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Chris Loves Burgers eCookbook Preview: The Reuben Burger

The Reuben Burger

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Chris Loves Burgers eCookbook Preview: The Reuben Burger

It's finally here! Can y'all believe it? This is a huge day for me and I honestly couldn't be more excited, because the cookbooks I've been working on for almost 6 months are finally live and available to all of you! Each one is designed to give you the techniques and context you need to […]
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June 30, 2015

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Reader's Choice: Cookbook Covers!

Chris Loves Julia Cooking eBook Covers

Chris Cooks

Reader's Choice: Cookbook Covers!

All right everyone, so today is kind of a big day for me and I'm excited to share a couple things with you about the cookbooks we've been working on--including what they'll actually be about! I've been really researching, testing and fine-tuning everything going into these books because I want them to be valuable for […]
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June 12, 2015

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Make This House A Home

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Make This House A Home

Last week, I shared with you the Pugmires' mind-blowing kitchen renovation they tackled all on their own, and mentioned I'd be sharing something else they'd been working on this week. Well, a couple months ago I mentioned that they should enter the CertainTeed exterior makeover contest. They have been working so hard on the inside […]
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June 1, 2015

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#CLJCOOKBOOKS Teaser Video!

Chris Cooks

#CLJCOOKBOOKS Teaser Video!

It's been over a month since we spilled the news that Chris will be writing 3 cookbooks and we figured we owed you an update. At the beginning of the month, we flew my sister Andrea up from her home in Monterrey, Mexico to shoot all the photography for the books. It was a hefty, […]
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May 19, 2015

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Grilled Pork Tossed With Fresh Herbs

Grilled Pork and Herbs

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Grilled Pork Tossed With Fresh Herbs

My fear with this dish is that people will think it's either secretly complicated, or too simple to be worth trying. I mentioned on Instagram last night that I'm not one for declaring "favorites" with my dishes. I feel like bloggers use the word "favorite" way too often, so using it can come off as […]
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May 12, 2015

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On Pursuing Passions

Chris Cooks

On Pursuing Passions

Do you ever think about what you really love to do? What you're passionate about? I, myself, feel like I jump around a lot. I love designing rooms and watching that evolution take place. I love art--painting, looking at, being around and in an artistic environment. When I am deep into my fitness goals--there's no […]
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April 15, 2015

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One!

Today, Faye is 1! A whole year with our sweet baby Faye and it flew by in an instant. We waited and tried for over three years to get her here and she has been worth it ten times over. She loves us all so freely and gently and so differently. Faye rarely makes a […]
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April 7, 2015

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A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!

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A Paint Color Match to Ikea Bodbyn Off-White Cabinet!

Update: See the finished laundry room, with the Ikea cabinets in place right here! Oh Ikea, just when we had you all figured out, you go and change everything! The previous AKRUM line of cabinets, bloggers everywhere had pretty much pin-pointed exact color matches which is essential if you plan on adding any trim, like […]
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March 20, 2015

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Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank

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Greta Turns 5 + The Best Looking Compact Fish Tank

A whole month has passed since Greta turned a whopping 5 years old. (How did that happen!?) She woke up on her birthday and ran to the mirror in the entry and stared at herself. After a few moments, she said, "I still look four." And then she paused and said, "And I still feel four." Ha! The truth […]
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March 16, 2015

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Food Writing and Why I Love It So

Chris Cooks

Food Writing and Why I Love It So

In college, my roommate was studying Culinary Arts (he's now the Chef De Cuisine of the Green Zebra in Chicago) and encouraged me to take a culinary fundamentals class. I was hooked. I loved everything about it and decided to take Culinary Arts on as my minor degree, with the goal of becoming a food writer […]
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January 30, 2015

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Some Holiday Highlights | 2015

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Some Holiday Highlights | 2015

I hope you don't mind if I step away from our usual talking points today to share with you some highlights from our holiday in a mostly picturesque way with some disjointed text thrown in for memories' sake. It was Faye's first Christmas and she spent most of the morning just observing, as she normally […]
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January 9, 2015

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Light, Flavorful, Comforting. Let's Make Some Pho.

Pho

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Light, Flavorful, Comforting. Let's Make Some Pho.

So it's a new year, and a fairly standard resolution is to eat healthier. That goes good for a few days, but pretty soon we remember that it's still the middle of freaking winter and we need warm, comforting foods for crying out loud. Well I can give you at least one option. It's called […]
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January 8, 2015

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And Now, Our 2014 Christmas Card

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And Now, Our 2014 Christmas Card

We are taking this week to spend time with our families from all over the world (okay, Mexico, Pittsburgh and Utah) that are in town for Christmas! With all 4 of my sisters here, there will surely be too many pictures posted to Instagram, so you can catch us there if you're interested. But before […]
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December 22, 2014

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The Perfect, Traditional Pot Roast

The Perfect, Traditional Pot Roast

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The Perfect, Traditional Pot Roast

I think every home cook goes through a period of complexity. I partly blame Pinterest, but I'm sure there's something deeper, too - superiority complex or need for change or something like that. I've gone through my own period of complexity, thinking that every dish needed to be new or different. And don't get me […]
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December 17, 2014

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Meatballs, Sauce, and a Little Something Called the Meatball Hoagie

Meatball Hoagies

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Meatballs, Sauce, and a Little Something Called the Meatball Hoagie

Jules shared a pic on Instagram of some meatball hoagies I made a couple weeks ago. At least two of you requested the recipe, so... I'm gonna share it... Pardon the crappy pics, I wasn't planning on posting about this so they're just from my phone. This post is really three parts. The first part […]
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December 4, 2014

Lifestyle

A Gift Guide For Someone Who Wants to Be a Great Cook

Saute Pan

Chris Cooks

A Gift Guide For Someone Who Wants to Be a Great Cook

Last year I created a gift guide for foodies. Since then, I've realized it's kinda silly to make a gift guide for "Foodies." Why? Because there are dozens of types of Foodies, each being interested in a different type of gift. One person might call themselves a Foodie because they love trendy kitchen gadgets. One […]
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December 1, 2014

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All of the Thanksgiving Recipes You'll Need

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All of the Thanksgiving Recipes You'll Need

I finished painting late last night and I can't wait to share photos with you all on Monday. Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away? This year, we're hosting my parents which will make for, perhaps, the smallest feast we've ever had on the day but we're excited about keeping it intimate […]
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November 21, 2014

Lifestyle

A Chat About Sponsors

Lifestyle

A Chat About Sponsors

We wanted to take a moment and address some comments and suggestions we received last week on a sponsored post. I’m afraid we may have given the impression that we don’t care about your opinions by not answering questions within the comment section of that post. Please know this isn’t the case - I simply […]
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November 17, 2014

Lifestyle

How We're Getting Through Winter

Lifestyle

How We're Getting Through Winter

The temperature is dropping quickly here in Idaho. Yesterday in was 19 degrees and we "enjoyed" our first snowfall. By "enjoy" I mean we are all so excited to wake up to the white stuff--it's so beautiful!--and then Greta wants to go build a snowman so we spend 30 minutes digging out all the snow […]
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November 12, 2014

Lifestyle

Our Friendsgiving

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Our Friendsgiving

Last night we had a wonderful Friendsgiving dinner and I wanted to share with you some details and pictures today! We started doing a Thanksgiving with friends a few weeks before the actual holiday about 6 years ago, but this year we hosted our largest group of 14 adults + 6 kids. Our first task […]
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November 10, 2014
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