Category: Lunch. The only meal you should eat at a desk
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Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Call me Goldilocks, but I can never get my butternut squash soup to be “just right.” Always too thick or lacking sufficient flavor, I was determined to get it just right for my Fall themed potluck dinner. My guests could not get enough of this soup on the chilly October night of our dinner, so…
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Colorful Corn Chowder
On a rainy fall day like today, what could be better than a nice cup of chowda! A lot of people turn to using can soups because they think homemade soup is difficult, but it isn’t! Also canned soup contains a lot of salt and can loose nutritional value a homemade soup would…
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Kale and Bulgur Salad
Salads are usually my go to lunch, and when you are eating salad every day, this can lead to a really boring lunch time. So to shake it up I try to use new ingredients and flavors so I never get bored! This salad is really hearty and healthy, it will keep you full without…
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Bean Sprout Fried Rice
About a year ago this time I went to a restaurant for some Chinese food in a town I wasn’t all that familiar with. I had just grown this new love for bean sprouts and when I saw they had bean sprout fried rice on the menu I knew I had to try it. Well it did not disappoint. It is…
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New Toy for A Fresh Favorite
My amazing parents came and brought me all sorts of great things this weekend, one thing my Mom was particularly excited about was a mandolin. A mandolin can be used a variety of ways. To make very thin slices, to grate things, or to slice off your finger. Although it is a great tool, it…
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Cucumber “Sushi” with Ranch Sriracha Sauce
Here is a secret I have never, before this recipe, tried sriracha. And now that I have, dang, that stuff is HOT! To cool down the natural hotness of the sriracha I threw it into the all encompassing ranch. This “fire and spice” sauce is just what this dish needs to make it complete. Also…
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Warm Quinoa and Kale Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing
The title kind of says it all, but it certainly doesn’t let you know how good this tastes. This salad is perfect if you feel like your body needs a general cleanse. It has lots of healthy components and is really fresh. But better than that, it has a lot of great flavor! This, Id…
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Wrap Me Up In Your Love
This recipe is something I am super excited about because all the time I go to the supermarket, see spring roll wrappers, but never buy them. Well that changed today!! And I am glad I did because they are super fun!! I made two different recipes, one thats buffalo chicken and one Mediterranean. I also…
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