Sometimes Simple, Sometimes Grand, Always Declicious
As I sat down with the intent to compose a post all about the glories of soup this morning (more on that in a minute), it came to my attention that I never formally introduced our new family member on the blog. He’s been glorified on facebook and I even dropped a shot or two of him on instagram and twitter, but the blog has been surprisingly baby free.
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So picture this…. one day you’re sitting on your couch, rump firmly planted into the cushion, checking your blog email when out pops an invitation to create a recipe for an upcoming movie. And not just any movie mind you. We’re talking The Croods; a Dreamworks animation, 3D, “croodatiously” awesome kind of flick.
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Warning!! These nuts are seriously addicting. Let’s just say I had my husband on a grocery store run for a second bag of almonds after surreptitiously consuming an entire recipe’s worth over a mere 24 hour period. How could I let a simple nut get the better of me you might ask? Allow me to share.
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With Memorial Day officially in the tail lights, it’s time to begin ushering in the warm weather season. The boys have one week of school left and then we turn off the alarm clocks and turn on the lazy days of summer. Well… maybe not so lazy if you’re in this family. We’re taking a week to recover and then it’s full steam ahead with camps, travels and summer school programs. This year we’ll be coasting everywhere from Delaware to Hilton Head to Minneapolis and back again. I’m actually going to be attempting my first overnight drive cross country with all three boys and no husband in tow for moral support (and associated heavy lifting). Wish me lots and lots of luck; I’ll be fortunate to make it out in one piece.
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Now I realize there are a million and one recipes for spinach artichoke dip out there, really I do. But dag nabbit; it’s a woman’s prerogative to have a serious flavor craving and, in turn, follow said craving, all the way to the ooey gooey dip bowl conclusion. You know I’m right because you’ve been there yourself. Don’t try and deny it, we both know better. Allow me to set the scene.
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I must admit, since creating the chicken wraps from the Sargento recipe site a couple weeks back, I’ve found myself surfing back there on occasion, looking for more quick and tasty dinner time ideas. Last night the return trip arose from a desire to use up some leftover cooked shrimp from a low country boil eaten the night before. I popped over to take a gander and right on the front page, staring straight at me as if to say, “eat me you sassy, hungry home cook you”, was a simple and straightforward recipe for chipotle shrimp quesadillas.
Bingo.
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