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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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Chicken and Butternut Squash Stew

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I love stews.

Stew is a relative term though. It’s basically just a chunky, hearty soup, right?

Okay, I just checked. According to Dictionary.com a stew is, “a preparation of meat, fish, or other food cooked by stewing, especially a mixture of meat and vegetables.”.

Something cooked by stewing…yeah, I guess I left that [...]

Five Spice Chicken and Noodle Stir-fry

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I have a confession.

Stir-fries make me a little nervous.

Why you ask?

All that heat! You have to cook everything very quickly, and at a really really high temperature. The result?

Spitting oil,

excessive smoke,

smoke detector going off,

DOOM!

At least, that’s pretty much how it goes in my head.

In reality [...]

Curry Chicken Salad

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When I was a kid, my mom would often make curry chicken salad. It was the only kind of chicken salad we had at home, and really, it’s all we needed, because we all loved it.

Despite hating celery and olives as a kid, I loved this chicken salad. I still do. It’s a [...]

Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

 

Despite calling these sandwiches “gyros”, you are not required to roast a huge chunk of meat on a vertical spit for hours on end. Fear not! This is the simplified version, but just as tasty.

I found this recipe on Annie’s Eats, and thought I would try them out. My family (and myself) [...]

Asian Turkey Meatballs with Lime Sesame Sauce

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Last Saturday morning I got the closest I’ve ever come to passing out.

It was the weirdest thing. I woke up first, and as my mom usually fixes breakfast on Saturday morning, I relaxed, read for awhile, set the table, etc. By the time we finally ended up eating breakfast (almost an hour and a [...]

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