A Southern Grace: 2017

December 28, 2017

brownie points

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Brown butter snickerdoodles. Nope, no brownies here. (They are here, if you're curious.) I'm talking about brown buttah.

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December 22, 2017

pop-able present

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Caramel popcorn. Need a last minute gift for your mailman, neighbor, or second cousin twice removed?


Make this.

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December 20, 2017

healthy mom, healthy baby #NatureMadePrenatalDHA

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It was always my goal to breastfeed my baby.

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December 12, 2017

a nontraditional tradition

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Cider cranberry sauce. My husband and I have started an interesting tradition (just two years in a row so far...).

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December 5, 2017

the height of deliciousness

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Apple cake with brown butter frosting. For the record, this is the tallest one-layer cake I've ever made.

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November 30, 2017

sheet pan fan

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Chicken with sweet potatoes and cranberries. I've been making sheet pan suppers for years!


Imagine my delight when it became all the rage--for once, I was ahead of the game regarding a food trend!

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November 28, 2017

no oven, no problem

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Carrot and squash soup with coriander. Our oven is broken!

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November 14, 2017

hostess heaven #giveaway

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Vietnamese coffee fudge. Vietnamese coffee, which makes use of sweetened condensed milk, is perfect for people who add lots of cream and sugar to their black coffee.

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November 7, 2017

head on a plate

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Roasted whole cauliflower. Bonus points for presentation!

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October 31, 2017

eyeball pleaser

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Fajita stuffed peppers. While my previous stuffed peppers were good, these were better on all counts.

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October 24, 2017

again with this

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Baked gnocchetti. I seem to be on a comfort food kick!

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October 17, 2017

old favorite

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Red corn spoon bread. Are there foods you remember from childhood having loved but disappoint you now?

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October 10, 2017

rooting for the underdog

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Nocciolata brownies. Sometimes it's good to see an upset.

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October 4, 2017

super food #ExperienceScrubDots

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Eggs are incredible.

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October 2, 2017

furry family members #RecipesWithPurpose

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The recent abundance of natural disasters has inspired me to determine how I would and should handle such events if they happened to me and my family.

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September 26, 2017

labor of love

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Eggplant parmesan. There's no denying that I can be a lazy cook.

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September 19, 2017

and the band played on...#WinWithTonysPizza

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We live next door to a high school.

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September 13, 2017

casserole.

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Chicken and broccoli casserole. Does any word elicit a sense of comfort like casserole? I think not.

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September 5, 2017

plum(b)ing the depths

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Plum upside-down cake. I got on a real plum kick last summer, but little Eva has greatly limited my kitchen time this year.

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August 31, 2017

grill > toaster

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Have you ever had a grilled bagel?

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August 29, 2017

super stuffing

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Chicken philly stuffed peppers. I enjoy stuffed foods.

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August 22, 2017

fail me not #OXOgoodcookies

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Impossible Almond Joy pie. Did you know "oxo" was an accepted word on the Words with Friends game? It comes in handy a lot.

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August 15, 2017

in defense of moist

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Maple yogurt pound cake. So many people hate the word moist!

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August 9, 2017

try it with ranch

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Bacon ranch pasta salad. Americans are unique in that they put ranch dressing on just about everything, isn't that true? I suspect folks in Greece or Switzerland aren't dousing their foods with it, but I could be wrong.

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August 2, 2017

pretty poultry purses

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Chicken pot pie purses. Chicken pot pie is very near the top of my list for of favorite comfort foods of all time.

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July 25, 2017

put up your dukkahs!

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Pistachio dukkah chicken. Though I'm not what anyone would call an adventurous eater, I've definitely branched out quite a bit during my pregnancy. I don't want to do anything to deter our daughter from eating eagerly and fearlessly!

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July 18, 2017

attitude of gratitude #CelebrateAllSummer

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I was absolutely overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness and generosity of my family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors during my pregnancy and in the days and weeks following Eva's birth.

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July 10, 2017

summer lovin' #SnackSnapShare #SnackStories

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I make no excuses for my sweet tooth. Given the choice between dessert and just about any other food selection, I'll take dessert every time.

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June 29, 2017

introductions are in order

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Meet Eva, the best thing I ever made.


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June 23, 2017

blitz bliss

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Blueberry almond blitz küchen. While I will sometimes embark on ambitious baking endeavors, I suspect I'll always prefer the quick fix that delivers a tasty treat.

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June 15, 2017

charred, i'm sure

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Grilled pork kebabs. Pork has always been runner-up to chicken on my list of preferred proteins...until now.

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June 13, 2017

grains on the brain

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Blueberry and wheat berry salad. If you had told me a few years ago that I'd become smitten with grain salads, I would've laughed in your face (as politely as possible).

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June 8, 2017

match made in heaven

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Chicken cheesesteak sloppy joes. It seems like an obvious hybrid (like the zorse), but until I saw it, I had never thought about it before (like the zorse!)!

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June 6, 2017

same song, different tune

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Blueberry delight. When you find a delicious recipe that also happens to be versatile, it's a baker's responsibility to try different variations of it.

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June 1, 2017

totally transcendent

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Lazy daisy cake. Bold statement: This is the most delicious cake I've had in quite some time. Our wedding cake* is probably the most recent cake that can even come close!


*Our fresh wedding cake, I should make clear. To say that tasting it out of the freezer on our first anniversary was disappointing would be a drastic understatement.

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May 30, 2017

better late than never

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Mustardy kale. Yes, more kale.

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May 25, 2017

lush-ious

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Butterscotch lush. I can't help it. I associate the word "lush" with someone who drinks too much.

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May 23, 2017

stuffed.

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Chicken cheesesteak stuffed shells. That single word currently describes the way I feel 24-7.

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May 18, 2017

more s'mores! #SameTasteNewLook

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S'mores make me feel like a kid again.

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May 15, 2017

genetic predisposition #CleanMyWay #TeamDishCloth

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Both of my grandmas use dish cloths. My mom uses dish cloths. It's only natural that I reach for the dish cloth over the sponge too.

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May 11, 2017

cool and creamy combo

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Creamy cucumber dill pasta salad. When I think of summer staples, pasta salad always comes to mind. After all, what's a potluck or picnic without it?

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May 8, 2017

enthusiastic eaters #DogsLoveNutrishDISH

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We've developed a bit of an odd ritual when supper time comes around.

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May 2, 2017

risotto notto

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Farrotto with tomatoes and kale. More farro! More kale!

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April 27, 2017

angeled eggs

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Cucumber dill cream cheese deviled eggs. Are you deviled egged out? I don't think I'll ever reach that point.

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April 24, 2017

craving met

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Peanut butter snack cake. I'm not saying weird pregnancy cravings aren't real--in fact, I'm sure they are--but I haven't really had any.

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April 19, 2017

second fiddle #RememberBeyond

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For his whole life in our house (19 out of 21 months), Marleau has been the center of attention. That's about to change.

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April 13, 2017

hash it out

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Potato hash with kale and apples. I do believe kale might be a pregnant woman's best friend!

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April 11, 2017

a light delight!

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Cherry cheesecake bars. I struggled with my contribution to our Easter meal (which we celebrated early).


Inexcusably, this is because I just simply didn't want to share.

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April 6, 2017

farro be it from me to tell you what to eat

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Caprese Farro. But you should eat this.

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April 3, 2017

double dang!

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Vanilla bean butter cake. Dang!


That's what I said after my first bite of this cake.

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