Author Archives: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction

Chicken Pasta Frittata

A few weeks ago I heard someone mention putting pasta in a frittata (I think I was watching a cooking show on TV, but I can’t remember)… I was skeptical.  I am one of those people who is picky about the textures of my food… So, I wasn’t sure about pasta with cooked eggs.
However, the [...]

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Ten in 10 Recap

The first ten weeks of 2010 have come and gone.  Can you believe it?  It’s incredible how time flies, isn’t it?
In some ways, I’m glad that the Ten in 10 challenge is coming to an end… I would love to say that I lost 20 pounds and have changed all of my bad habits, but [...]

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Friday Favorites – Episode 46

I am happy to announce that I have not let my RSS reader get out of control again this week. In fact, for about 5 minutes during the middle of the week I achieved the ultimate RSS reader goal – ZERO unread items. It was very short-lived, but I enjoyed it while it lasted.
So, now [...]

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Slow Cooked Tomato Sauce

I had a 6 pound can of peeled whole tomatoes in my pantry.  Don’t ask questions… It’s a long story that involves a trip to a price club store and lots of exclamations like “Wow, that’s a huge can of tuna!” or “Check out the size of that bag of chips!” Long story short, the 6 [...]

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Banana Chip Scones

My hubby has been asking for some of my banana chip muffins for breakfast lately.  So, I dug out some of the ripe bananas that I have stashed (or should I say stockpiled) in the freezer with full intentions of making some muffins.  When I got started, though, I realized that I wasn’t really in [...]

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Easy Italian Chicken and Rapini

This dish started out with a coupon for a bag of “Chopped Rappi.” I like clipping coupons… It’s a great way to save money on groceries, helping to keep our grocery bill down. I get ideas from coupons once in a while, too. Coupons often remind me of products I haven’t used in a while, and [...]

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Pumpkin Ricotta Ravioli

I find that there is something relaxing and soothing about making pasta by hand.  I’m not Italian (but sometimes think I should have been), and making my own pasta is my way of channeling my inner Italian grandmother.
Ever since we planned our February Boston trip, I had been looking forward to the butternut squash ravioli [...]

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Whole Wheat Pancake Mix (Ten in 10 – Week 9)

As promised, for today’s Ten in 10 update post, I will be announcing the winner of the FlaxMatters.com giveaway.  But first, I thought I’d share another recipe that uses the milled golden flax that the winner will be receiving!
Saturday’s are a great day for a nice homemade breakfast. Most mornings I eat yogurt and fruit [...]

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Friday Favorites – Episode 45

Does your RSS reader ever get out of control? Blog posts pile up for days until there are thousands of unread posts taunting you… That unread items number in Google Reader can be intimidating! Especially when it crosses the four digit threshold.
I just spent the last 4 hours going through all of the unread items [...]

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Healthy Honey Beer Bread

My husband and I really aren’t beer drinkers. It’s not that we haven’t tried, because we have. We just prefer wine (and I haven’t met a mojito I didn’t like). The thing is, we go through stages where we pick up a six-pack from a local brewery thinking that maybe we will discover [...]

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