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Once Upon A Recipe: Blue Apron Meal #4

Blue Apron Meal #4 is………. Steaks & Warm Lemon Salsa Verde (with Roasted Sweet Potato & Broccoli) Ingredients: 2 steaks 1 sweet potato 1/2 lb broccoli 2 cloves garlic 1 lemon 1 bunch parsley Knick Knacks: 1 shallot 1/4 tsp … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Recipe: Blue Apron Meal #3

Blue Apron meal #3 is…….. Chicken & Orange-Kale Salad (with Spicy Tahini Dressing) Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 3 radishes 1 bunch kale 1 avocado 1 clove garlic 1 orange 1/2 lb yukon gold potatoes Knick Knacks: 2 tbsp … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Recipe: Home Chef Meal #2

Home Chef Meal #2 is…… Firecracker Shrimp with Mandarin Oranges and Jasmine Rice Ingredients: 2 Green Onions ¾ cup Jasmine Rice 1 Red Fresno Chile 4 oz. Mandarin Oranges in Juice  8 oz. Shrimp 2 oz. Water Chestnuts  3 fl. … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Recipe: Home Chef Meal #1

Hey friends, The second meal subscription box that I tried was Home Chef. Like with Blue Apron I had a gift card for $30 so I only paid $19.80 for two meals for two people. When you sign up for … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Recipe: Blue Apron Meal #2

Blue Apron Meal #2 is……. Spiced Chicken & Garlic Rice (with Pipian Sauce & Roasted Honeynut Squash) Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 1/2 cup long grain white rice 2 cloves garlic 1 honeynut squash 1 lime 1 bunch parsley … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Recipe: Blue Apron Meal #1

Hi friends, First up in this upcoming food adventure is the first Blue Apron box! (note that this will be slightly different from the way that I usually write up the recipes I use. It will mostly be pictures). If … Continue reading

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Upcoming Food Series!!!

Hey y’all, So, because I haven’t done Once Upon a Recipe in a while and want to get back into I’m going to revive it using the meal subscription boxes that I’ve been doing. I received a Blue Apron box  … Continue reading

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Roasted Garlic Sausage & Veggies

Hey friends, Another wonderful Pinterest recipe coming at ya. This is a great one pan meal that’s easy to modify, AND I took halfway decent pictures this time! So I didn’t follow the recipe exactly, cause do I ever? I … Continue reading

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Cilantro Lime Black Bean Shrimp & Rice

Hey friends, This is another recipe that I found on Pinterest and this was the first time that I’ve ever cooked with cilantro or made dried black beans! My picture didn’t look as good so I think it’s best if … Continue reading

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Chicken Parmesan

I am so excited about this because it’s something I’ve always wanted to make and it was delicious. However, I learned I’m not too great at visual presentation so I’ve gotta work on that.   So I’ve seen chicken parm … Continue reading

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