what’s for dinner

Bags of Gold (AKA Rum Tum Tiddly)

When I started this blog, I definitely didn’t think I’d ever be sharing a “recipe” that included Campbell’s soup.  Or refrigerator biscuit dough.  Hell.  When I’m looking at recipes on Pinterest I automatically disqualify a recipe if it calls for canned soup.  Sometimes you just have to break your own…

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Creamy Slow Cooker Gnocchi Soup

It’s definitely fall here in Virginia.  We’ve had two real freezes so it’s time for comfort food!  And for me, comfort food definitely means soup.  I’ve been making a variation of this Chicken and Gnocci Soup for a while now, and it is so damn delicious!  Given how much I’ve…

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Smoky butternut squash risotto

I’m really surprised to find that I haven’t posted a risotto recipe.  It’s kind of my go-to comfort food.  And I distinctly remember making a dish really similar to this a couple month ago because one of my coworkers started drooling at the smell of my leftovers at lunch time. …

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Ginger-pecan Brussels sprouts

Like every basic bitch on the east coast, I’m super excited for the fall.  Sweater weather, fire pits, and of course, the return of comfort food.  Because who’s really eating butternut squash or Brussels sprouts in the middle of summer?  Well, maybe I still do that but not with the…

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Tomato-basil jam grilled cheese

You’ve probably noticed by now I’m a big fan of the grilled cheese sandwich.   And ever since I made tomato-basil jam, I’ve been looking for a way to use it.  So when I got home and couldn’t think of a thing to make for dinner one night, I looked at…

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Ooey, gooey eggplant grilled cheese

eggplant grilled cheese mozarella marinara

I made a ridiculously-amazing dinner the other day and I just have to share it.  I’d already made a batch of eggplant lasagna the day before (just like with the tomatoes, I’m having to cook up eggplant pretty often to keep up with the garden!).  So I had this eggplant…

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