Falafel-Spiced Roasted Chickpea Salad

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I’ve been on a salad kick lately. Maybe I’ve trained my brain to crave salads since I’ve been trying to eat healthier this year.  Hmm, that’s probably wishful thinking on my part.  After all, we’re only 48 days into the year (not that I’m counting).  I’m sure I’ll go back to my normal pizza and bagel cravings in no time.  In the mean time, I’m cashing in on the fact that I would actually prefer to eat vegetables.  (Who am I?) These chickpeas totally make this salad.  I love chickpeas but they are on a whole other level when you roast them with …

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Stuff I’m Into: Workout Style

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I’ve needed new workout clothes for a while but I kept putting it off.  While I love to shop, I don’t like to shop for workout clothes because I’m very picky.  Once the new year hit I knew that I couldn’t delay it anymore.  You know, new year, new you.  So here’s what stuff I’ve been into lately when it comes to working out. What’s in my workout bag.  First of all, you need a great bag to carry all of your shiz.  This Tory Burch tote bag has been my go-to bag for the past year and I love it! …

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Ham and Cheese Pockets

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I’m a glutton for punishment. I first made hand pies back in 2014 with a strawberry filling.  They are freaking awesome.  However, they are a pain in the butt to make, at least for a perfectionist like me.  I roll out the pastry dough, measure, then re-roll, then re-measure, again and again, down to the milometer.  It’s not hard to do but it’s undeniably frustrating.  I pretty much swore I’d never make them again. The problem is that you find yourself wanting to make new kinds of pastry with this dough because it’s that amazing.  (If you can really call that …

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Paleo Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Let me head you off at the beginning, I’m not following a paleo diet. Truth be told I can’t even say the word “paleo” correctly.  I thought it was pronounced as pa-lay-o, emphasis on the lay.  One day my husband corrected me.  It’s pay-lee-oh, you know, like the era before the dinosaurs?  Well, I have a mental block now so I still say it wrong, every single time, and my husband kindly corrects me every single time.  I swear I’m actually an intelligent person and can be taught.  Just not this time.  😉 Yesterday my girlfriend asked me where I …

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Pizza Dip

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Everyone has their favorite food to munch on while they watch (or pretend to watch) a football game. My ideal food to have during a football game is pizza (and a beer).  Who am I kidding?  I pretty much want pizza all the darn time, even on a random hot day in the summer when there are no signs of a football around.  Anyway, I’m pretty sure that I’m not alone here because pizza is awesome. You may be the kind of person who requires chips and dip instead.  After all, chips and dip are a wonderful thing to pop in your mouth …

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