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Sunday Morning Coffee: July 22, 2018

It’s a rainy Sunday morning, and my family is in town to visit. We’re doing a lot of shared meals together this weekend then heading in to the work week tomorrow just as we usually do. We also recently got a new rug for the living room floor, much bigger and fluffier than our old … Read more

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Steak Quesadillas

When a craving for steak hits the same time as exhaustion, this is what’s for dinner. It’s been awhile since I had beef in the weeknight rotation, so I’m not surprised my second-trimester body was asking for it. We decided to do pan-seared steak tips one evening and use the leftover steak the next night … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 23, 2017 – Readings & Recommendations

My dad snapped this photo from the window of his plane as it departed Minneapolis, en route for a visit to us in Boston. The back-and-forth between MSP and BOS is very familiar to me after over a decade living on the east coast and heading home for holidays. My parents are back in town … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 16, 2017 – Readings and Recommendations

This week has had a balance of hot and temperate days. On the days that are cool for the summer months, I’m trying to take advantage of the absence of heat and cook some of the foods I usually avoid in stifling weather: this week, it was brownies, last week it was cauliflower cake. On … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – July 9, 2017 – Reading and Recommendations

It felt like both a very short and very long week with the 4th of July holiday smooshed into a Tuesday. We debated about keeping Charlotte up for the fireworks this year. She’s two and a half, so she kinda knows what they are, but a 10:30 start time is also pushing it way past … Read more

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Tortellini with Spinach-Tomato Cream Sauce

  This recipe reminds me I should cook with tortellini more often. We frequently turn to pasta (usually with some form of protein and vegetable) for a quick and easy dinner option. For as much as I like pasta and cheese (and the two together), I’m surprised tortellini isn’t in a regular rotation. This dish … Read more

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Sunday Morning Coffee – Readings and Recommendations – June 18, 2017

The week started with blazing heat, or at least 80s and 90s feels hot relative to what we’ve had so far this summer, though by the end of the week, temperatures had retreated into the 60s. It’s always a little interesting to plan dinners ahead of time in weeks like this because you’re grilling and … Read more