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Bean and Cheese Taquitos
The other night I was home alone, with no one to feed but myself so I made some Bean and Cheese Taquitos and ate them on the couch in peace. Only one of my cats harassed me so I consider that an...
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Spaghetti Pie
Have you had spaghetti pie? If not, what are you waiting for? It might be the next thing to get you out of a WHAT’S FOR DINNER??!! food rut! Check that out! It’s a slice of spaghetti pie! The base...
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Minestrone Soup
When I worked in an office, I brought a lot of Minestrone Soup to work. I made it so much that I got sick of it and then reserved my minestrone soup consuming to restaurants. All this to say, I...
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Mexican Pizza
Mexican Pizza from Taco Bell was my first introduction to this culinary combo. I wish I had known how to make it when I was a kid. It would have been good currency as the little sister to two older...
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Buddha Bowls
Buddha Bowls? Grain Bowls? What do you call them? What’s a Buddha Bowl/Grain Bowl, you ask? It’s a bowl of goodness that consists of a grain, protein, and an array of vegetables lined up in a...
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Spanish Garlic Shrimp
This Spanish Garlic Shrimp was a recipe that popped up in the last decade (and a half?) of my Mom’s life. A trip to Spain and a tapas restaurant up the street from her helped spark a culinary...
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Falafel Crusted Shrimp
Consider this your warning that I am on shrimp kick. We had my mom’s Spanish Garlic Shrimp recently and now Falafel Crusted Shrimp has made its way into the meal arsenal. It’s shrimp fest in the...
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Roasted Vegetable Galette
Do we call this Roasted Vegetable Galette or Roasted Vegetable Crostada? I added chimichurri so I’m not sure it’s French or Italian. We’ll call it a galette because I can remember my Mom liking that...
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Chicken Cilantro Meatballs
These Chicken Cilantro Meatballs made me realize that I need more meatballs in my life. (What a sentence!) Seriously though, they’re a good thing to have meal-prepped for the week. You can add them to...
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Sol Food Chicken
Sol Food Chicken is a new meal prep addition. At the restaurant, Sol Food, it’s called Pollo al Horno (oven-baked chicken) and it’s a very simple yet satisfying garlic & oregano chicken...
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Mushroom Pupusas
New breakfast/lunch/dinner recipe alert: Mushroom Pupusas. What’s a pupusa? It’s like a very thick stuffed corn tortilla. They’re delicious and I made them for the first time when I shot all of the...
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Portobello Mushroom Pizzas
I spent all last week home alone (my guys had a baseball tournament!) and during my cooking-for-one adventure, I got hooked on Portobello Mushroom Pizzas. Cooking for one is quite a trip! I would...
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Curry Coconut Chicken Soup
The recipe for this Curry Coconut Chicken Soup started from a Sunday fridge cleanout. A picked-at rotisserie chicken, leftover coconut milk, and yellow curry paste in my fridge turned into this soup...
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Cabbage Sausage Hash
I am currently cabbage-obsessed. Cabbage Sausage Hash has me in a happy food rut. Shoutout to cabbage, for your perseverance in my fridge after many weeks is something to be proud of. It’s like...
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Caramelized Onion Frittata
Caramelized Onion Frittata has been welcomed into my #shutterbeanmealprep list! Welcome, frittata. You are in good company! Breakfast, lunch & snack for the win! Here’s what you need! Slice the...
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Burger Salad
One of my favorite low-energy meals is a Burger Salad. We have burgers once a week here in the Benjamin household. The boys have theirs with buns (lol) and me without (bread). What’s a burger salad?...
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