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Pan Fried Dumplings with Soy Chili Peanut Sauce

February 6, 2015 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

So last night Seth and I were watching "New Girl" and we were on that episode in season three when Coach is trying to convince Nick to start working out. For the first five minutes of the episode, it shows Nick eating dumplings from a Chinese restaurant down the street, and Coach keeps asking him "Do you want to be a do-er or a dumplinger??". We were laying there watching this episode and craving ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Game Day, Lunch, Sides, Snacks Tagged With: Appetizers, Asian, Chinese, Dumplings, pork

Quinoa Fried Rice

February 4, 2015 by Annie Chesson 8 Comments

Fried rice makes me think of lazy evenings with my husband when we decide to go grab takeout instead of cooking at home. We get up, drive a few blocks down the street to the best takeout place ever (probably isn't good that we have an awesome takeout place right down the street) and pick up our food, take it home, open up the fried rice box, and attempt to divvy it out onto plates and spill little ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Chinese, fried rice, Gluten Free, Quinoa, Vegan, Vegetarian

Mexican Twice Baked Potatoes

January 23, 2015 by Annie Chesson 3 Comments

Twice baked potatoes...they are seriously some of the best things you can possibly eat. One of my all time faves. Well, this Mexican version is a different and equally delicious take on the classic twice baked potato. Instead of using bacon, it uses lean ground beef that is seasoned with taco spices. It uses Greek yogurt as a substitute for the cream you would usually use to mash the potatoes in ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Sides Tagged With: beef, Gluten Free, ground beef, potatoes, twice baked pototoes

Mediterranean Cous Cous Salad

January 12, 2015 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

If you read my Greek Nachos with Feta Cheese Sauce post, you know that I love Greek salad. This Mediterranean Cous Cous Salad is another non-traditional way to enjoy these delicious flavors. I absolutely LOVE cous cous...I could eat it for every meal. And I also love using cous cous in salad...so combining one of my favorite salads with cous cous just makes sense..... The combination of red ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian

Orange, Fennel, and Walnut Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

January 7, 2015 by Annie Chesson 8 Comments

Up until I was around 16 or 17 I hated salads. The only time I would ever eat one is if it was made up of iceberg lettuce and pools of ranch. The most adventurous I got with the vegetables was carrots and cucumbers. So because of that, I still struggle with creating really delicious and interesting salads because I didn't start experimenting until I was older...but this one is awesome! It's ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, Fennel, Gluten Free, Healthy, Orange, Salad, Vegetarian, Walnuts

Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins with Greek Yogurt Ranch

December 3, 2014 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Before I start...I just want to say that THESE ARE THE BEST THINGS EVER. How have I never thought of this before?? It's so simple. Its seems so obvious...potato skins are an awesome game day food/snack, and so is buffalo chicken dip. But when you combine the two...soooo so good. This is probably my favorite recipe I have posted so far. Well...I don't know. That's a hard one. If it's not my ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Game Day, Gluten Free, Sides Tagged With: Appetizers, Buffalo Chicken, Game Day Food, Potato Skins, Sides

THE Best Mac and Cheese Ever

November 22, 2014 by Annie Chesson 4 Comments

This is THE BEST Mac and Cheese EVER. It is so good. It has everything that Mac and Cheese should have: perfectly cooked macaroni, cheesy creamy sauce, a crispy top, everything. My husband had like 5 bowls of it. We finished an entire 9x13 pan. Make this Mac and Cheese as a side dish for Thanksgiving this year. Everyone will love it. This is our second Thanksgiving side dish recipe this week, ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: Casserole, Cheese, Mac and Cheese, Pasta, Side dish, Thanksgiving

Pumpkin Barley Risotto with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

November 19, 2014 by Annie Chesson 8 Comments

Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving! Thannkkksssgiiivvinggg!!! I feel like Thanksgiving is a particularly fun holiday for anyone who loves to cook. I actually enjoy the cooking more than the eating... Don't get me wrong, I love the eating portion of the day too, but I love being in the kitchen with a bunch of people that are all cooking together. It's one of my favorite things ever. So this week I ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Sides, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Tagged With: Barley, Pumpkin, Risotto, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian

30 Minute Garlic Rosemary Focaccia

November 16, 2014 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

There is a secret ingredient in this recipe that will make it the easiest focaccia bread you have ever made or ever will make for the rest of your entire life. Store bought pizza dough! I literally preheated the oven, rolled out some dough, chopped garlic and rosemary, drizzled some olive oil, and that's it. No mixing, no kneading, no resting. Now if you would rather make your own pizza dough ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: Bread, Focaccia, Vegetarian

Pesto Grilled Vegetable Salad

November 3, 2014 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Don't you love grilled vegetables? I'm not sure what it is about them, but they just taste so much better than sauteed or steamed vegetables. My love for grilled vegetables is what inspired this recipe. This is the third and final day of my pesto week! After this I will be moving onto recipes that aren't pesto-centric. And this was a good recipe to end on. The pesto flavor is very muted in this ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gluten Free, Grilled Vegetables, Healthy, Pesto Grilled Vegetable Salad, Salad, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Annie Chesson
I am a passionate Christian, wife, cooking addict, and mom to the two sweetest boys in the world! Join me in my journey to create delicious, flavorful food. More About Me...

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