The Chefwife Diaries

Easy & Fast Recipes from an Everyday Normal Wife with a Twist, She's a Chef!

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Easy Roast Chicken

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Chef Alina

Why buy roast chicken from the store that has been sitting around for hours waiting to be bought ,when you can get fresh roast chicken straight out of the oven at home!? Follow my easy recipe for this perfect roast chicken! Continue reading →

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Hummus

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Chef Alina

You came home, there is nothing to eat and you want something healthy. What can get any better than hummus! Continue reading →

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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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Spiced Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Chef Alina

What I love most about the Fall season is Pumpkins! Pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie, pumpkin waffles, everything that has to do with pumpkins! It’s what brings warmth to the season and really gets you in the spirit. With that said, these Spiced Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are the perfect treat to get this season going!

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Sea Salt Chocolate Wafers

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Chef Alina

Every once in a while, I crave a salty sweet treat that makes me just want to cozy up on my couch with some tea, devour the plate of it, and recap on my missed episodes of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Continue reading →

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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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Pretty Pink Pickled Onions

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Chef Alina

I recently held a Birthday Dinner for my Hubby and our Best Man’s wife, since they are both born on the same day 🙂 I wanted to make something fun and easy to put together so whats more easier than tacos! I made yummy Pulled Pork (recipe coming soon) and I added an extra touch by topping them with these yummy pink pickled onions. These mouthwatering onions brightened up the flavor of the tacos and were a nice way of impressing the crowd! Continue reading →

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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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