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Archives for October 2017

Weeknight Chili

October 31, 2017 By msmart 6 Comments

Halloween night. Sports team parties. Potlucks. This weeknight chili recipe sees a lot of action in our kitchen. It’s super versatile, easy, fast and savory. The best part is you can make this chili with either ground beef or ground turkey, canned kidney or pinto beans or no beans at all (just double the meat)….

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Fall, Freezer Friendly, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Instant Pot, Meat, One-Pot Meals, Soups, Uncategorised, Winter Tagged With: beanless chili, beef chili, chili, chili con carne, no bean chili, turkey chili, weeknight chili

Pomegranate Sangria

October 30, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Pomegranate Sangria

A big and bright pitcher of pomegranate sangria is the easiest way to entertain a crowd. Full of pomegranate seeds, thin slices of apple and oranges, this fruity cocktail is slightly bubbly from sparkling wine. Depending whether it’s early fall or winter, you can add dark plums, berries or fresh figs to the mix. Stir…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Cocktails, Entertaining, Holidays, Uncategorised, Winter Tagged With: autumn sangria, cocktail, entertaining, fall fruit sangria, holiday cocktail, prosecco sangria, sangria, Thanksgiving cocktail

Weeknight Meal Plan: October 29-November 3

October 30, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Back to the routine! After a quick trip to San Francisco, it feels good to be home again. Halloween isn’t always my favorite holiday (I know, bah humbug). It’s not the candy and sugar (I can swipe a Twix with the best of ’em), it’s keeping track of three costume-clad kids in the dark. As…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans Tagged With: dinner, easy dinner, easy family meals, family dinner, family meals, gluten-free, meal plan, quick and easy meals, weekly meal plan, whole 30 dinner, Whole 30 meal plan

Apple Cranberry Crisp

October 25, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Autumn has finally hit Houston, which means the leaves are falling, there are acorns crunching underfoot and it’s 80 degrees and humid. Here’s the plan: Turn down your air conditioning to 70 and fire up the oven for this super tasty apple cranberry crisp. It will make your whole house smell like cinnamon, pecans and…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dessert, Entertaining, Fall, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Holidays, Uncategorised, Winter Tagged With: apple and cranberry crisp, apple crisp, apple crumble, easy dessert, holiday dessert, Thanksgiving dessert

Pumpkin, Apple and Honey Nut Squash Soup

October 23, 2017 By msmart 9 Comments

Squash season is in full swing, and that means a rotation of roasted butternut squash, Delicata and Kabocha. Recently, I noticed a new variety of squash that looks like a baby butternut. Honey nut squash is sweet and tender when cooked, and easier to cut than its big brother. A couple of these cuties are…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers and Snacks, Dairy-Free, Dinner, Fall, Freezer Friendly, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Holidays, Meatless Mains, Soups, Thanksgiving, Uncategorised, Vegetable Side Dish, Whole 30, Winter Tagged With: butternut squash soup, dinner, easy soup, fall soup, honey nut squash soup, soup, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving starter, Whole 30

Weeknight Meal Plan: October 22-27

October 22, 2017 By msmart 4 Comments

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It’s the home stretch of my Whole30 experiment, but it will probably be my most challenging week because of travel. Eating at home is really the easiest way to pull this off. I’ve hit my stride of protein-packed breakfasts, easy lunches, and family-friendly dinners. But Tuesday I’m heading to San Francisco to pull off a…

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Filed Under: Uncategorised, Weekly Meal Plans, Whole 30 Tagged With: dairy-free, dinner, dinner plan, easy dinner, easy family meals, family dinner, family meals, gluten-free, meal plan, quick and easy meals, weekly meal plan, weeknight, weeknight dinner, weeknight meals

Homemade Onion Soup Seasoning

October 22, 2017 By msmart Leave a Comment

Trader Joe’s had a version of this that I loved, but for some reason they stopped selling it. I developed my own, and it’s so easy to throw together. This homemade onion seasoning is perfect for flavoring beef chuck roast for French dip sandwiches, mixed into burgers before they hit the grill or stirred into…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers and Snacks, Basics, Spice Mix, Uncategorised, Whole 30 Tagged With: dairy-free, gluten-free, homemade dried onion soup seasoning, onion soup, seasoning mix

Weeknight Meal Plan: October 15-20

October 15, 2017 By msmart 4 Comments

Whole30 Dinners Week 3 Next week is coming at me like a steam roller. Five cooking classes, two photo shoots and a partridge in a pear tree. Good thing I’m doing Whole30 because I sleep like a rock, wake up refreshed and don’t have my usual afternoon energy crash. It’s even given me new found…

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Filed Under: Weekly Meal Plans, Whole 30 Tagged With: butternut squash soup, dinner, dinner plan, easy dinner, easy family meals, family dinner, family meals, gluten-free, meal plan, Paleo, pork chile verde, pot roast, quick and easy meals, sausages, weeknight meals, Whole 30

Homemade Taco Seasoning

October 15, 2017 By msmart 2 Comments

Why make your own taco seasoning you say? Well, I’ll tell you. So many of the store bought mixes have msg or dextrose or flour or too much sodium. And it’s so easy to make your very own homemade taco seasoning. Most likely, all you need to do is walk to your pantry and get…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Basics, Gluten-free/Gluten-free adaptable, Grain-free, Spice Mix, Uncategorised, Whole 30 Tagged With: chili powder, dairy-free, gluten-free, homemade taco seasoning, spice mix, taco tuesday

Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Ribs

October 11, 2017 By msmart 6 Comments

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Slow Cooker Pork Ribs (Whole30 Adaptable) Get ready to do a little dance in your kitchen after you spend 15 minutes putting together this fall-off-the-bone rib dinner. My kids love pork ribs — meaty, savory and just plain good. BBQ is life in Texas, and while I wouldn’t dare suggest that these are the best…

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Meat, Slow Cooker, Uncategorised Tagged With: BBQ, BBQ sauce, crock pot, dinner, easy dinner, family dinner, pork ribs, quick and easy meals, slow cooker, weeknight dinner

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