What I learned from a burned frittata…

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Here is a quick and easy Spanish Braised Lentils recipe that is great for weeknight dinners and work day lunches.

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This past Sunday I used my lentils to make a lentil and potato curry dish. It looked pretty simple and I had the ingredients I needed on hand.
How was it? Decent. Not amazing, but not terrible. The main flavoring is curry, of which I used a plain store bought brand, but I could imagine the [...]

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So I’m working on an impromptu dinner last night consisting of sauteed chicken breasts with a sweet and sour pan sauce, mashed potatoes, and frozen corn, when my chicken breasts take way too long to thaw. Of course my potatoes were already boiling and practically done when I finally started to pre-heat the [...]

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So I made eggs on Saturday morning for breakfast in my cast iron skillet (not enameled).  When washing it some of the residual egg was difficult to remove, so I decided to leave some water in the bottom of the skillet to loosen the egg.  I filled it up with just a quarter to half [...]

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