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Look What I Found! Part 3

January 27, 2012
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Anthropologie is nice. This Willowherb Muffin Pan is nice. And so pretty. But who’s gonna see it when you use it? Even if you’re planning to photograph it with muffins in it. ‘Cause the muffins will cover the pretty. Still, I’d love it as a hostess gift when you come over. I’ll even promise to [...]

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Eleven Most Loved Cookbooks in 2011

December 30, 2011
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Most of these cookbooks didn’t come out in 2011. But they came off the bookshelves of my kitchen, like, a million times in 2011. And they earned their keep. {Be sure to read to the end — 2 of the books in the list aren’t pictured above.} In 2011, I logged lots of hours in [...]

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Perfect Potato Salad & Cole Slaw

August 26, 2011
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I’ve taken leave. Of my senses (nothing new there) … And of my home (new). I’ve been away this week. But you haven’t missed me, have you? Because I’ve been here, with you. Normally, I’m in one place. Now, I’m in another. But it’s all the same to you, right? Here, there. Whatev. Except it [...]

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Bruschetta

August 15, 2011
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  C’mon now … Wanna impress the pants off your guests?* Make ‘em bruschetta. It’s such a simple little ditty, but it makes people all weak in the knees. I think it’s ’cause they tend to eat it in restaurants and stuff. But it’s just some toasty crunchy garlic bread, topped with a tomato-basil-garlic medley. [...]

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Perfecto Risotto Cakes

August 10, 2011
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I’ve been thinkin’ (as I sit here sipping the world’s best ice coffee that is so good even I don’t need to put in my usual complement of sweeteners), that my kid has crazy morning hair. I’ve also been thinkin’ (and here’s where my husband usually says “uh-oh,” like I’m Lucy Ricardo or something, when [...]

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Ice Cream Cones & Distractions

July 11, 2011
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Years and years ago, my husband and I were having a conversation with an aunt of mine who married into our family. I never really felt that I knew her all that well. She had been married to my uncle for decades, but she never really seemed to fit with my uncle. So I didn’t [...]

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How To Be a GF MacGyver & Focaccia {recipe}

June 13, 2011
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Oh, here you are. I’ve been looking everywhere for you. This past weekend, I found myself in a situation. Ever find yourself in a situation? Yeah, me either. Except this past weekend, I did. I was in a situation. And you were nowhere in sight. I called you, but you didn’t come. I was all [...]

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Egg in the Gluten-free Hole

June 10, 2011
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I hear things. Usually, I don’t hear things. Usually, I live in a cave. I come out only when they clean it. Okay, fine, you got me. I clean my own cave. It’s humiliating. But every once in a while, I hear things. Like I hear that breakfast and brunch can be a challenge if [...]

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