Food
Recipes.
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Breakfast Quesadilla
This is a quickie, but it’s a goodie. I”ve been thinking of ways to expand my breakfast repertoire. I’m on maternity leave now, so I have more time to make a sit down meal. Of course if I woke up even earlier, I would always have time to sit and eat, but let’s be realistic.I need handheld food. I need things I can heat and eat in the car. I have to get my third grader to school on time and now that we’ve added the baby’s needs to the morning mix, momma has to be creative. So! This morning I was thinking, how can I get my faves to…
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Avocados always win
The warmer weather brings an abundance of some of my favorite produce. Watermelons, strawberries and avocados…those buttery, silky-smooth, decadent avocados are divine. I can sit and eat one with just a spoon and a sprinkle of salt & pepper. They’re so versatile too. They don’t mind if I mash them up into a chunky guacamole or slice them for a sandwich. They are always winning. The other day I was craving a creamy fix. This is what happened. I stuffed them into a wrap with chicken, cheese and caramelized onion. I was really just trying to be polite to the other ingredients, you know, make them feel included. Avocados always…
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Black Bean Soup
I love it when a whim turns into something great. I had a few cans of black beans one winter day and felt like making the usual black beans and rice was just not enough. Nope. Not on this particular day. What we needed around here was some soup. Steamy, smokey, and flavor-packed.
