Sometimes, you may find yourself in a hurry and need to make dinner in a rush. Sometimes, you even get time to prep for these occasions. In this case, I started marinating some chicken with the intent of making it Sunday night. Well, Sunday night came and went. We weren’t even remotely hungry, since I
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I haven’t posted a dinner in a while, so I figure that it’s about time I did. Chicken is one of those meats that’s generally agreeable, even with hardcore carnivores like the boyfriend (who is more of the mindset that chicken is just a higher order vegetable). While it’s often prepared as a relatively light
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As promised, I have prepared, for your viewing and baking pleasure, a mid-winter pick-me-up of one of my favorite summertime flavor combinations: Lemon and blueberry. Now, as I told my mom while making these, I could eat lemon blueberry anything for days. It’s the perfect balance of tart and sweet, just like cranberry orange bread (which I
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Hello, hello! Thank you, dear readers, for being so patient. It’s been a busy season with work and stomach bugs and grandparents moving from one living space to another. Thanks for bearing with the delay.  By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of my terrible history with apple desserts. Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to
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Tis the season to make berries! Whether you serve them alongside turkey on Thanksgiving, enjoy them amidst a Yultide feast, or indulge just because cranberries are yummy, this recipe is sure to bring smiles all around. I mean… unless you’re allergic to cranberries. Hopefully, you, dear reader, are not plagued by an allergy to cranberries
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As I promised, the snack marathon continues, here on Apartment Eats! This week, we’re featuring mini pizzas — a snack that’s sure to please even the pickiest of eaters. Personally, I’m making this batch to take with me to work and have for lunch. It’s sure to make my coworkers jealous (it’s certainly making the
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Ahh, fall. The season of apples, brilliant foliage, corn mazes, and hayrides. My favorite season. It’s the time of year when the air grows crisp and cool, the days grow shorter, and the nights are chilly enough for warm blankets. It’s also the time of year, at least where I’m from, when everybody and their
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Ah, football season. The time of the year where Americans across the country consume their body weight in beer every two weeks and junk food sales go through the roof. Sundays are fun days full of screaming at the television, watching grown men in Spandex run around a painted field throwing an air-filled sack of
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Sometimes, you just need cookies. Well, sometimes, I just need cookies. So, I make them! Don’t have eggs? That’s okay! This recipe doesn’t require any! Just butter, flour, sugar, and some of your favorite jam. The best thing about these cookies is that, like many simple treats, they tend to bring back memories of the “good ol’
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I picked a bunch of purple potatoes from the community garden, a couple of days ago. Tonight, I paced back and forth in my kitchen, trying to decide what to do with them. I could boil them. I could mash them. I could even stick them in a stew or a soup. None of those
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