Crunchy Tortilla Chip Cookies with Avocado Frosting

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A few years ago, I watched an episode of “Good Eats”, where Alton Brown made avocado ice cream. Up until that time, I had never seen anything but savory applications for the delectable and nutritious fruit (yes, fruit, because of the “seed” or pit in the middle).

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Chocolate Nacho Pizza

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Last weekend, my S.O. (Significant Other) and I went to the Saugatuck Brewery, in Saugatuck, Michigan. We enjoyed the most amazing hummus with homemade flour tortilla chips, but our ratio of chips to hummus leaned heavily on the chips, so we ended up bringing several of them home. Since […]

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Parmesan Crusted Cod with Celery Root Chips

Parmesan Crusted Cod with Celery Root Chips

While I enjoy fried fish and chips as much as the next person, I think it is good to explore more healthy (yet tasty!) versions of preparing fish. Even though I used whole wheat breadcrumbs this time around, I have also used rye and pumpernickel – both bringing delicious results to the table. […]

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Bagel Chips

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

One day last week, my S.O. (Significant Other) brought home some bagels from work that had been setting out all day. My first thought was, why do people leave out baked goods all day to allow them to get stale!? My second thought was, what am I going to […]

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Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup

Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup

I love soup, but I’m not crazy about the canned variety. Most commercial brands leave me parched from the enormous salt content (Who needs more water retention?!), while the “healthy” ones are pretty darned tasteless, if you ask me. I’ve tried combining the two, but something was still lacking–freshness, maybe? Yeah, that’s it. So […]

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Peanut Butter Caramel Chewy Easter Egg Nests

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When I was in college, there was a bakery inside the Student Union that had the most amazing, addictive treats known as “Special K Chewies”. They were the best peanut buttery, caramel-y, chewy blobs of goodness that served their purpose in rewarding myself after exams, written reports, or…if I happened to […]

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Garlicky Shrimp and Spinach Cornbread

Garlicky Shrimp and Spinach Cornbread side

MY FIRST BLOG!

I think it is very appropriate that my inaugural blog should be the recipe that started it all. Back in 2007, I stumbled across a call for original recipe submissions for the National Cornbread Festival Cook-Off, in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The recipe had to include a Martha White cornbread mix […]

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