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Chipotle Pimento Cheese

Spicy, Creamy Chipotle Pimento Cheese | Plum Pie

It’s pretty clear that we love pimento cheese around here. I mean this is the second pimento cheese recipe I have posted in less than a year. Pimento cheese is a staple in most southern households and growing up, you usually could find pimento cheese or chicken salad in the fridge at my house. But I never really was a fan of pimento cheese until after I was pregnant. It…

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Chili Chicken, Kale + Quinoa Bake

You should probably make this now. Why? Because it is delicious, obviously. Plus, it pleases both the man and the woman. It is healthy, but it tastes decadent. It is packed with all the flavors of chili then tossed with quinoa and baked with a little bit of cheese. The perfect comfort food. Yes, I went there. And if that wasn’t convincing enough, Andrew the H declared (and this is…

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{How-to} Make Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Homemade Ricotta Cheese | Plum Pie

Just call me Master Cheesemaker. On second thought, don’t. But I would like to inform you that I have officially made homemade ricotta. Twice. Yep, you read that right. I am officially crossing “make your own cheese” off the bucket list. And guess what? You can, too! After several years of carting my plastic wrapped, brand new cheesecloth from apartment to apartment, I finally busted it open and took it…

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Linguine with Avocado and Arugula Pesto

avocado arugula pesto linguine

Well, it’s a miracle that I haven’t had a heat stroke yet. It is still at least 105°F outside every. single. day. I mean it’s only been two months of torture. But I promise I won’t groan about the weather today.  Besides,  I am hopping on a plane to Knoxville, Tennessee, where it is a balmy 89°F. I bet the grass is green there, the bushes full, and the flowers…

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Strawberry Mascarpone Ice Cream

Strawberry Mascarpone Ice Cream | Plum Pie

Ah, June. Usually you are peaceful, if not a little bit hot, but always full of long afternoons, dreams of beach vacations, and gallons of lemonade. Did you forget? You are meant for relaxing and blissfully licking ice cream out of waffle cones as it melts down your fingers. I must say, you are acting a little crazy these days. I mean, I get it. Sometimes things can get a…

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Lemon Spaghetti

Lemon spaghetti

Spring is one of my favorite times of year. Don’t get me wrong, I love fall too, but there is something about spring that always turns my mood around. The days are finally longer, which I swear makes me more productive, the sun seems brighter, and the flowers are blooming everywhere. Things just look so much more alive. Plus after winters that seem to last forever in this area, any…

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Fig and Blue Cheese Savouries

Fig and Blue Cheese Crackers

Have you ever volunteered to bring an appetizer to a friend’s house for dinner and then your mind goes completely blank? Like you have never eaten an appetizer before in your life, let alone been invited to a dinner party with one? Why did I not just offer to bring wine? Well, I was faced with this problem a few weeks ago when, after offering to bring something to dinner,…

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