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Archives for April 2017

Wine Pick: Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier

April 28, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Finally, a go-to white wine from Trader Joe’s. Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier pairs well with my spatchcocked chicken and whole chicken in the crock pot, and it’s a crisp and slightly sweet white that you can grab and go when you’re shopping at Traders. For several years after moving to Houston from San Francisco, I found…

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Oatmeal Cranberry Energy Bites

April 24, 2017 By msmart 7 Comments

energy bites

These little energy bites are as good as stolen bits of cookie dough, serepticiously swiped from the bowl. Made from gluten-free oats, cinnamon, cranberries, maple syrup and crunchy almond butter, there’s also a little ground flaxseed for Omega-3s and cinnamon to stabilize the metabolism. Oatmeal cranberry energy bites are a bitesize nutritional bomb. Basically, you…

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Weeknight Dinners: April 23-28

April 23, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

SUNDAY It’s gorgeous in Houston, cool and crisp with a full blue sky. A good grill night for sure. Since I already have pre-marinated carne asada from Trader Joe’s, I’ll just doctor it up with some fresh lime juice. It wakes up the flavor and makes it taste brighter. I’ll let it sit at room temperature…

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Wine Pick: Broadbent Vinho Verde

April 22, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Weekly Wine Pick: Broadbent Vinho Verde Summer, summer, summer wine. Refreshing, a little effervescent, spritzy and crisp. Something you’ll want to order by the case and keep cool for impromptu barbecues and neighborhood swim parties. Broadbent Vinho Verde, developed by British wine author, Michael Broadbent, and his son Batholomew, a wine lecturer, is a reliable people…

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Filed Under: Entertaining, Uncategorised, Wine Tagged With: Broadbent Vinho Verde, Vinho Verde, weeknight wine, wine, wine bargain, wine deals, wine pick, wine recommendation, wine value

Pork Chile Verde

April 18, 2017 By msmart 5 Comments

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Earlier this year, we had an interesting run in with food allergies around here. After a blood test showed that our oldest had 20 class III food allergies, I had to cook pretty creatively until we could get her into Texas Children’s Allergy and Immunology Center. During that time, I scoured cookbooks and the internet to…

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Weeknight Dinners: April 17-21

April 16, 2017 By msmart 2 Comments

MONDAY Meatless Monday is happening — we need to pay for all the chocolate and jelly beans. On deck: Veggie stir fry with ginger, garlic and Tamari with steamed rice and edamame on the side. There are plenty of recipes online for stir fries, but you really don’t need one. I like to sauté veggies and…

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Wine Pick: Chateau Graville-Lacoste

April 14, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

I'm not super comfortable talking about French or European wine picks. Or really any wine except the California favorites I know and love. But I do know who to trust to source those European bottles, and that will always be Kermit Lynch. A distributor and retailer, Kermit Lynch imports wine from small, artisan French and Italian producers. He's...

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Filed Under: Uncategorised, Wine Tagged With: good value wine, white wine, wine, wine pick

Easy Easter Dinner

April 12, 2017 By msmart 2 Comments

spiral ham

Keep it easy, peeps. Easter is here, and before it arrives I have my son’s birthday to celebrate and my kids home from school on Good Friday. Which is why I shopped for Easter dinner yesterday, and also why I did not complain when my son requested pizza and cookie cake for his birthday (the key here being he doesn’t want my…

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Filed Under: Entertaining, Holidays, Spring, Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: Easter, Easter dinner, Easter ham, Easter lunch, Easter menu, entertaining, glazed ham, ham, holiday ham, Spring menu

Deviled Green Eggs

April 10, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Delicious Deviled Eggs After working on new spring recipes last week, I was left with a glut of hardboiled eggs. When life gives you lemons, right? So these deviled eggs were born, and boy am I happy they were. With Easter right around the corner, this recipe will come in handy to use up all…

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Weeknight Dinners: April 10-14, 2017

April 9, 2017 By msmart 2 Comments

MONDAY Since we are spending Sunday afternoon at a Little League carnival, I’m thinking we’ll all need some nutritional redemption. Like a soup full of beans, lentils and vegetables. Enter this beans and greens soup from Bon Appetit. I’ll be using organic canned beans and garbanzos (from BPA-free cans), instead of dried, to make things faster and easier….

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