recipes : mv sees

warm brussels sprouts salad.

January 30, 2013 by morgan 1 Comment

we love brussels sprouts, yes we do!

for the past few weeks my mother has been raving about an amazing salad she regularly get in her hometown out west. so when she visited a few weeks ago, we took a shot at our own version of her fave new dish. i had never had a warm brussels sprouts salad, but being a huge fan of the green little goodies i’m always up for new ways to enjoy them. turns out, this is a super easy {and super delicious} meal that’s sure to please. feel like staying on the lighter side? ditch the bacon, or swap it out for turkey bacon, it’s still just as good!

recipe:

finely cut brussels sprouts & shallots

sauté brussels sprouts & shallots with olive oil & salt & pepper to taste

hard boil 1 egg per serving

fry 2 pieces of bacon per serving {we like our extra crispy}

quarter hard boiled egg & crumble bacon

add bacon & eggs to sautéed brussels sprouts

drizzle in olive oil & balsamic

add salt & pepper to taste

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family dinner.

January 22, 2013 by morgan Leave a Comment

yay for three day weekends! this past weekend was spent with family {my two sisters were in town} and good friends {the bff made the long haul from the big city to the ‘burbs} and lots of good food. and a little bit of champagne.

we had a few family dinners, the first of which was done primarily on the grill. we stocked up on fresh seafood- lobster/crab claws/shrimp/clams- added some olive oil, threw in our favorite veggies, and had a mixed grill feast in no time. my sister tossed hers with some straight up pasta… which was pretty life altering. i foresee a lot of this grilling come summer, and it’s making pretty excited.

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cinnamon suger flap jacks.

January 9, 2013 by morgan 2 Comments

generally speaking, i’m not much of a breakfast girl. i’m more of a skinny vanilla latte lady. and when i do indulge in breakfast treats, i tend to lean towards a greasy {albeit, delicious} bacon egg & cheese… but my boyfriend’s recent pancake cravings got me thinking about the sweeter side of morning meals, leading me to this super easy & delicious recipe, found here. these cinnamon sugar pancakes took no time to make, clean up was quick, & i had all of the ingredients on hand {aside from the buttermilk}. the result was sweet, satisfying, & left our kitchen smelling yummy for hours. and while these pancakes make for a weekend morning hit, i say substitute the butter topping with a big ole’ scoop of cinnamon & call this recipe one decadent dessert.

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apples to apples.

September 28, 2012 by morgan 1 Comment

last week, a friend & i set out on our first apple picking trip of the season. the weather was perfect- crisp & cool- and the apples were, well, everywhere. needless to say, i came home with enough to feed a small army… along with 2 pumpkins, which really put me in the autumn mood. and while i love displaying mounds of red delicious & granny smiths as a rustic centerpiece, i thought i should put these apples to use and make my first fall dessert of the season: an apple tart. using a super easy recipe found here, i was able to get some use out of roughly 3 apples… now what to do with the other 25?