
Winter has been overstaying its welcome. And I’m tired of it. With a string of day upon day of gray and rainy, I have had it. I wanted a piping hot bowl of comfort.
But not if I have to work for it. Cause you know… I’m lazy.
And somewhere in the midst of that lazy gray mood, we invited some friends over for dinner. Aw man, that means I have to cook something.
Sounds like work to me. Cause you know… I’m lazy.

So I turned to my old buddy, Mr. Crockpot
, for help. Actually, I let him to do most of the work.
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Tagged as: chili, crockpot, dinner, easy, slow cooker, turkey

This is one of those moments when I feel compelled to make apologies about being a slacker and all around delinquent when it comes to blogging, but I promised myself I wouldn’t say something like “Sorry I haven’t posted in a while”. So I’m not going to say that even if I am a bum blogger.
Instead I am going to distract you with the perfect thing to have in your back pocket: roasted tomatoes. Well, you shouldn’t keep the actual tomatoes in your back pocket, that would be messy. What I mean to say is that this “recipe” for roasted tomatoes is great to have in your arsenal, especially as we head into fall and the tomatoes start to lose their summer glow.
It’s more of a technique really. Extremely easy and forgiving. I’m not even giving you precise measurements, but don’t be scared. I promise this is one of the easiest things you can do with your oven. And if you love tomatoes, it’s a must-try.
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Tagged as: easy, roasted tomatoes, tomatoes

It doesn’t get much easier than this: marinated feta. I first saw marinated feta on my friend Kristen’s blog Passion 4 Eating back in January, and now I am hooked. I eat it in sandwiches, crumbled onto pasta, atop burgers, with hunks of baguette, and sometimes just straight from the jar.
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Tagged as: cheese, easy, feta, quick
[I don't want to read all this mumbo jumbo, take me to the recipe]
Can you believe it is almost August? Eep. Where has the summer gone? Even without all the E’s, the last few months have been pretty busy around here. At least it feels like it has been really busy, but I can’t really say what I’ve been doing. Okay, fine… I’ve been spending way too much time at Ikea. There I said it. I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand, lots of great stuff for organizing for not too much money. On the other hand, I worry that my house will start looking too Ikea, you know? Ah well. The damage is done.
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Tagged as: chickpeas, dips, easy, garbanzo beans, hummus, lemon, tahini

When I was in 4th grade, we had to do a demonstration in front of the class. I don’t remember what my demonstration was which really isn’t all that surprising because I tend block out anything that has to do with me speaking or performing in front of others. Then again, I don’t even remember my teacher’s name.
But what I do remember is that some kid in my class did a demonstration for what he called an apple sandwich. I don’t remember the kid’s name, and I don’t remember why he called it an apple sandwich (I mean, it’s not really a sandwich, hello?). Still, I was blown away by this idea, this apple sandwich. Here it is in a nutshell: cut an apple in half and remove the core, put a spoonful of peanut butter on each half. And… eat it. Mind-blowing, isn’t it?
Anyway, let’s make some peanut butter…
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Tagged as: easy, food processor, how to, peanut butter