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Grilled Peach and Avocado Salad

July 25, 2011 By 24 Comments
grilled peach and avocado salad recipe

Thank you for bearing with me the last few days.  Between the craziness over at The Creative Mama, (good crazy, the Creative Photographer Series has been fabulous this year!), and my website going down, it has been a crazy week.  Thankfully, everything worked out, and as you can see, I am back in business.  Not without some little glitches here and there, damage to my nerves, and having to cut ties with my long time hosting company.  I learned a thing or two about customer service that is … [Read more...]

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Blue Cheese Vidalia Onion

July 9, 2011 By 14 Comments
vidalia onion and blue cheese

When I was in college, I worked at a restaurant called the Hatteras.  They had amazing food, and I think the owners played a large role in teaching me what good food was all about.  They used local and seasonal ingredients before it was cool to do so.  They used the best ingredients that they could get their hands on, and it made every meal there truly delicious.  The restaurant was a nutty place to work at, they were crazy days for sure, but so much fun.  Some of my closest friends were … [Read more...]

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The Best Hamburger Ever

March 30, 2011 By 39 Comments
best hamburger recipe ever

I think that hamburgers are a very personal thing.  People are very opinionated about what makes the best hamburger ever.  I am new to the burger, I never really liked them until I married my husband.  I just never got it.  I don't like to get messy when I am eating.  I can be no fun sometimes.  Okay, a lot of the time.  But, now I love them.  And I am very picky about them.  The hamburgers that I love to eat are made with the best ingredients available.  Just like this one.  I … [Read more...]

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Marinated Steak

August 7, 2010 By 9 Comments
marinated steak recipe

We are actually still on vacation, we are having quite the adventure.  Someday, we will actually get home, but I promised new content for today and new content it is. It is really hard to make a brown piece of steak look appetizing so I am going to apologize in advance for the less than inspiring pictures to follow.  However, I urge you to make this marinade for the next steak you are planning on cooking.  You know that you love a recipe when you pull it out of your binder and there are … [Read more...]

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Grilled Chicken Skewers

July 15, 2010 By 17 Comments
grilled chicken skewers recipe

Here is the main course for my Greek Feast dinner party.  I love this dish for a few reasons.  You make everything ahead of time, it is delicious, it is healthy, and it can be served hot or at room temperature.  This recipe comes from Cooks Country, which is a division of America's Test Kitchen.  They are specific about details and steps.  The beauty of recipes from these two sources is that you know that they have been tested over and over again and that they will always turn out when you … [Read more...]

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