September 13, 2024 Pasta, Noodles & Grains
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4 ingredients, 20 minutes; a worthy twist on a classic. Velvety and creamy, this Smoked Gouda Carbonara is one of the easiest pasta dishes you can make, despite the original dish’s reputation for being difficult. This twist on the classic replaces the beloved pecorino Romano with smoked gouda, adding a smoky and slightly sweet flavor
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4 ingredients, 20 minutes; a worthy twist on a classic. Velvety and creamy, this Smoked Gouda Carbonara is one of the easiest pasta dishes you can make, despite the original dish’s reputation for being difficult. This twist on the classic replaces the beloved pecorino Romano with smoked gouda, adding a smoky and slightly sweet flavor

Smoked Gouda Carbonara
September 8, 2024 Pasta, Noodles & Grains
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Zuppa Toscana but make it a creamy and delicious gnocchi dish. Nothing screams comfort food more than a hot bowl of creamy gnocchi. Think of this Creamy Tuscan Gnocchi as an extension of my Zuppa Toscana recipe (which if you ask me is the best soup recipe on the site). Soft, pillowy gnocchi tossed in
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Zuppa Toscana but make it a creamy and delicious gnocchi dish. Nothing screams comfort food more than a hot bowl of creamy gnocchi. Think of this Creamy Tuscan Gnocchi as an extension of my Zuppa Toscana recipe (which if you ask me is the best soup recipe on the site). Soft, pillowy gnocchi tossed in

Creamy Tuscan Gnocchi
September 2, 2024 Vegetables
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Hands down, the best and most luscious mashed potatoes you’ll ever have. What fall and holiday season is complete without a bowl of velvety, rich mashed potatoes? Yes, mashed potatoes are a year-round side dish, but they also represent the pinnacle of comfort food, and these garlic and herb mashed potatoes are a must-try. This
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Hands down, the best and most luscious mashed potatoes you’ll ever have. What fall and holiday season is complete without a bowl of velvety, rich mashed potatoes? Yes, mashed potatoes are a year-round side dish, but they also represent the pinnacle of comfort food, and these garlic and herb mashed potatoes are a must-try. This

Garlic and Herb Mashed Potatoes
August 28, 2024 Recipes
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Fact: It is not soup season without a creamy and velvety tomato soup. There’s nothing better than homemade tomato soup. If you’ve never tried making the classic at home, now is the time to do it. This Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup is perfect for both beginners and experts in the kitchen. With its velvety texture
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Fact: It is not soup season without a creamy and velvety tomato soup. There’s nothing better than homemade tomato soup. If you’ve never tried making the classic at home, now is the time to do it. This Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup is perfect for both beginners and experts in the kitchen. With its velvety texture

Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup
August 25, 2024 From the Land
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Name a better sandwich – It’s cool I’ll wait. The bánh mì might just be one of the most balanced sandwiches out there, and this pork banh mi does the iconic Vietnamese sandwich justice. With lemongrass and garlic-marinated grilled pork, sweet and tangy pickled daikon, and fresh vegetables and herbs, this sandwich is no longer
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Name a better sandwich – It’s cool I’ll wait. The bánh mì might just be one of the most balanced sandwiches out there, and this pork banh mi does the iconic Vietnamese sandwich justice. With lemongrass and garlic-marinated grilled pork, sweet and tangy pickled daikon, and fresh vegetables and herbs, this sandwich is no longer

Grilled Pork Banh Mi
August 18, 2024 From the Land
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Skip the take out. Make this instead. I dream of this dish—no lie. This Thai Basil Beef is a fusion of some of my favorite dishes. It’s sweet, spicy, and rich in flavor, with thinly sliced beef marinated until tender and seared with a ton of aromatics. Once you take a bite, you’ll be hooked.
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Skip the take out. Make this instead. I dream of this dish—no lie. This Thai Basil Beef is a fusion of some of my favorite dishes. It’s sweet, spicy, and rich in flavor, with thinly sliced beef marinated until tender and seared with a ton of aromatics. Once you take a bite, you’ll be hooked.

Thai Basil Beef
August 8, 2024 Dessert
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IYKYK, and still if you know you don’t know toffee bars as good as these. If you know Saltine Crack, then you know just how good it is and how prized it is during the holidays. Well, this is the summer version of that treat. This s’mores graham cracker toffee combines everything you know and
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IYKYK, and still if you know you don’t know toffee bars as good as these. If you know Saltine Crack, then you know just how good it is and how prized it is during the holidays. Well, this is the summer version of that treat. This s’mores graham cracker toffee combines everything you know and

S’mores Graham Cracker Toffee
August 1, 2024 Pasta, Noodles & Grains
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Well, I guess you can make anything into a pasta salad these days. If you love pasta salad, then you absolutely need to try this. This grinder pasta salad is inspired by the iconic Italian sandwich, combining salty meat, cheese, and an acidic slaw into a truly addictive and must-make pasta salad perfect for summer.
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Well, I guess you can make anything into a pasta salad these days. If you love pasta salad, then you absolutely need to try this. This grinder pasta salad is inspired by the iconic Italian sandwich, combining salty meat, cheese, and an acidic slaw into a truly addictive and must-make pasta salad perfect for summer.

Grinder Pasta Salad

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Stop eating canned tomato sauce, make this instead. This roasted red pepper sauce is naturally sweet, velvety, with rich deep flavor. Canned tomato sauce, you love to hate them, but love them anyways because of the convenience. If you told me 10 years ago that I would be making my own tomato sauce I would
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    Moules Frites (Mussels in White Wine and Pancetta)
    Mussels and fries. Name a better combo… I’ll wait. Here I go again throwing fancy phrases at you. Moules Frites is just the French way of saying mussels and fries. Now there are many iterations of this dish such as Moules marinière (marinara sauce) or a Moules à la crème (cream sauce). In my option
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    Mediterranean Shrimp and Feta Bake
    Hurry, grab the crusty bread… you are going to need it. I cannot express just how quickly this Mediterranean shrimp dish will disappear. Featuring bursting tomatoes, charred onions, spicy Calabrian peppers, and creamy melty feta, simmered in a garlic white wine and olive oil sauce. Think slightly spicy shrimp scampi meets creamy feta, meets sweet
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I’m Eden.

I am an ex-retail corporate professional, turned mom, food photographer, recipe developer, and content creator.

I am not classically trained, in fact I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology for merchandising, nor am I a writer so I guarantee you will find a load of grammar mistakes in this blog. With that said, I know food.

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