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We’ve been known to harsh on YumSugar’s more useless features from time to time. Like Name That Dish! or their silly polls like “Do You Like Sandwiches?” But we must admit we had a kind of YumSugar “What Would You Make?” moment the other day.
In our cupboards we had [...]

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A pound and a half filet of cod in the freezer and all out of ideas for what to do with it. Sure, we could grill it or pan fry it, or even bake it, but we’ve done all those things before. They’re all delicious, but not new or exciting. [...]

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Last week when we made slow-cooked beef roast with vegetables and calico bell pepper muffins we also made cowboy cookies. This is a recipe that has been in our family’s repertoire for generations, but funny enough, we don’t know how they got their name. A cowboy cookie is basically a [...]

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The temperatures dipping back down again this week has put us in the mood to cook some classic comfort food. On Presidents’ Day we had off but our main squeeze didn’t so we were nice and spent the day making pot roast, calico bell pepper muffins and cowboy cookies.
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This year we’ve been baking a lot and making creative sides, so it was high time we tackled something meatier. Like beef. Like steak!
We’re not huge steak eaters, but when we saw this recipe for a lean tenderloin and a savory gravy, we knew it was something that’d satisfy both [...]

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