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Skinny Lime Shrimp & Avocado Salad

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

The last recipe I brought you was quite complicated. This one is not! In fact, this is different from that recipe in just about every way possible. This isn’t a dessert laden in bacon, chocolate and booze, but instead a light lunch option low in calories and carbohydrates. Because sometimes...

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Cucumber Noodle Greek Salad with Tahini Glazed Chicken

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

I take a great deal of pride in my ability to make something awesome using only the ingredients on hand. People have often told me I should go on “Chopped,” but I’m afraid my cooking style involves too much cussing, cutting and burning myself to be appropriate for national T.V. Regardless,...

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Zoodles Alla Puttanesca

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

First let’s start with a couple of definitions: Zoodles: Zucchini + Noodles. A healthy, low-carb and gluten-free alternative to spaghetti. Alla puttanesca: Translates roughly to “in the garbage style” or “in the whore’s style” in Italian. A tangy, salty pasta dish invented in the mid-20th century that incorporates ingredients typical of Southern...

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Braised Apple-Plantain Brussels Sprout Breakfast Skillet

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Brussels sprouts are routinely a part of breakfasts around here, but until recently they’d been a side show rather than the main attraction. This dish changed that. Cooked with apples, plantains and caramelized red onions, it’s just a little bit sweet. Top with a fried egg (or two!) and serve with...

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Hummus Gazpacho: a New Twist on an Old Classic

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

Gazpacho is a refreshing and healthy summer treat that pleases most palettes, as it’s vegan and gluten-free (unless you throw bread in it, Analucian style!) When made with fresh ingredients and seasoned just right, gazpacho really hits the spot. However, there are other times when I think it needs a little sumthin’...

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Who Cares if Chipotle Delivers? You Can Make Spicy Fish Burrito Bowls at Home!

Notes from a Messy Kitchen

Yesterday it was announced that Chipotle will be partnering with Postmates to deliver in 67 cities across the U.S. Taco Bell will soon be following suit. Based on my Facebook feed (a very scientific polling system), it seems that this news came with a great deal of excitement among our generation....

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Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken with Apricots and Almonds

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It’s getting a bit late in the season for slow cooker recipes. In fact as I was walking back from the organic market where I had gone to buy dried apricots, I smelled the air and wished I’d also bought a steak to throw on the grill instead. By the time...

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The Rock Would Approve: Honey Porter Glazed Cod Fillets

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When I think “cod” I generally think fish and chips. Apparently when Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson thinks about cod, he thinks breakfast lunch and dinner. The internet was abuzz last week about just how much cod the Rock eats. It was ironic timing that my friend Jeanette posted this humerous...

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Baked Avocado Chicken Parmigiana & the Inaugural Cherry Blossom 9.5 Miler

So you’re thinking, “wait a minute… I’ve been running the Cherry Blossom for years!” (or alternatively, you might be thinking “I don’t care about running… hurry up and tell me about that ridiculously delicious looking chicken!” That’s fair, but you’re going to have to be patient.) Yes, perhaps you have, but...

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The Start of Race Season & Sweet Ginger Shrimp with Dill and Quinoa

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I ran my first race of the season yesterday afternoon, only because a snow storm gave me a temporary pardon on the Georgetown 10-miler a couple weeks back. It’s a good thing it did, because I don’t think I would have been ready to run back-to-back ten milers (one on...

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