On busy days there's nothing more comforting than a hot, thick bowl of tomato soup. Contrary to what most people think, you don't need to let tomato soup simmer for hours. This is an incredibly quick recipe that is absolutely delicious and has saved me
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This is one of our favorite meals on a lazy, rainy night. It's almost always made with leftovers of our bolognese sauce. As soon as we cook a bolognese I can almost guarantee the next day we are having this. The easiest is to simply
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Growing up as a child of the ’80s in the Philippines, spaghetti Bolognese meant, for the most part, mushy pasta topped with a bright red sauce of ground beef, sweet tomato sauce and grated quick-melt cheese. Fast food sweet spaghetti in a Styrofoam container eaten
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Frittata's are the perfect no-brainer brunch food. For as long as you have a box of eggs you can pretty much throw anything that's lingering in you're refrigerator into the mix. I like having a mix of vegetables and cheese and don't necessarily ever feel
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In the early months of my first pregnancy, I had quite a bit of downtime. I enjoyed relaxing on my lanai, watching the leaves rustle as the occasional breeze blew in and read long, indulgent novels. One of my favorites was Shantaram by Gregory David
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Every so often friends of ours come over for an impromptu brunch. It's a late Saturday and they want to drop by to come visit our kiddos - yes we are second class citizens in our own home, people come to see our sons and
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I have to admit I have been impatient but I can't deny the fact that weight loss is much slower for me this time around postpartum. I felt that with Sebastian, the pounds just kept melting away despite the fact that I was eating so
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The versatile yogurt and feta base is a perfect creamy and neutral foil to all the heady roasted Indian spices. I especially love the smokey crunch of fried curry leaves and the tart freshness of the tomato and onion masala. You can serve with your
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I've stopped eating potato chips a long time ago. Even if I loooove the occasional chomp on Salt and Vinegar Kettle Chips the oily textures and salt content are just too much for me. I do however love a good crunch and whenever I have
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Using the same yogurt and feta base as the Dill and Onion Dip and the Indian Spiced Yogurt Dip, a few flavorful tweaks takes you to another exotic journey through the Berber regions of North Africa. This is a great appetizer for a Mediterranean barbecue
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