Crazy Easy Weekend Food

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cooking, easy entertaining, eating, food, meat, pork, sunday dinner

Pork is like….one of those things that southern people eat to be fancy.

I don’t get it, but I’m OK with it!

Pork chops are a great, quick way to eat pig, and they go on sale often!

This particular dish is just LOVELY – it’s insanely simple and looks beautiful and fancy when you serve it.  A great go-to for weeknight entertaining, but also perfect for a sunshiny spring weekend when you should NOT be inside!

Definitely try this tomorrow.

Bacon Blue Cheese Meatballs

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appetizers, cooking, food, party food, recipes

Are you doing anything fun this weekend?

We’re going to Charlotte to see our friend Rory do some comedy, which will be super duper fun and fabulous and awesome.

But, if you’re going to a party with people who you want to impress, why not make these super duper tasty wonderful meatballs?

Tax Dollars Hard at Work

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3 blind mice, costumes, dr. seuss, dress up, education, sisters, teachers

My pretty sister Emily is a music teacher.

Can’t you tell?

Meal Planning – Light and Healthy

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bbq, cooking, eating in, food, grilling out, meal planning, recipes

Need something easy but delicious for dinner tonight?  Something that reminds you of a spring barbecue?

Me too.

Salads are great and all, but I’d rather eat veggies that involve meat and cheese.

That’s just me, though!

Easiest Side Dish – Cauliflower!

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cooking, diet, easy cooking, eating, fake easy, food, healthy, recipes

Ohhhh my, is this EVER good.

It’s easy, healthy, and delicious!

We’ve talked about how to lighten cheesy mashed potatoes with cauliflower, but why not just mash some cauliflower?  You end up with a lovely, creamy side dish with infinitely fewer calories than mashed potatoes or ANYTHING au gratin.

Plus, we use a nice low-fat dairy option!

Tuna Noodle Casserole

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casserole, college, cooking, country food, diet, eating, homemade, kid food

Remember in the 60s when people used to make tuna noodle casserole with egg noodles, tomatoes, and tomato chips crushed on top?

Me either.

But, it sounds great!

I was born in the 80s, sorry.

I really love tuna a lot, and I especially love cheesy baked pasta dishes.

This has both of those things!

My sister loves those things too, and she made this!  She just moved into a sweet new apartment downtown, so she made this while I took pictures and instructed.  Now she’s basically a Top Chef.  These are her pretty hands in the pictures!

This also involves making your own cream of celery soup instead of using a can.  It’s easy too!

You’ll love this, trust me.

Family Birthdays

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birthday, celebration, family, girl, holiday, parties, sisters

Two weeks and one day ago my littlest sister turned 17.

She’s taller than me, the butthead.

Chocolate Cloud Cake

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baking, birthday, cake, celebration, cooking, dessert, diet, eating, food, healthy, holiday, recipes

I promised you the best cake in the world, and here it is!

My mom, and now me, have been making this for years and years – I think the recipe originally came from my dad’s mother.

It’s delicious, and not nearly as unhealthy as it tastes!

Birrfdays.

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birthday, cake, celebration, cooking, dessert, eating, food, funny, humor, recipes

It’s mine today.  I’m 26.  Jay asked me if I feel different than yesterday, and I don’t.

Dessert, Snack, Breakfast, WHATEVER: Broiled Grapefruit

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citrus, cooking, diet, food, fruit, grapefruit, healthy, recipes, spring, vegan, vegetarian

This is super duper delicious, and EASY.

I found it on Facebook via Pinterest via my friend Dani from high school in Tokyo who I haven’t spoken to in 10 years.

Isn’t the internet great?

I like that I eat the same foods as people I never talk to, and then share that with the rest of the world.

Anyway.  Grapefruit is delicious and cheap and healthy, so why not prepare it HOT with some sexy spices?

I knew you’d want to try it.