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A Fresh Start
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I’ll admit… I lost my love of cooking over the past year or so.  We sold our old house about 2 years ago with the beautiful kitchen and have been renting a super cute 40′s style house in our dream neighborhood.  The kitchen in the rental home is lovely and updated, but quite small.  I find myself not using certain pans because they are in the back of a cabinet, under 5 other pans.  I also have half of my kitchen stuff in the garage, which is not exactly the best place to store it.

We’ve been taking our time and looking for our dream house in this neighborhood… and we finally found it, two blocks away from our rental home.  We bought the house and we’re currently creating my dream kitchen in this home.  Needless to say, I am giddy with happiness!  I will have much more space than I’ve ever had before and I’m splurging on an Induction cooktop.  This is MY version of Christian Louboutin shoes.

Anyway, all this kitchen planning has given me a burst of cooking creativity and I’ve been cooking much more lately.  I made these quick chicken kabobs last night that I wanted to share!

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August 19th, 2011 by Candace / Filed under Chicken, Dinner, Healthy Eating / 8 Critiques

Holy Moly Guacamole-y
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I’ve had guac on the brain since I visited a popular Mexican Restaurant in Ft Lauderdale that had flavorless (but beautifully prepared and displayed) guacamole. I tweeted about the restaurant and how disappointing it was and through the wonderful world of Twitter, I was contacted by the owner.  He was truly interested in what I had to say and actually sent me a nice gift certificate to give it another try.  Thank you Rocco from Rocco’s Taco’s!

So that brings us to my guacamole, which is somewhat famous.  I’ve made it for many parties, dinners and just because it’s Tuesday and avocados are ripe.  When I received a lovely four pack of hot sauce from Cholula, the first thing I thought about was Mexican night!  So I made some chipotle marinated chicken tacos with corn salad and yes… guacamole!  If you haven’t tried Cholula’s sauces, you are missing out.  Flavorful and freakin hot.  Good stuff and great on tacos!  I especially like the smokey flavor of the Chipotle sauce. 
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April 12th, 2011 by Candace / Filed under Dinner / 9 Critiques

Spice it up
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Hey, remember me? Yes, I know… I’ve been the biggest slacker with my beloved blog. We’ve been all over the place in the past six months.  We also have a ton of traveling this year… Paradise Island, Puerto Rico, New York, Rio de Janiero, Florence (Italy, not South Carolina!) Frankfurt (Germany) and Aruba.  This is just the first 6 months or so of the year.  Whew.

But… I’m turning over a new leaf, and plan to blog… at least once a week (month) or twice a week (month) :P

I know, this is a weird recipe for January… but I LOVE molasses spice cookies.  I always get one at Starbucks when they have them and I’ve been trying a multitude of recipes until I found the perfect one and tweaked it a bit.  This recipe is from Martha Stewart’s website, but I’ve changed the ratio a little… Although yummy, I’ve found her recipe to be a little too soft.  FYI- I tend to make a half recipe and it turns out perfect!
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January 28th, 2011 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 2 Critiques

Easiest Dessert Ever
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I’ve been buying tons of blueberries because they are in season and on sale. However, I’m officially tired of eating them so I’ve been finding ways to make quick and not so fattening desserts with them. I made a very basic streusel topping and just topped the blueberries and baked. Heaven.
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September 8th, 2010 by Candace / Filed under Bakery, Sweet Tooth / 8 Critiques

Chipotle Skirt Steak
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No, this is not a recipe for anything at Chipotle Mexican Grill, which happens to be one of my favorite places to eat lunch.  When I first discovered Chipotle Mexican Grill I was hooked.  We had a problem… the closest one was 15 miles away.  So, being my proactive self, I wrote them a very nice email asking them if they plan to open a location in East Broward where we live.  I actually received a response that one was in the works.  So we waited patiently.  Then lo and behold, a brand new building was constructed just down the street from our Photo Studio.  Who should move in, but a CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL!  We went on opening day and I had my picture taken next to an enormous burrito… yeah, I’m a little embarrassed that I did that and admitted it to all of you.

FYI – A Chipotle is a smoke-dried jalapeno and I buy them canned in adobo sauce.  It is really really good stuff, but can be hot as magma.  So if you don’t like spicy food, just use a little of the chipotle, but if you like it hot, then use more! { Read the rest }

September 3rd, 2010 by Candace / Filed under Beef, Dinner / 4 Critiques
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