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A photo montage from my eats tonight!

What I Ate: July 20, 2012

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Today, B made me and D and BB dinner since we’ve had him and his roommates over so often. A (not A-dawg, he’s in Florida) was also in attendance.

On the menu? Fajitas of the beef and chicken variety, guac, and corn salsa!

The beef was barely cooked, like I like it, and the citrus marinade was great. The corn salsa was an AMAZING replica of Chipotle’s corn salsa. I could have eaten it for days. I’ll link to a recipe later.

We munched on taffy from a friend in California for dessert. And we’ll probably make a run for more foods later, since that’s what we do on Fridays.

Pictures to come when I’m not mobile blogging!

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Photo of the Day: BB made these for me and D the other night! Stuffed bell peppers with rice, tomatoes, ground beef, and cheese. Yummy yummy!

To view more Photos of the Day, click here!

Apple Pie Cups, or Baby Pies

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My roommate BB was not having a good weekend, and I wanted to bake something for her. We’d had brownies twice in the past week. I considered a cake, but didn’t know if the house we’re living in had cake pans. The house did, however, have a muffin tin.

Get your umbrellas. It’s a brainstorm, y’all!

I chopped apples and added them to the ingredients in my mom’s apple pie filling recipe: 1/3 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, a bit of butter. They hung out on the stove while I rolled out store bought dough (lazy foodie alert), cut out circles, and situated them in the muffin tin. Then, I filled the dough cups with filling and made a quick lattice crust with the small amount of dough I had left. Popped those suckers in the oven at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes and presto!

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They were total deliciousness. And only 125 calories each (I did the math)!

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Oh, this kitchen. So sleek. So classy. So jealous.

Redneck Spaghetti

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…is what I had for dinner last night!

Too hungry, no pictures. (Is that the food blogger’s form of tl;dr?)

(‘too long; didn’t read’ for the uninitiated)

Redneck spaghetti probably goes against everything Italian food stands for. Except deliciousness.

Its politically correct name is “chicken spaghetti”, and the chicken is probably the only redeeming quality as far as health that this dish has. I mean, it’s ingredients include mass amounts of cheddar cheese, noodles, and a can of Rotel. (Please tell me you guys know the wonders of Rotel + Velveeta + ground beef queso? It better not be a Texas thing. The whole world needs to know about this guilty, guilty pleasure.) It’s basically queso with chicken and noodles. And some olives and onion.

And it was served with huge hunks of bread with more cheese melted on top. And I had feta cheese on my salad (like 3 spoonfuls). I’ve definitely got my calcium for the next 5 years…

Anywho, find a recipe and make redneck spaghetti when you’ve been freshly fired or dumped (or you found out that Nora Ephron died, WHAT THE HECK, so sad). It’s Southern comfort food at it’s best.

(For real, my grandmother was talking about how many funerals she’s been to where this was a main attraction.)

Bon appetit!

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This reminds me of the peach-strawberry swirled ice cream from Ham’s Orchard in Terrell, TX! My grandparents took me there when I was little, and when I was in high school, it was the ‘cool’ thing to head down there in the summer.

What I Ate: Greek Yogurt is So Hot Right Now

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So, you guys remember when I gushed all over the blog about the Ben & Jerry’s new Greek yogurt flavors?

Well, if you missed it, here it is.

I indulged my obsession again this morning when I went on a boredom trip to Target.

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source: the Googles

I love pineapple, and I love Greek yogurt. This (impulse) purchase was a no-brainer.

I licked the lid when I opened it, because I am a 6 year old that’s just what you do with yogurt, and it was shockingly tart. Much more tart than the vanilla part of the Ben & Jerry’s. I quickly twirled my spoon around in the carton to mix the pineapple on the bottom with the yogurt. Another quick taste. Muuuuch better.

I give this Greek yogurt 8 Big Fat Greek Weddings out of 10. I would really have loved more pineapple, but I’m a pineapple freak special, so you normals would probably be satisfied.