The Chefwife Diaries

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Roast Butternut Squash Salad

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Chef Alina

Tired of serving the same old salad over and over again? Do you want to impress your guests or loved ones with an exciting new dish!? Take a bite into Fall and satisfy your cravings with this delicious, yet healthy salad!

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{How To} Roast Butternut Squash

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Chef Alina

What grilling veggies is to the summertime, roasting them is to the fall and wintertime. Nothing tastes better than roast veggies and after you try this recipe, you will never eat butternut squash any other way!

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What’s in Season!?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Chef Alina

Fall is here and the leaves are falling, the air is brisk and we are almost getting ready to say good-bye to our flip-flops (hopefully, with this crazy Cali weather) and say hello to our lovely, cozy, warm Uggs! How much I have missed them!

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Salsa! Salsa! Salsa!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Chef Alina

I don’t think any salsa can compare to fresh Pico de Gallo. You can serve it with chips, on your quesadilla, burrito, breakfast burrito, enchilada, torta, fish tacos, it goes on and on.

I love Pico de Gallo and Mexican food!

I can’t explain to you how easy this recipe is! Chopping up ingredients and mixing them together. No cooking necessary! What more can you ask for!? Continue reading →

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TJ’s Spicy Spinach Pizza

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Chef Alina

I am a huge advocate for shopping at Trader Joe’s, huge! Every week they bring in new items and I can’t tell you how excited I get to try them out! A couple of weeks ago, I was looking around the refrigerated section for pasta near the pizza doughs that they sell and came across these, LOW FAT Arabian Spicy Spinach Pizzas! Yes, low-fat! Continue reading →

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Any Herb Pesto

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Chef Alina

I have to say that I am a true believer in not wasting food. You spend so much money on groceries and the last thing you want to do is throw away food that has gone bad because you just never got around to it. If you have leftover chicken, make some chicken quesadillas, if you have leftover veggies, make a stir-fry, and if you have fresh herbs going bad, make a pesto!

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Welcome to My World of Cooking!

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Chef Alina

Welcome to my recipe blog! A recent newlywed, along with many of my friends, I had been getting requests to start a blog on dishes I make in the kitchen for me and my hubby. I hope this blog helps any wife, husband, newlywed or single person and inspires them to get down and dirty in the kitchen and cook with all the passion you have inside of you.

XOXO

Chef Alina

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