Chicken Curry Salad

Chicken Curry Salad on lettuce

Today’s post is going to be short and sweet. Chicken curry salad sweet. We are continuing our segment on party foods for the Holidays. I love curry flavor. All the ingredients in this salad work so magically with the curry. Just so you know, I edited that last sentence so it didn’t end with a… 

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Candied Walnut and Apple Salad with Bleu Cheese

Candied Walnut and Apple Salad with Bleu Cheese

This Candied Walnut and Apple Salad with Bleu Cheese is one of my favorite salads to eat. The crisp, crunchy, and creamy textures really work together. See what i did there? Alliterationed. And who doesn’t like apples and cheese together? Check out the recipe below: Ingredients: 1 head of romaine lettuce 2 cups candied walnuts… 

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6 Tips to Plan a Party on a Budget

It’s party season folks, and I’m ready to get down! Jeff and I have hosted quite a few parties since we’ve been together. I love hosting parties and, as you know, cooking and eating food. I’ve gathered some of my “infinite wisdom” to pass on to you. 1. Set your budget. This seems like it… 

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Mocktails! The meaning is in the mint.

We’ve had a request to talk about and create recipes for Mocktails from a friend in Denver. My initial thought was, well who the hell would want a beverage that’s supposed to have alcohol in it that doesn’t? Well, this girl, for one. During those delightfully wonderful 9 months when I can’t drink, am getting… 

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Spooky Drunken Apples! Caramel Apple Dip and Mulled Wine for Halloween.

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Happy second day of the week SPFers! Tuesday is my least favorite day, to be sure. 1. It’s right after Monday. 2. After the whirlwind that Monday is, this is the day you realize that the weekend is four more days away. 3. Your Tuesday work outfit never fails to be totally awkward. But, this is an exciting… 

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Crockpot Round One!

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Here in Montana , we skipped fall. Our first frost this year was snow. When the weather makes its first nasty turn, something inside me craves slow-cooked food, which to me means crockpot. There is nothing quite like coming home from a long day to a hot meal and a house that smells amazing. We… 

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Baked Shrimp Wontons

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Baked Shrimp Wontons You will need: Wonton wrappers 1 can tiny shrimp 4 oz regular cream cheese 1 cup 0% fat Greek Yogurt 1 cup green onions 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon white pepper 1 teaspoon lemon pepper 1 teaspoon dried parsley Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and grease a cookie… 

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Super (Healthy) Snacks!

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Snack: noun. a light meal : food eaten between regular meals; also: food suitable for snacking. Origin: Middle English snak bite, from snaken to bite, perhaps from Middle Dutch snacken to snap at. First Known Use: 1757 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snack Light meal was the only synonym I could find when I searched for synonyms of the word… 

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The Anatomy of a Perfect Picnic

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Intermittent cool breezes blow over sweeping hills, ruffling the long wheat-colored grasses, as the sun shines filling in the gaps with steady streams of light. The hot of the sun and cool of the breeze mix to create temperance—and the perfect spot to lay a plaid blanket. The matching wicker basket located at the corner… 

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Jeff’s Hamlet Hoagie

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We took this beast of a sandwich to Shakespeare in the Parks production of Hamlet. Both the hoagie and the play were great. You could do several different things with this sandwich depending on what you have around. Here’s how I made it: Ingredients: 1 French baguette Mayonnaise Sliced roast chicken (I used about ¾… 

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