Various Other Ramblings – Page 4 – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Monday Morning Meeting: POTUS Hugs and Wedding Bells

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I have to admit, since marathon training ended, I’ve kind of missed our Monday morning meet-ups. What can I say, I’m a creature of habit. I organize my life around things that happen at a certain time, on a certain day. And I like it that way. Plus, it gives...

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Coconut Quinoa Parsnip Cookies

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The key to being a popular cookie baker is knowing your cookie consuming crowd. There must be nearly as many cookie preferences as there are recipes for dough: chewy or crispy or cakey… or raw! Thin or thick, round or flat. Raisins or chocolate chips, oatmeal or peanut butter,...

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Indian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps

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I have a confession to make: I’ve never made chicken salad without using canned chicken. *I’ll pause while you judge me. It’s okay, go ahead, I can’t see you anyways.* Okay, that’s enough. I know, I know. It’s not as fresh. It probably doesn’t taste as good. And the sodium? ...

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Curried Thai Lentil Burgers with Mango Slaw

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There are all sorts of theories on relationships, but I think most recipe books agree that trust is a key ingredient to a happy marriage. Hubberoo and I recently reached a major milestone in that regard. I was excitedly describing what I was going to make for dinner for Holly...

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The Original Lasagna

No, this is not an old family recipe that dates back for generations. It was not discovered in an ancient Italian kitchen or stolen straight from Garfield’s dreams. Much to the contrary. This was the first lasagna ever made by a girl who didn’t care for lasagna but who cared...

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These Are a Few of My Favorite Posts.

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The Messy Kitchen was born two years ago today. Well, sort of. On January 27, 2011, I wrote my very first post. It was a snow day, I made fig muffins, went to the gym twice and told you all about it. The Messy Kitchen had yet to be named...

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Flip the Switch

It’s been months now since we moved into our new house, and you have yet to properly be introduced to my kitchen. That’s because I’m too lazy to figure out how to use the panorama feature on my new iPhone. And because my kitchen is always, well, messy. Never in...

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Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 8

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Training for your first marathon is exciting. Every long run is a milestone. You’re running longer than you’ve ever run before and the sense of accomplishment overpowers the pain. Training for your second marathon is just a huge pain in the ass. You’re forgoing things you’d really like to be...

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2012 in Review: A Reflection of My Resolution and Recipes

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As we wrap up the year, I want to look back on some of my favorite recipes from 2012 and reflect on my new year’s resolution. I didn’t quite keep it. There were two weeks over the past year that were so hectic that I was just not able to...

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Cookies for Santa

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Like most kids, I’d eagerly put cookies out for Santa on Christmas Eve, hoping for one last chance to bribe the old man to give me everything on my list. Then one year, Matt told me that while Santa likes cookies just fine, all the other houses give him cookies....

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