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Jeff and I share a lot of common ground, food-wise, and this sauce is a big contender. We've been eating out less than we used to due to our budgeting efforts of 2019. We received a mini-food processor as a house warming gift (more on new house coming soon!) and I was excited to make …
Jeff and I are in the midst of moving; our long hallway is full of boxes and we've packed everything but our daily essentials. Our recent meals, therefore, have had two main objectives: healthy to keep us going, and relatively few ingredients -- to use up what we have on hand. With a crudité plate on …
If you are like us, weeknight meals are more often a product of using up what we have in the fridge to make a dinner that is healthy and palatable, and less often a blog-worthy meal. These eggs check all of the weeknight boxes for us; they come together in about 20 minutes, and they …
Jeff and I celebrated our one-and-a-half year anniversary recently, so tonight's dinner goal was for something simple and satisfying. After finishing a busy weekend of working and budgeting, Jeff and I were happy to have dinner ready in under 30 minutes. I will write more about our budgeting journey later, but so far planning ahead …
Jeff wanted me to specify that these enchiladas were made with Hatch chile pepper sauce from New Mexico, as he went to graduate school in Albuquerque. When Jeff and I were first dating, he would always mention how the restaurants in Albuquerque ask you "Green or Red?" (referring to the type of chopped chile they …
This recipe used up what we already had on hand; a box of chicken broth, snow peas, green onion, and frozen shrimp. Bonus: we spent together-time sharing our days while we folded wontons, and from start to finish the whole recipe only took 45 minutes. I have heard of couples building Ikea furniture as a …
Jeff and I spent the last weekend of 2017 in Wilmington, NC; a charming city that is close to the beach and has a lovely old town. We stayed at Stemmerman's Inn, which is also charming and within walking distance to many attractions. I would highly recommend a night or two there. One of the …
