Category Archives: American Cooking

Caramel Layer Squares

Mar 12, 2013

UPDATE 3/23/2013: I tweaked the recipe a bit, making it clearer. If you printed out the recipe when I originally posted it, please print out the revised version for best … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Nov 24, 2012

It’s getting cold and rainy here in Santiago, which means the kids come home from school with cold hands and noses. Beef stew is one comfort food we turn to … Continue reading →

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Kickin’ Black Bean and Red Cabbage Salad with Mango and Avocado

Oct 25, 2012

My friend Danielle brought this over yesterday and wow, was it good. It had an abundance of fruit, black beans, and veggies, and the dressing was bright with hints of … Continue reading →

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Simple Chili Con Carne

Oct 19, 2012

This is our favorite chili, loosely adapted from Cook’s Illustrated. It’s tomato-y, beefy, and a great way to get the kids to eat some veggies. We add one unusual ingredient … Continue reading →

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Tender Whole-Grain Cornbread

Apr 5, 2012

Mmm, cornbread. Our kids love it with chili, stews, and soups, and we make it a couple of times a month. I like this recipe because it’s tender, has a … Continue reading →

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Monterey Chicken

Nov 20, 2011

This is yet another simple chicken dinner. Steve and Meagan G. introduced it to us years ago, when the South Beach diet was the rage, and we’ve had it on … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Orange Walnut Salad

Mar 16, 2011

For Nate and me, dinner is a low-key, throw-stuff-together affair, mainly because we’ve already had our main meal at lunchtime and because we’ve just put the kids down to bed … Continue reading →

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Easy Baked Chicken Nuggets

Mar 2, 2011

Oh, how I miss those dinosaur chicken nuggets from Costco. We used to eat those all the time, and when I say “we” I mean the kids and Nate and … Continue reading →

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Thick and Chewy Granola Bars – Smitten Kitchen

Nov 28, 2010

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Strawberry Pretzel Salad

May 11, 2010

Now that I feel normal about food again, I’m finally ready to resume this cooking blog. It was a rough few months between January and April with all of the … Continue reading →

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