflowers to create different heights and colors. My flowers became so tall and sturdy because I planted them in an area that gets 7 hours of sun a…

August 6, 2014 By Colleen

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Rachael Ray: Viewer Tip

August 5, 2014

Thanks for tuning into our baking tip for Rachael Ray’s fourth of July show! We had a blast making the video and loved watching it on TV. Here’s the clip in case you missed it! Here’s our corn on the cob cupcakes post.…

August 5, 2014 By Brian

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Craisin Salad

July 25, 2014

We love craisins. We love salads. We love craisins in salads. So we went crazy when we made this craisin salad! We made a delicious salad filled with fruit and nuts over the weekend, to pair with pasta and turkey meatballs. Salad ingredients: Craisins Apples Walnuts Lettuce from our Uncle’s Garden Tomatoes Cucumbers “Fruity” Balsamic Vinaigrette Do you love salad? Let us know how you make them delicious!…

July 25, 2014 By Brian

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