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Meet Nico + Ragù alla Bolognese

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This authentic recipe for Ragù alla Bolognese is well worth the hour it takes to make. You'll have plenty for a family dinner, plus extra for the freezer. | theeverykitchen.com
This authentic recipe for Ragù alla Bolognese is well worth the hour it takes to make. You’ll have plenty for a family dinner, plus extra for the freezer. You should also know that it’s damn delicious and it very well may make you cry. 

I met Nico in Spain.

I met him on my second night in Spain in a dormitory in a small place called Roncesvalles. I only spoke with him briefly, but I remembered him. Maybe it was something in those deep, chocolate eyes of his. Or the cadence of his conversation — that Italian lilt.

Does this sound like a love story yet? It sort of is. I fell in love with many people and things in Spain and Nico is one of them.

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Sheet Pan Sage Pork with Apples and Potatoes

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Sheet Pan Sage Pork with Apples and Potatoes is a quick and easy weeknight recipe. It's sugar free and gluten free, so you can feel good about it too! | theeverykitchen.com
Sheet Pan Sage Pork with Apples and Potatoes is a quick and easy weeknight recipe. Serve your whole family or pack the leftovers for lunch. It’s sugar free and gluten free too, so you can feel good about how you fuel yourself. 

I went to bed at 7:50 p.m. last night, so I get it. You want dinner and you want it fast. And that’s where sheet pan meals come in. Hands in the air if you’ve ever tried one! Yep, that’s right. And keep ’em up if you love sheet pan meals. Okay, yeah, totally what I expected. Everyone in *this imaginary room* right now has his hand up.

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Salmon Nicoise Salad with Dijon Caper Dressing

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Salmon Nicoise Salad with Dijon Caper Dressing tastes like a “treat yourself” meal, but it’s gluten free, sugar free, low-carb, paleo-friendly, and deceptively easy to prepare. | theeverykitchen.com
Salmon Nicoise Salad with Dijon Caper Dressing tastes like a “treat yourself” meal, but it’s gluten free, sugar free, low-carb, paleo-friendly, and deceptively easy to prepare. I developed this recipe for Healy Eats Real, so click here to get the recipe!

I’ve always liked salmon a lot, but currently: for real obsession status.

And I don’t think I’m exaggerating here.

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Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos

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This sponsored post for Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos was written by me on behalf of Dean’s® DairyPure®. I was compensated monetarily.

Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos are dolloped with Dean’s DairyPure Sour Cream. AD. This quick and easy recipe will have the family fighting for leftovers! | theeverykitchen.com
Do I really even need to talk about these Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos or do those pics speak for themselves?

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Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp with Piña Colada Dip

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Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp with Piña Colada Dip is a healthy, tropical summer appetizer. Air frying shaves off calories and fat and my version is gluten free. | theeverykitchen.com
Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp with Piña Colada Dip is a healthy, tropical summer appetizer. Eat four or five of them paired with a side salad for a light meal. Air frying shaves off calories and fat, but you keeps the shrimp brown and crispy. And my version is gluten free. 

There is nothing worse in my window unit Chicago apartment than turning on the oven in July. Except, perhaps, turning on the oven in August. The kitchen is the only room in my apartment without an AC unit and many a day you can find me foodblogging away over the oven or stove, droplets of sweat beading on my forehead and pooling right under my eyes. Because you gotta do what you gotta do for the blog, right?

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Easy Roasted Vegetable, Hummus, and Quinoa Bowls

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Tracking PixelThis sponsored post for Easy Roasted Vegetable, Hummus, and Quinoa Bowls was written by me on behalf of Minute®. I was compensated monetarily and with product.

Easy Roasted Vegetable, Hummus, and Quinoa Bowls are fully prepped in just 15 minutes thanks to @MinuteRiceUS Ready to Serve AD | theeverykitchen.com
Cook once, eat twice. That’s my new motto friends. Or – how’s this one – “Cook once, for like 15ish minutes, and eat four times.” Like that one even better? I know I do!

And let me tell you why. Here’s a typical day in the life of Danielle, dietitian and food blogger, food service manager and socialite, marathon trainee and sailor-in-training.

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Farmer’s Market Succotash

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Farmer's Market Succotash is the absolute best way I've ever eaten veggies in my entire life. Enjoy the farm-to-table summer flavors in this simple recipe. | theeverykitchen.com
Farmer’s Market Succotash is the absolute best way I’ve ever eaten veggies in my entire life. The recipe keeps it simple, so we really enjoy the seasonal, farm-to-table summer flavors.  

I’m not lying when I say this: I don’t think I’ve ever seen something disappear from my fridge faster than Farmer’s Market Succotash. It’s just a pot of vegetables. But really, really well-prepared, simply made, fresh, seasonal, farm-to-table vegetables.

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Meet Katie, Flexitarian + Crispy Baked Orange Tofu

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Crispy Baked Orange Tofu is a deliciously sweet and spicy substitute for your favorite Chinese dish. You won't miss the extra calories, fat, or sodium! | theeverykitchen.com
Crispy Baked Orange Tofu is a deliciously sweet and spicy, healthy substitution for your favorite Chinese takeout meal. I don’t even notice the reduction in calories, saturated fat, or sodium and you won’t either!

The Every Kitchen’s Food Stories series continues with fellow dietitian and flexitarian, Katie Pfeffer. Katie’s is a story I think many of us can relate to. She grew up as sous chef in her childhood home, creating meat-based meals with her mother. As she got older, both her palate and her knowledge widened and Katie is now the head chef of her flexitarian home kitchen. If you’re not sure what “flexitarian” means, read her food story to find out!

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