chef ben {spanish style deviled eggs}

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holy smokes folks!  chef ben made the yummiest tapas-esque meal the other night.  it may sound a little bit like a lame potluck sidedish, but no sir!  these deviled eggs were to die for!  big time flavor in bite-sized {well, three bite-sized for me} vessels.  once again, he grabbed the smitten kitchen cookbook and flipped through page after page of yum, settling on these tasty guys.  they are sprinkled with crispy prosciutto and salty marcona almonds.  i mean, come on!

seriously, they were amazing.  we paired them with a vibrant,spicy, and deep rioja from our wsj wine club collection {loving that, by the way}

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it was so much fun to pop these guys while sipping on a perfectly paired red.  i love flipping the mundane on its head and making it something memorable…and my fabulous chef did that for us this week.  boring old eggs made amazing.  and a typical tuesday night became an {unexpected} smashing evening of relaxing and savoring and celebrating all the little good things in life.

let’s do this again.

chef ben {turkey meatballs & smashed chickpea salad}

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my man was at it again!  and he gave that smitten kitchen cookbook a workout, i tell ya.  this week he made us some super delicious and totally nutritious smashed chickpea salad with lemon and sumac.  it was pretty magical.  lots of yum packed into bite-sized orbs of turkey…on a pile of flavorful chickpeas.  he even got me to eat some olives all chopped up in there.  big win for hubby.

this is a great recipe.  it is warm and tasty and satisfying and healthy. perfect for a january meal.  you should snag a copy of deb perelman’s sk cookbook ASAP.  no joke.  it is amazing stuff…and fabulous to look at.

speaking of fabulous to look at…i am thinking about purchasing a smashing chef hat for my man so that he can don the full, official garb for this series.  he would look pretty darn dapper, no? {insert whistle sound here}

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