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Dirty Pesto Shrimp | “A Week’s Worth of Pesto Uses” Meal Plan

You’ll be seeing a lot more meal plans on Cook Smarts in the near future including a newsletter launch in the fall. All subscribers to the newsletter will get a meal plan every week in their inbox that’ll be peppered with cooking know-how, tips, and suggestions. There won’t be anything fancy in the menu –…

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July 18, 2012 - 1:23 am

yumgoggle - The pictures make me hungry…I don’t want anything to eat for dinner but this real delicious dish!
Myfudo here…Normally we’d never put a shameless plug back to us, but we just launched our new site and we would love for you to be a part of it. I’d love to share our newest launch with you, I hope you don’t mind? Now that we are getting a new look…Myfudo is moving to a new domain http://www.yumgoggle.com This has been a project we have been working on for almost a year now. We just launched our new gallery submission site, and we are just thrilled. We’d be proud to have your work as part of our growing collection to continue to have a larger reach and further inspire all fellow food lovers out there! Please sign up and check us out (it’s free) http://www.yumgoggle.com/gallery
We look forward to seeing your wonderful pictures, as always.
p.s. We are hosting a Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway to celebrate our new Yumgoggle site, we hope you’ll participate =)
http://www.yumgoggle.com/japanese-cuisine-japanese-spinach-side-dish-horenso-no-ohitashi-kitchenaid-mixer-giveaway/

Peach and Heirloom Tomato Panzanella Salad | Uses for Stale Bread

While most folks spend their summer months daydreaming about vacation and the beach, I spend mine daydreaming about this: Biting into the perfect peach, juices oozing down my chin Picking the perfect tomato that needs little more than a dash of salt and a splash of balsamic Tossing olive oil on stale bread and giving…

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July 16, 2012 - 11:20 am

markell - looks delicious jess!!!

BBQ Baked Salmon and Almond Green Beans | “A Week of Shortcut Cheat Meals” Meal Plan

There have been no shortage of highlights since starting Cook Smarts at the beginning of this year. If I had to pick just one though, it’d have to be getting to meet so many wonderful moms and getting a real sneak peek into their lives in the kitchen. While everyone is at their own individual cooking level,…

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Farro + Black Beans + Corn | 3 Ingredients / 3 Ways

It’s been about four and a half months since I gave my first Cook Smarts cooking lesson. One of our biggest discoveries is regardless of how proficient the client is in the kitchen, meal planning and feeling “stuck” in a rut is pretty much a common problem across the board. It’s not a surprise. We spend…

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The Black Bean + Corn + Farro Chili

Part of our “3 Ingredients / 3 Ways” Series, featuring: BLACK BEANS + CORN + FARRO Since most of my clients are moms, I get a lot of requests for simple, healthy, and kid-friendly meals. One ingredient that just about every mom and kid can agree on is the rotisserie chicken. It’s tasty and pre-made, and…

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August 1, 2012 - 6:02 am

Chicken and Rice Burrito | Back-to-School Lunch Ideas - COOK + SMARTS Blog - [...] Rotisserie chicken meat – ~ 1 cup (turn the rest of your rotisserie chicken in this delicious soup) [...]

August 10, 2012 - 4:42 pm

Chicken and Rice Burrito | School Lunches Meal Plan » Cook Smarts - [...] Rotisserie chicken meat – ~ 1 cup (turn the rest of your rotisserie chicken in this delicious soup) [...]