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Homemade Quinoa Granola

Maris Callahan — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:37:18 +0000

I saw a meme this week that said “January is the Monday of months.” Even though I was born in January, it is hardly my favorite page of the calendar. January is gray, cold and coincides with the letdown that follows the holidays. You’re taking down decorations, discarding the Christmas tree and essentially undoing the festivity and joy of the weeks prior. Couple that with the fact that you’re supposed to bring to a screeching halt the cooking, baking and indulgence of December and replace it with salads and green smoothies and well, I’m not a doctor but I think we just found the cause of “Seasonal Affective Disorder.” Even though actual medical doctors might tell you that exercise and eight hours of sleep each night will help, I think baking is a much better bet. Even though there are chocolate chip cookies in my oven as I type this post, a good old fashioned baking binge doesn’t have to mean carbs and calories. I don’t make granola very much, but when I do I always wonder why I don’t make it more often. It’s incredibly easy, it comes together in minutes, and it’s a great thing to bake in […]

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Veggie Breakfast Bake with Chicken Sausage

Maris Callahan — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 22:02:07 +0000

Whenever I’m hosting a brunch, my menu generally looks something like this: a sweet pastry (chocolate chip sconesare one of my favorites); smoked salmon, a dozen bagels and at least three different types of cream cheese from the bagel shop in our neighborhood; a bottle (or three) of champagne and a carafe of orange juice; a seasonal fresh fruit and yogurt parfait bar and of course, a baked egg dish that I can make the night before and bake off in the morning. In the egg category, one of my favorite go-to recipes is this spinach and cheese strata that is rich, savory and perfect. With the holiday season in full-swing, egg casseroles always make me think of the movie, “The Family Stone.” Sarah Jessica Parker’s character meets her boyfriend’s parents for the first time and though everything is going terribly, she insists on making her family strata recipe for brunch, only to drop it all on the floor. I had a nice internal chuckle when Brad told me, shortly after we began dating, that his family always had a breakfast casserole on Christmas Day – I won’t be making the Messerveys a breakfast casserole anytime soon out of sheer […]

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Penne with Spinach, Cranberries and Pumpkin Cream Sauce

Maris Callahan — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 23:00:03 +0000

Organic penne pasta with a pumpkin cream sauce tossed with warm fresh spinach and dried cranberries. Made entirely with O Organics® ingredients. Our new apartment has a pantry. A really, really nice pantry with vintage built in drawers and cabinets and shelves on shelves on shelves. Our new apartment has a pantry. A really, really nice pantry with vintage built in drawers and cabinets and shelves on shelves on shelves. Not only does having a pantry mean that I can stock it full of spices, sauces, canned goods, snacks, bakeware, cookware and linens, it means that I can shop in bulk, shop sales and cook dinner with the ingredients available in said pantry. When I cook at home, I’m all about knowing that I’ve used the best possible ingredients. Jewel-Osco’s O Organics line incorporates fresh fruits and vegetables, wholesome dairy and meats, cereals, snacks and more. Going organic doesn’t have to be a long and expensive process and incorporating select organic items into your diet, doesn’t take a lot of time, money or effort — it can be easier than you think! With the wide variety of products offered by O Organics, there are so many easy ways to incorporate organic […]

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