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Archives for May 2017

Wine Pick: Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore

May 19, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Weekly Wine Pick: Prosecco Superiore Bubbles are always a good idea. Especially when those bubbles are Italian Prosecco Superiore from a small area at the heart of Prosecco production. And with summer about to swing into full gear, this is one of those bottles that should be locked and loaded for out-of-town weekends and pre-dinner aperitifs….

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Filed Under: Entertaining, Uncategorised, Wine Tagged With: Aperol spritz, Conegliano Valdobbiadene, Italian sparkling wine, Italian wine, Prosecco Superiore, sparkling wine, wine value

Arugula, Basil and Avocado Pesto

May 17, 2017 By msmart 4 Comments

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Pesto, Reinvented We’ve evolved a bit this year. Now that our dinners are centered around a gluten-free and dairy-free main dish, we’ve started changing up some of our favorite recipes so they’ll work for our family. This arugula, basil and avocado pesto is one of the happy outcomes of months of recipe testing and tweaking. Arugula was added to…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Meatless Mains, Pasta, Sauces and Salsas, Whole 30 Tagged With: arugula, easy family meals, family meals, gluten-free, pasta, pesto, quick and easy meals, weeknight, weeknight dinner, weeknight meals

La Taqueria Green Sauce

May 8, 2017 By msmart 13 Comments

This is stuff dreams are made of. Or at least really good food memories. Mouth-watering day dreams of dorado carnitas with spicy green sauce oozing from tabletop squeeze bottles. The parking is impossible, the line is long and the plancha is sizzling at this ubiquitous Mexican joint.  La Taqueria, in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, has some of the…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Sauces and Salsas, Uncategorised Tagged With: green sauce, La Taqueria, salsa verde

Weeknight Dinners: May 8-12

May 8, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

MONDAY Breakfast for dinner! We need something easy and fast, and my youngest requested hash browns for dinner, so why not? We have three dozen farm eggs in our refrigerator that are begging to be whipped into a strata or frittata. I’m considering making two different frittatas, one that’s dairy-free and one with goat cheese, both…

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Filed Under: Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: dinner, easy dinner, easy family meals, family dinner, family meals, meal plan, quick and easy meals, weeknight, weeknight dinners, weeknight meals

Jalapeno Mint Margarita

May 5, 2017 By msmart 4 Comments

Welcome to margarita week. It’s the genius idea of Kate Ramos from Hola Jalapeño. When she invited me share a recipe in her curated mix, I ran to get my shaker. Nothing like a good marg to beat the Texas heat and humidity. Especially a jalapeño mint margarita that tastes fresh from the garden. In March, we had two quick trips to Mexico…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Cocktails, Uncategorised Tagged With: celebrate, cinco de mayo, cocktails, entertain, jalapeno margarita, jalapeno mint margarita, margarita, margarita week

Kale Guacamole

May 1, 2017 By msmart 3 Comments

Just in time for your Cinco de Mayo fiesta, kale guacamole that will satisfy a crowd. We’ve been eating this non-stop over here: As an after school snack, on toast and of course tacos. It’s fresh, tasty and quick to put together. When we recently found ourselves with a bowl of ripe avocados and leftover…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers and Snacks, Dairy-Free, Entertaining, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Sauces and Salsas Tagged With: cinco de mayo, easy guacamole, guacamole, homemade, kale, taco tuesday

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

May 1, 2017 By msmart 2 Comments

weekly meal plan

This is a simple Mexican soup. If you would like to add corn tortillas as a garnish, toast and cut them into thin strips. I prefer my soup with a lot of lime – about a whole juiced lime on top of every bowl. This would also be delicious with a cup of hominy or…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Freezer Friendly, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, One-Pot Meals, Poultry, Slow Cooker, Soups, Uncategorised Tagged With: chicken, crock pot, dinner, slow cooker, soup, tortilla soup, weeknight dinner

Weeknight Dinners: May 1-5

May 1, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Olé! We are officially entering margarita weather, and I can’t wait to share a recipe for a healthy(ish) jalapeno and mint version later this week. We are working towards the finish line of summer, but first there are dance recitals, baseball playoffs and finals. One foot in front of the other, soldiers. I feel like the best way to…

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Filed Under: Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: easy family dinner, family dinner, meal plan, quick and easy meals, weekly meal plan

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