Rachel's Recipes

Taco Mac 2.0

October 28, 2011

Talk about a trip down memory lane. I just looked up my old post of this recipe and I made it in October of last year. WEIRD! Please refrain from judging me on that awful photo in the previous post. It’s amazing what $600 will buy you. Fancy photos! Poof! Everyone can be a photographer. Hah! [...]

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chicken with tomato pan sauce

October 18, 2011

I saw this on Annie’s blog one day and I knew it would be the perfect early fall dinner to make one night when it was chilly out. Cherry tomatoes are on my list all summer long so I had some left from a recent trip to Whole Foods that were perfect for this dish. [...]

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my first stuffing!

October 17, 2011

Considering how much I love stuffing this was the first time I’ve ever made it. I was very impressed with myself. Usually I just watch my mom mix all the ingredients together and then I eat as much as possible I used to think that stuffing was such a process, but when you’re making a [...]

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scallops with shallot orange butter sauce

October 10, 2011

well it’s obvious I love scallops. They are just SO darn easy to cook. They must be fresh! Frozen scallops = chewy scallops. Rachel no likely the chewy scallops. Scallops are meant to be soft and light and scrumptious! I don’t know why, but I have pretty much determined that oranges & scallops go together [...]

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bruschetta chicken & alfredo pasta with spinach

October 6, 2011

woah nelly is this post overdue! As you may have figured out I like to lure my friends over to apartment with food. This was no exception. I lured my lady love and dear friend Edi over for dinner for a night of catch-up and wine. Edi makes me feel good about my wanna-be chefness [...]

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pear & brie tart

October 4, 2011

This is baked brie on a whole new level! When I saw this recipe I knew I had to make it. Luckily my produce bin arrived with three pears just dying to be sliced and baked with brie and covered in orange butter. Who knew a tart recipe could be so easy? Claire Robinson would [...]

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end of summer…

September 30, 2011

you guys have no idea how happy I was when I finally saw figs in my local Whole Foods. I grabbed a box of those babies like they were going out of style. Figs are delicious by themselves but when I’m feeling fancy I like to stuff them with cheese and wrap them in proscuitto [...]

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fish + honey mustard + peach salsa = DELICIOUS

September 29, 2011

Sometimes I like to be healthy. Only sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean when I actually have the wherewithal to plan a menu and make a list and get my booty to the grocery store. This is one of those dishes. I was all like, man, I want a light, healthy dinner with peach salsa because I [...]

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bloggers who brunch

September 27, 2011

a few weeks ago, the beautiful Ashley (That is All) met me for a scrumptious brunch in Georgetown. We met at Crepe Amour and devoured some sweet crepes. I went for nutella, strawberries and bananas. Heaven doesn’t begin to describe Ashley showed me some moves on my camera since I adore her photos so much. [...]

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