Nothing like a really informative article title, is there?
Happy Friday, kids. FINALLY. What a week it's been! I have a gazillion fun things planned for this weekend while Jay is at the beach, and cooking has already commenced.
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funny love
When the Lights Go Up, She Lights Up
...was a line from the father of the bride speech I heard on Friday night.
It was a good one, and I hope he doesn't mind that I stole it. He KILLED his speech (as my friend Katie said), and captured his daughter's love of the stage (she's an actress, that girl) as well as he captured the love she has for his new son-in-law.
Jay's best friend Rory got married this weekend to HIS best friend, Jordan.
They. Are. Awesome. Great friends of ours even though they live SO FAR AWAY IN LA, wonderful human beings in general, and in love in a very inspiring way. We want to copy their relationship all the time.
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Baked Dijon Chicken Fingers with Honey Dijon Cream ~health kick~
It's time for a brand new healthy-ish recipe that's super easy to make and also delicious and kind of decadent at the same time.
Sound good? Thought so. 
I'm always seeing people bake chicken fingers in one way or another, and I've never done it. I've never made fried chicken fingers either, but I'd been thinking about trying the baked version for awhile AND THEN my dad told me he had Dijon mustard from his last trip to France so....it was on.
Instead of using an egg breading, this ONLY uses mustard and panko, which makes the dish super fast and way lighter than some fried OR baked breading methods.
ALSO. Out-of-this-world sauce for dipping? It's like kid food for people with fully-developed taste buds.
Let's do it.
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Food Tips + Secrets
HAPPY MONDAY from your friend who was out until 10 last night at a drinking work event.
Fried chicken for lunch, anyone? Don't judge me. 
Today, instead of a new recipe, I thought it'd be nice to share a few basic kitchen tips that I use a LOT. We're talking BASIC here, people. I'll tell you why, too - that way you don't start to think that I'm just making up rules to run your life because I'm bossy.
Which of course would be also true, but there's a method to this madness.
Some of these are pro tips, some are just things I've learned along the way. I'd love to know what your favorite tips are!
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Wedding Recap - Rehearsal Dinner
Guys.
A lot happened. Mainly, there was a llama walk up at High Hampton Inn, where we got married, mere moments before our rehearsal dinner. Is that a sentence you EVER thought I'd type?
I PROMISE we're going to get back to the food stuff oh-so-soon. I've been cooking up a storm for you guys, so....wait for it. We'll get back to new recipes tomorrow, fingers crossed, and the wedding deets will wane. I've got a lot to tell you, though!
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