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Dessert Makeover: Pumpkin Pie Bars – Guest Post on Glass Heel

I’m back on Glass Heel today with a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Bars. Who says dessert can’t be indulgent and healthy too? Get the recipe here. Wishing you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday!

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Brown Rice Pasta with Broccoli and Chickpeas

The other night I cooked pasta for the first time in I don’t even know how long. This used to be my specialty (OK, I’ll admit it was all I knew to cook). I remember making rigatoni noodles and marinara … Continue reading

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Crustless Chicken Pot Pie

snow. Snow. SNOW! It’s still coming down out there. Dallas is covered in white right now. It’s no 60 or however many inches the DC area has gotten at this point.  But to us it might as well be. I’m … Continue reading

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Butternut Squash Quinoa

Food & Wine’s recipe calls for couscous, but all I had was quinoa. I’d never cooked quinoa (sounds like key-NO-waa) before so why not try? It cooks like a grain, but it’s really a seed. Raw, it definitely looks like seeds. Bird … Continue reading

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No-Pasta Pasta

The big question: What to do for dinner? It’s been a long day – work’s a beating, traffic is bumper to bumper, the house is a mess, the dog’s going crazy, and if you have kids… oh. my. god. You … Continue reading

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Nutty in the Morning

My new breakfast obsession is peanut butter. On everything. I figure since I don’t eat eggs, nuts are a close second in the protein department. And I love that it actually keeps me full until lunch. Or at least 11 … Continue reading

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Italy has Pisa … Costa Rica has ceviche

Earlier this summer I went to Costa Rica on vacation. It was amazing. I highly recommend it. We zip lined, went deep sea fishing, white water rafting, rode horses through a river…. lots of exciting, adventurous stuff. We played, we … Continue reading

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Fish with a Kick

Here’s a southwestern seasoning to use on white fish if you want a little kick. I’ll sprinkle it on tilapia and bake it in the oven, or you can pan fry it on the stove too. It’s a good, quick, dinner-for-one … Continue reading

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Mexican Explosion

I’ve had this explosion-in-your-mouth salsa many a time – my Mom makes a fantastic one, so does Em-lee and one of my roomies … we’ll call her Bride-to-Be for now (she’s getting married in November). But, I ended up making … Continue reading

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