I’ve been watching a lot of the food network lately, and have learned to feel even more comfortable in the kitchen. Just watching other people’s techniques (in anything) helps me. Because Ryan and I have a teeny kitchen, with not very much cabinet space I’ve been looking for things we should register for and I’ve [...]

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So… after reading Decorno’s post on a dutch oven, it’s got me thinking. The Barefoot Contessa is always using them on her show, and everyone has them listed on registries, but do people really use them? I can’t see spending so much money on one item (Le Creuset) in the kitchen, but if I want [...]

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Okay, I might be a little dramatic, but I think my spice rack might be my favorite thing in our condo (besides Ryan of course… ha!). I have all my spices on these racks on the inside of two cabinet doors. Being able to see every spice clearly labeled while I’m cooking makes it so much [...]

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Last night I made dinner in 10 minutes, and it could be one of my new favorite healthy meals. Actually, it’s one of my new favorite meals altogether and it only had 3 ingredients!

What you’ll need:

About 1 lb. ground turkey
26 oz. Roasted Garlic Marinara sauce (I used Trader Joe’s and was really pleased with the [...]

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I can’t tell if I love this or hate this, but it seems to be a pretty good concept. I know people who like to collect their wine corks, but never really do much with them other them displaying them in a vase. This is a great way to recycle your used corks and put [...]

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