I haven’t shared my most recent Trader Joe’s buys with you and I am sure you’ve been desperately waiting for an update, am I right? Isn’t it weird? I shop at Trader Joe’s every single week. I usually have a shopping list that I try to stick to, but I...
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Can you tell, I am into warm, filling comfort food right now? It’s fall here finally and the temperatures have dropped a bit. We also had the first rain recently. This soup will warm you right up when you come back from a long walk through the neighborhood. I just love soups...
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I promised you a gnocchi recipe earlier this week, so I am going to deliver on this promise. The original recipe called for pork sausage and cream in the recipe. I lightened it up by using turkey sausage and half & half instead. I also almost always replace chicken broth...
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It’s been a while since I shared my favorite Trader Joe’s* items. I am sure you must have missed my reviews, right? To be honest, I am currently patiently waiting for an Aldi to finally open in our area. I am just really curious about the Aldi USA, because it’s originally...
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NaBloPoMo-Sundays will be for sharing some of my most recent favorite recipes. J and I have been trying a lot of new recipes lately. Some were kind of meh, others were instant successes and will be added to our recipe folder. This salad was one of our instant favorites. I...
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I will admit, part of what is great about running is the post-run snack/meal. I would lie if I said that I don’t appreciate the extra calories I can allocate after a hard workout, besides the fact that refueling right after a workout is so important for recovery. Here are...
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Since we’re still dealing with triple digit temperatures here in the Central Valley, we’re also still trying to keep our cooking to a minimum and use stove and oven as sparingly as possible. J and I both are fans of chicken salad but have usually just made it as chicken...
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Hey, it’s 9 am and it’s 80 degrees (28°C) out already. We’re just coming off a week-long heatwave here in the Central Valley, with temps reaching into the TRIPLE DIGITS for multiple days in a row. That must be a near-record and let’s just say: I am not really cut...
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