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For my peanut butta lova :) 

Autumn Salad that has been on the table a few times this year, I love 

the apple cider vinaigrette.  

First time making these bad boys. Chickpea Sweet Potato Quinoa Burgers. YUM-O.

For left overs, I mashed them up and put them in a wrap with spicy mayo. 

Just made this tonight, we had all the ingredients already and

 no cream required! Substitute for whole wheat penne and a mediterranean  

seasoning instead of parsley. 

Tomato-Basil Spinach Risotto, I served this with a simple chicken. 

Would be better if our tomatoes were in season :) 

Are you seeing a trend here? I basically use the blog Iowa Girl Eats and 2 Martha Stewart books to make our menus each week. Once in a blue moon, I will use other recipes I have found from Pinterest.  I like to plan 4-5 menus so we don't over buy and to stay healthy! Any recommendations? 

1. Everyday Food: Great Food Fast

2. Everyday Food: Light

Something new on the table this week were smoothies. We bought a VitaMix but unfortunately the voltage/watts (long techie story) doesn't work, but we have been using our old blender. Each night we make a smoothie to bring to work for the next day. Ry has been able to get right into the green ones, me on the other hand, it's taking time. I'll post more about some recipes we have tried this week! 

Happy Eating!

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I haven't been so good at posting what we have been eating but here are some favorites from the past week. 

With a light dijon vinaigrette from Martha. I love this lighter version of the

oh so popular Belgian salad! Who doesn't love a heaping about of goat cheese? 

 Second time around, we made it with bio-bacon and 

they weren't as good! Recipe from Hint of Honey (just discovered

her blog) 

Black bean and Sweet Corn Guacamole Dip from my girl (I feel like I can

call her my girl since we eat the same foods) Iowa Girl Eats 

And last but not least, tonights meal from Iowa Girl, again. I just need to talk about this

recipe. This was the first time I have ever cooked tofu... and the first time I have ever eaten a MANGO. Seriously folks. I went to town. It was so delicious and juicy. What have I been doing with my life? Just walking past mangoes at the store, not any more! This pizza has a peanut sauce, broccoli, green onions, mozzarella cheese, and topped with chopped peanuts, mangoes, and cilantro. Just make it. 

Happy eating! 

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Here's a glimpse of some things we ate this past week (unfortunately no Thanksgiving recipes!) 

 Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

This isn't the actual recipe we use, Ry is the sweet potato 

guy and seasons these bad boys with a ton of spices... make

sure to use some flour or corn starch so the spices stick! 

Couscous salad with chickpeas and roasted veggies 

First time making this and it was delicious! 

Great for Meatless Mondays :)

 Ina's Spinach Salad 

This is my go to salad when I am craving pesto - super easy! 

 Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

I had to use the last pumpkin jar and we were in the mood

for a bit of oatmeal, these did the trick. 

Lemon Bread 

Last Saturday the Brugge International Club had a Christmas Market to raise 

money for a local cause and I thought it would be fun to to 'donate' some bread 

for them to sell. Although, we didn't get to try the lemon or chocolate swirl bread - they 

were simple and smelled great. I then packaged them with the Baked with Love tags (free download) and wrapped them with some red twine and green wrapping paper.

 Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl Bread

After making this bread I started following Sally's blog. Great baking 

recipes! 

 

Baked with Love tags
Free tags to download and print. 

Not pictured: Take out Indian for Thanksgiving :) 


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I really enjoy trying new recipes each week and would love to share with you all some of my favorites. Maybe this can turn into a weekly event, we will see!

Pumpkin bread with walnuts and chocolate chips

This was the best pick me up between breakfast and lunch, so dense and rich. I only used 1 cup of sugar and could have used less (it calls for 3). I also had extra batter, which made about 4 muffins. We will be making this one again! 

Chicken Meatballs

I started day dreaming about these bad boys the day after we made them. The pancetta really adds a smokey and salty flavor. The best part is they are super easy to make and perfect for the winter time. 

Quinoa with caramelized butternut squash and roasted brussel sprouts

Quinoa is usually a dish we make at least once a week. This fall version, from Iowa Girl Eats, was delicious! The parmesan cheese on top really added to it. 

Enjoy! 

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Pumpkins Galore

Finding cans of pumpkin puree is impossible in Belgium. Last month when we went to the Commissary (a large base) to stock up on food. I went a little overboard on pumpkin products. This past week I have made two new pumpkin recipes. The whoopie pie recipes calls for too much cream cheese icing, so I used the same icing in the cake rolls. 

1. Pumpkin whoopie pies 
2. Pumpkin cake rolls 

Both were relatively easy and delicious. I still have left over icing (which is perfectly good by itself!) so who knows what I will make next. 

Happy Fall x