Weeknight Bourguignon!

It is now November and even though Denver hasn’t really cooled off that much yet, I have been itching to make some hearty belly filling foods. I decided to compromise with Smitten Kitchen’s Mushroom Bourguignon; which isn’t really a compromise at all, just less filling with the mushrooms versus beef. Another great factor was that…

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Friday Night Is For Chicken

I could not decide what meal to make for dinner tonight; I searched and searched and no recipe stood out. Then I remembered the famous words of Ina Garten,”it’s Friday again and Jeffrey is on his way home and I am making him his favorite, chicken.” Ina you are right, Friday night is for roast…

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Easter in Denver

I hope everyone had an great Easter! I went to sunrise service with my sister and brother-in-law at Red Rocks and it was beautiful. We left at 5:15 AM and did not get parked till about 6:30 AM; the drive should normally take 25 minuets. We had to park 1.1 miles away because the lots…

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Post for Procrastinators

(Getting ready to put the rotisserie chicken on the grill) The week of Thanksgiving is here and you are freaking out because you don’t know what to do with you sweet potatoes or you are sick of the traditional green bean casserole. Don’t fret I’ve got your back. I have the perfect different sweet potato…

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One Pot Wonders

Looking for a perfect cold-evening-one-pot-amazing meal? I have just the recipe for you! Braised Chicken Thighs with Carrots, Potatoes and Thyme from Williams and Sonoma Blog Follow me on Twitter @Pilots_Daughter

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Real American Meal

I recently just realized the beauty of the crock-pot.  I don’t know what it is about cooking a little, tossing everything in a pot, then coming back to a perfectly cook meal that gets me so excited, but I can’t believe it took me this long to realize my love for it.  Sure my mom…

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That’s a Wrap!

Christmas has come and gone and what that means is lots of dishes are left in its path.  This year our traditional polish meal of pierogis and mushroom borscht were created in the tiny kitchen of my sisters new house in the Highlands in Denver.  It’s a tiny kitchen but we made it work with…

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