Category Archive: Eat

Look: Oh Beautiful Beer

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I hope that wherever you are, the weather has been as beautiful as it has been here in Maine over the past few days. When it’s (finally) warm, the sun is shining, and… Read More

Saavy Semi-Domestication: No Shame in Premade Cake Mix

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I am, as are the other ladies on this blog, a fan of bringing a hostess gift. There’s not much more I love than dinner parties (even when they consist of two people—doesn’t… Read More

Welcome Visitors!

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If you’ve discovered The Loud and Clear through Kim’s post over at Clean Eating Chelsey, welcome! We’re thrilled to have you and we hope you take a few minutes to have a look… Read More

Navigating the Cereal Aisle

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Hi everyone – it’s been a while! I’ve had quite the month, culminating in my completion of graduate school! I’m happy to announce I’ve officially earned my Master of Public Health in Nutrition…but… Read More

It’s Just Not Fair (and Some Great Summer Recipes)

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You know what’s not fair? Let me tell you: it’s not fair how every year, when the weather gets warm, I get sick.  I have the worst cold right now and it’s 80 degrees… Read More

Stress-Busting Foods…and why sometimes that cupcake is OK.

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Thanks to the final weeks of my career as a master’s degree student, I’m currently experiencing some of the highest stress days /weeks I’ve felt in a long time. As I panic my… Read More

I Told You String Eggs Could Be Cool.

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Why is it that long weekends sometimes seem to be the shortest?  After the meal we had on Sunday, I could have used a day off for recovery. Anyway, I wanted to circle… Read More

DIY: Nut Butters

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We eat a lot of nut butter in my house. On any given day, if my husband isn’t putting peanut butter on his toast for breakfast, he’s having a peanut butter sandwich for… Read More

Smart Girls Know: Essential Kitchen Tools

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With all the yapping that we’ve been doing about cooking around here, I thought it might be helpful to put together a list of essential kitchen tools that make the process much more… Read More

Spicy Sausage, Escarole, and White Bean Stew

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A few months ago Dan brought home Fine Cooking’s One-Pot Meals publication.  The recipes looked delicious and the fact that they claim to be made in just one pot made them even more… Read More

How to be a Savvy Snacker

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If you’re anything like me, you can’t get through the day without at least one snack!

Get Your Cocktail On

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What good is that great at home bar without the accompanying fancy-schmancy cocktail?  For a long time, I thought that good tasting, homemade cocktails were unattainable.  I always stuck to the simple things… Read More

TBT #3: I See More Carbs In My Future

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This was not the first time I’ve tried to make bread.  I attempted to make brioche twice before and both times, my ego was crushed when hours of effort only produced a tough,… Read More

Spotlight on Quinoa

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On Tuesday Kristen posted an amazing dinner recipe that included Mango Quinoa. It wasn’t just the wonderful flavors that were happening in this recipe that got me excited but more the fact that… Read More

Mango Quinoa and Tilapia

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Like Jessie, I feel eager for spring.  Although, unlike Jessie, I am ushering it in with food instead of ferns.  I had this quinoa (or some like it anyway) years ago on spring… Read More