Dinner | For the Love of Food

Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Spread

May 22, 2013 by emilybarlean

I am from a little state called Nebraska. In Nebraska, we watch Husker football, we work hard, and we eat beef. Lots and lots of beef. The problem with beef is that it is pretty high in calories. Like, double what a chicken patty would be. So, when I decided to slim down, I had to find a beef alternative. Of course, that poses a problem when one of your favorite foods is a nice juicy cheeseburger. [Insert whiny breakdown […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: avocado, black bean burger, Emily Barlean, food blog, healthy option

Comfort Food – Potato and Kale Soup

February 21, 2013 by emilybarlean

Today was a BIG day. After getting to work at 8:30, it started to snow. Correction, it started to sleet. Yes, the “snowstorm of the century” was headed our way and based on the #SnOMG tweets coming from Kansas City and Columbia, it was going to be bad. I longingly looked out the window and fretted over whether I’d get home safely or not; then, at 10:30 a.m. out of no where, the VP of my company came over the loud […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: and potato soup, Emily Barlean, food blog, ground turkey, healthy, kale, potatoes, snow day, soup, sriracha, St. Louis, turkey

Healthy Mexican Lasagna with Avocado Salsa

February 13, 2013 by emilybarlean

Do you ever get a craving for a certain type of food? This week I have been craving Mexican food. I have also been craving lasagna. What a terrible conundrum… to crave two very different types of food at the same time! In my state of turmoil – I logged on to the world wide interweb and started Googling frantically. After just a few seconds (Google’s awesome, isn’t it?) I discovered a plethora of recipes claiming that these two very different […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: Avocado Salsa, cooking, Emily Barlean, food blog, healthy, in the kitchen, mexican lasagna

Add a little white wine for good measure.

Balsamic Baked Tilapia

February 11, 2013 by emilybarlean

I am apparently having a love affair with balsamic vinegar, because this is the second post in a row that features balsamic as a main ingredient in the recipe. If you don’t like the good old b-to-the-v, I apologize. But really I don’t. Because it’s good. So, deal with it. (I’m feeling catty tonight, apparently…) Anyyywhooo… tonight I whipped up a recipe from my new favorite website called Food on the Table. <unsolicited ad> Real quick: Food on the table […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: balsamic baked tilapia, balsamic vinegar, cooking, dinner, Emily Barlean, food blog, Food on the Table, For the Love of Food, in the kitchen, onion, red peppers

Balsamic Chicken with Pears

February 9, 2013 by emilybarlean

If you’re the type of person who cooks on a regular basis (like me), you know that sometimes a meal starts with a recipe and sometimes it starts with an ingredient. When it starts with an ingredient that usually means that you have something in your pantry that needs to be used. That was the case for me today. I had a pear that was perfectly ripe and I decided to use it as the basis for my dinner–before it […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: Balsamic Chicken with Pears, cooking, cooking tips, Emily Barlean, food blog, moist chicken, pears, sauce

Sautéed Sides – Brussel Sprouts

February 3, 2013 by emilybarlean

Everybody, quick! Name your favorite vegetable! Ok, I heard broccoli, carrots, green beans, and bell peppers–what I didn’t hear anyone say was… brussel sprouts. What’s the deal, kids? The deal is that brussel sprouts get a bad rap. I can hear you saying it now, “Brussel sprouts are groooosssssss!” (way to use your whiney voice). Don’t worry, I was in that same boat a year ago. But one day, I put on my big girl pants and decided to try […]

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Mango Chili Tilapia

January 28, 2013 by emilybarlean

Oh my dear, dear friends. Hello again… *she says timidly* I don’t know how to apologize enough for the 5-month hiatus that I subjected you to. So, instead of trying to make excuses, I will be honest…life got crazy and I gave up on my blog to save myself some time. Horribly unacceptable, I know. It’s really no way to treat my loyal followers (that’s you!). And so, in the words of that crazy guy in Independence Day – “I’mmmmm […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: Avocado Salsa, cooking, Emily Barlean, food blog, foodie, Mango Chili Tilapia, recipe, Vom Fass

Hazelnut Crusted Halibut

February 20, 2012 by emilybarlean

Sometimes when I blog about my cooking endeavors, I feel like all I do is brag about my marvelous skills. I will admit that I have some “natural” and/or “genetic” talent for kitchen-related activities (my mom could win awards she’s so good), but let’s be honest people… I’m an amateur. The truth is that I have only really been cooking (like real cooking) for about a year. Before this year I had been making a lot of hamburger helper and plain jane spaghetti […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: cooking, Emily Barlean, food blog, hazelnut crusted halibut, in the kitchen, parmesan asparagus

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

February 15, 2012 by emilybarlean

So, I know I’ve been a posting FOOL the last 3 days, and for those of you who hate getting email after email saying “Emily blogged again!” I apologize. But I’m not really sorry. I’ve had a pretty lazy week and therefore have been spending a lot of my free time in the kitchen. Cooking is like entertainment AND relaxation to me. Then when I get to write about it? Bang. Perfect evening. BUT since I don’t want to bore […]

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As you eat, the butter starts to melt and oh.my.gosh. it tastes so good.

Herbed Pork Paillards with Sundried Tomato Butter

February 15, 2012 by emilybarlean

What’s up friends and family! Happy Valentine’s Day! Obviously, I am out with my ruggedly handsome boyfriend Ryan Reynolds tonight and do not have time to blog for you. What’s that? You can’t go a day without reading my blog? Ok, ok, I’ll turn down Brad Pitt’s dinner invitation for you. Har har. In all actuality, I had a little extra time on my hands tonight, so I decided to cook a yummy meal for my Valentine. Since I have […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: Asparagus, cooking, Emily Barlean, food blog, Herbed Pork Paillards, Sundried Tomato Butter, Valentine's Day

Chicken Cacciatore

February 14, 2012 by emilybarlean

Over the last couple weeks I have become a tad bit addicted to the show “The Worst Cooks in America” on the Food Network (despite the fact that Anne Burrell’s hair and personality are the most annoying things in the world). The main reason that I love this show is because it makes me feel good about my cooking skills (haha!); but I also enjoy watching it because it gives me tons of semi-healthy and semi-easy recipes to try! One of […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories • Tags: Anne Burrell, Chicken Cacciatore, Emily Barlean, food blog, Food Network, Worst Cooks in America

A Healthy Alternative – Turkey Burgers

February 4, 2012 by emilybarlean

Do you ever have one of those weeks where you can’t stop craving a certain type of food? [PS, for me, this is usually Jimmy Johns. Seriously, if I even see a Jimmy John's wrapper, it's all over for me.] However, this week I have been craving a big, juicy burger and fries. Unfortunately, all week I have also been telling myself NO because I am trying to cut back on some of the uber fatty foods in my life. Luckily… […]

Categories: Dinner, Foodie Categories, Lunch • Tags: cooking, Emily Barlean, food blog, turkey burgers

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