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Wednesday, March 9

Cinnamon swirl bread.

OH MAN this is so tasty! Light, cakey and full of cinnamon sugar. Mmm thanks for the recipe, JenGlen!

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Tuesday, March 8

Turkey sandwich.

I'm telling you. Sandwiches are what's up. Sliced turkey breast, brie, mesclun lettuce, cranberry sauce, tangerine zest, all on soft, delicious sourdough. Served with tangerine slices. Yeah. Mom knows what's up. Sandwiches.

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Monday, March 7

Prunes.

That's right. Prunes. You know they're not called prunes anymore? Yeah. Dried plums. Doesn't matter, though. They're still delicious.

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Sunday, March 6

Meatloaf.

Juicy, tender meatloaf served with garlic mashed potatoes and steamed carrots. Carrots aren't my favorite but hey, two out of three ain't bad.

See what I did there?

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Saturday, March 5

"Spaghetti."

Mom's famous spaghetti sauce, served over cappellini, with parmesan and parsley. It's basically world-renowned.

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Friday, March 4

Pinot grigio.

Settled into a nice Friday evening with a glass of white wine. Good choice.

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Thursday, March 3

Cranberry sauce.

One of my mother's fancy cranberry sauces for turkey, etc. I think this one has brandy in it. And whole cranberries. Pruuudy good.

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Wednesday, March 2

Mocha Viennese swirls.

These are perfect with tea or coffee. A short dough mocha cookie with a very light, sandy texture. Dipped in dark chocolate and topped with a sliced almond.

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Tuesday, March 1

Linguine bolognese.

So I made these huge meatballs, right? Ground beef, fennel seed, anise seed, basil, oregano, garlic, buncha other stuff. Browned them with olive oil and then finished cooking them in tomato sauce and a buncha other stuff. Served with garlic bread and topped with parmesan.

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Monday, February 28

Sandwich.

Toasted cracked wheat sourdough, hugging a pile of thinly sliced turkey, cucumber slices, mayo, dijon, salt & pepper. Sandwiches are the best thing to ever happen since sliced bread.

I mean happen to sliced bread.

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Sunday, February 27

Tacos y sopes.

Took a trip to Olvera Street and stopped in at a little eatery with Jess and Alysia. We came away with tacos, sopes, churros and a little better understanding of the Spanish language.

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Saturday, February 26

Breakfast.

Fried egg, bacon and crispy/soft hashbrowns. Thanks, Grandpa, for passing your breakfast skills to your son.

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Friday, February 25

Thin Mints.

Another thank you to Amanda for another sample of the Girl Scouts' finest.

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Thursday, February 24

Hot dog, etc.

Every month or so, Alysia and I get together for lunch and an afternoon of shopping. This one afternoon we decided on Costco for lunch: Polish dog with all the fixings, churro and swirl frozen yogurt. Best idea ever.

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Wednedsay, February 23

Chocolate chip cookies.

I strayed from my typical recipe for these and while everyone always raved about the old recipe, they liked these even better. So what do you know!

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Tuesday, February 22

Lemon meringue pie.

This is a favorite of my dad's, though I don't think I've ever heard him complain about any other kind of pie, so...yeah. I love using Meyer lemons for things like this, or really anything that calls for lemon. They're super juicy and the perfect combination of tart and sweet.

I'm not the world's biggest pie fan, but lemon meringue is pretty high on my list.

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Monday, February 21

Tuna Puttanesca.

Confession: this is not tuna puttanesca. But I made it up so I don't know what else it might be similar to. Anyway, it's sort of your basic spaghetti sauce but with tuna instead of beef (if you put ground beef in your spaghetti sauce), and served on linguine instead of...spaghetti. I quite liked it, though I'm hardly ever one for fish in things.

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Sunday, February 20

Chalet Lemon Cremes.

Thanks to Girl Scout Amanda Stepp for these. It's like a lemon Oreo. Kinda trippy.

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Saturday, February 19

Cinnamon roll pancakes.

My new favorite pancakes. They taste just like cinnamon rolls, it blows the mind a little bit. Cinnamon pancakes with a vanilla glaze and apple-walnut-brown sugar amazingness piled on top. Seeeew guud.

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Friday, February 18

El Pollo Loco.

Beans + rice + pico de gallo + cilantro + tortillas + chicken + fire = dinner.

And I loved every bite.