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Jul
22

Chorizo-stuffed, Bacon-wrapped Dates

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Spend one day in our office and you’re sure to hear a reference to “Cecily and her crazy caveman diet.” It’s true. For the past year (maybe even two now), I’ve been an off-and-on follower of the Paleo Diet. Without boring you with the details, Paleo is essentially a very “clean” diet of lean meats, [...]

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Jul
20

Pigs in a Blanket

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Pigs in a Blanket, Franks in Jackets, Devils on Horsebacks, Biscuit Dogs – regardless of what you know them as, these crescent roll-covered sausages sure do hold their own among the grilled cheese sandwiches, potato salads and pot pies of the world. When we landed on an All-American theme for the SacFoodies potluck, I thought [...]

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Jul
15

Great-Grandmother Murphy’s Potato Salad

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There are potato salads, and there are potato salads. This is, undoubtedly, the latter. It is italicized and underscored, highlighted and bolded. It’s the type of potato salad that would wear white to another potato salad’s wedding, knowing full well how awesome it is and blithely unconcerned with how insignificant other side dishes may feel [...]

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Jul
08

Quick and Easy Chicken Pot Pie

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When challenged to come up with an All-American entrée for our recent Sac Foodies potluck, I must admit I was stumped. I thumbed through all my recipes two times over and finally stumbled upon a Chicken Pot Pie recipe I never made before. While I hesitated to make a dish I’d never made before for [...]

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Jul
07

Quick & Healthy Greek Potato Salad

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I selected this non-traditional potato salad recipe for the SacFoodies potluck because it’s a healthy and delicious twist on a classic potato salad (and it also happens to be one of my favorite client recipes). It’s made with creamy non-fat Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise so you can have seconds with no guilt. Fellow SacFoodie [...]

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Jul
06

Gooey Butter Cookies

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On a recent trip to St. Louis, I sampled some Gooey Butter Cake. Well, if I’m being honest, I did more than sample it – I couldn’t stop eating it! I had forgotten how unbelievably delicious this cake is. As its name implies, Gooey Butter Cake is a gooey confection that’s both buttery and sweet. [...]

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Jun
30

Chocolate Mocha Icebox Cake

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You can’t get more All-American than chocolate chip cookies but I knew better than to bring something so basic to a potluck party full of foodies, so I made Ina Garten’s delicious chocolate mocha ice box cake that brings a whole new meaning to chocolate chip cookies. This cake is super easy to make at [...]

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Jun
28

Macaroni and Cheese

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Potluck recipes- as promised! My approach to potlucks has changed over the years. Previously, I would use the party goers as my guinea pigs to try new recipes I found interesting. However, after many failed dishes, I’ve changed my strategy and have tried to hone in on a few signature dishes that work well in [...]

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Jun
08

Southwest Salad

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Thanks to my friend Stefanie, I now have a new favorite salad. She introduced me to this simple yet satisfying meal that is now a staple on my weekly menu. It’s simple, healthy and delicious, and I love that the ingredients are ones I almost always have on hand. If you’re looking to switch up [...]

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Jun
07

Help A Fellow Sacramentan Win A Million Dollars!

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It’s time to show some Sacramento support! Leslie Navarra, Cal grad and Sacramento resident, is a semi-finalist in the 45th Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. Her recipe for Apricot-Bacon Flatbread was selected out of tens of thousands of entries and is now going head-to head in a public vote against one other recipe for a chance to [...]

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