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Sweet Fig & Goat Cheese Quinoa
Photo credit: Sorella-Muse photography. My sister, Nikki, is an incredibly talented wedding and lifestyle photographer based out of LA ( but also loves to travel for cool events!). Check out her...
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Picnic Dinner at the Hollywood Bowl: A Night with Juanes!
Last Saturday my boyfriend Daniel, his family and I went to the Hollywood Bowl to see Juanes live with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Youth Orchestra of LA. We showed up early before the show to...
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Curry Soba Noodles
Sometimes I get bored of my traditional pasta recipes. Doesn’t everyone? When boredom hits, I know it is time to switch it up and surprise my taste buds with new textures and flavors because there are...
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The Perfect Gluten-Free Cheesecake & Thanksgiving Dinner
If you read my very first post on this blog, then you know that my mom is WONDERFUL. There are many great things about her, but for now, I will highlight her instinctual ability to choose DELICIOUS...
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Holiday Feast @ Napa Rose
This year I was invited to a holiday dinner with my boyfriend, his fantastic brother and sister and their friends. I was told to prepare myself for a feast, so naturally I had to have a little...
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Olive Oil Tasting in Ojai, California + Lemon Garlic Pasta w/ Swiss Chard...
*Pictures from the Ojai Olive Grove were taken by my sister, the photographer behind Sorella Muse Photography and I took the pasta pictures. Don’t forget about the pasta recipe at the end of this...
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Guest Post: Fresh Chopped Dijon Balsamic Salad
Dear readers, It is finally here, the first guest post by my wonderful boyfriend, Daniel. Daniel is an official contributor now and you can expect to see some great recipes from him. If you want to...
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Caprese Salad w/ Balsamic Reduction
I’m going to hit you with a proud mama bear moment. As many of you know, I do not have kids of my own, but I consider my students to be my kids for now. I teach an after school cooking club at my high...
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Swiss Chard and Mushroom Galette
I stumbled upon this recipe while browsing for vegetarian savory galette recipes and this caught my eye immediately. I loved the idea of using mushrooms and fresh herbs. I tried this recipe out at work...
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Roasted Garlic Dressing + Lentil Salad
Just to prove that I actually do eat salads at work in between the buttery scones and chocolate…. Most of the time I just put olive oil and balsamic vinegar on my salads and call it a day. But I also...
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Coconut Quinoa + Roasted Vegetables + News!
I recently asked my friend Becky Reams if I could help out as her sous chef for her awesome pop up brunch, Bang Bang Brunch. It was so refreshing and fun to work alongside another chef and see their...
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Shredded Kale Salad w/ manchego, almonds and nectarine
A co-worker saw me eating kale the other day and thought he would tell me a funny story about a client and kale. He said this client ordered a kale salad for lunch one day. This client took one bite of...
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Shaved Carrot Salad w/ Broiled Salmon
Sometimes when I look at my blog posts or my Instagram feed I think to myself, “people must think all I do is eat dessert and pizza”. Although I love those things, the truth is, I love my veggies and...
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Winter Stew
I woke up this morning to a lot of rain, so I decided to switch up the menu at work today and offer this winter stew. I didn’t have a recipe this morning and wasn’t planning on posting it, but a few...
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