This Chicken Tortilla Soup is so lazy it doesn’t even have tortillas in it! Just kidding 🙂 I love the taste of tortilla soup but wanted to make it low carb.
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Pumpkin Apple Pie with Crumb Topping
Find yourself someone who loves you the way I love this pie.
About two years ago, I had a slice of pie that I haven’t stopped thinking about. It was the Pumpkin-Apple Pie from Julian Pie Company that you can only get seasonally in Julian, CA. In San Diego, you can find Julian Apple Pies at most grocery stores, but they never send out the Pumpkin-Apple with a dutch crumb top. I remember biting into this pie and being blown away by the combination of flavors. The lower layer was a apple pie, and above that was a silky-custardy pumpkin filling adorned with a crumble topping.
I always look for this pie in the fall, hoping Julian Pie Co. started shipping them out - but I still haven’t seen it. I actually haven’t seen it made anywhere else or made by anyone else, and decided it was finally time to try to recreate this dream of a pie….
Grilled Vietnamese Ginger Chicken
This is such an easy recipe that is full of flavor! It’s a staple marinade that is good on chicken, beef, pork, or fish. It also makes a good marinade base; as you can always add additional ingredients to spruce it up (chopped lemongrass or lime juice are some good go-to’s).
Most Vietnamese marinades contain sugar. You can always use regular sugar, brown sugar, honey, or even apple sauce if you want to add some sweetness. I don’t usually like to add sugar if I can get away without it, so I typically opt out of it, and it’s still plenty tasty.
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So Good you Won’t Believe it-Chocolate Cake.
I’ve made many cakes in my day. Birthday cakes are my favorite, because it makes people feel special and loved.
It was recently Scott’s birthday and he loves chocolate cake. For our wedding cake (wedding post coming soon) he asked for chocolate cake. For any occasion he asks for chocolate cake. This recipe is from Smitten Kitchen (original recipe found here ). It’s called the “‘I want Chocolate Cake’ Cake” - and that’s exactly what it is. When you just want chocolate cake - no fuss, nothing fancy. This is your cake.
It’s topped with a thick layer of rich, dark chocolatey buttercream and of course, everything tastes better with confetti sprinkles. You will never need to try another chocolate cake recipe after this….
Cheesy Italian Arancini
During the spring of last year, I took my first trip to New York. Scott and I went to one of his favorite Italian restaurants, and I had for the very first time, Arancini. These fried risotto balls were crispy on the outside, had a creamy risotto interior, and oozy-gooey cheese in the middle. How have I never heard of these before? Are they an East Coast thing? Well, they’re surely an Italian thing, as Scott grew up eating these during the holidays (my family did not have this delicacy on the holidays for obvious reasons…being that we’re not Italian 😉 ).
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Bluefin Tuna Poke
Poke (Hawaiian raw fish salad) is incredibly popular right now. It seems like every other week I see a new poke shop pop up around the corner. Really, this is a nonissue for me since I love it! I love the ‘build your own’ poke bowl component of it… that it’s customizable and is relatively healthy. I typically order my poke bowls half white rice, half mixed greens, salmon and octopus, and all the veggies. It’s like a Chipotle for fish lovers.
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Kimbap (Gimbap)
My earliest memories of eating Kimbap come from my child hood best friend, Mi Kim. I remember going with her and her family on a quick summer trip to the beach in Oregon. The only memory I have of this trip is laying on the beach with her and her mom, and eating lunch boxes full of kimbap.
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Updated Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Classic caesar salad, is one of my all time favorite things. Super simple, but when done correctly with high quality ingredients, it always hits the spot.
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Soft Pretzels
I can’t believe summer is ending, which means fall is coming and it is now football season.
I wanted to make a snack for Scott while he binges on Sunday football. I have to admit, I somewhat dread football season (which could very well be his most favorite thing ever). It’s not that I don’t like football..I really don’t mind it. What I don’t like is the hogging of the TV on Saturday, 8 hours on Sunday, and even Monday night! How’s a girl suppose to catch up on her shows? …
Left Over Series - Shrimp Pad Thai
Pad Thai is one of the most popular Thai dishes in the states. It is among one of the many delicious street foods accessible all over Thailand, and is quick and easy to make.
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