Project “use up some of those hoarded craft supplies”

I call it ‘the curse of the crafter’. It’s not really a ‘curse’ but it kind of is. It’s that tiny little voice in the back of every crafter’s head that perks up every time we try to throw out a gum-wrapper, or a empty roll of toilet paper, or a 5 inch piece of [...]

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Things I am totally loving right now

This lettuce
This cheese
And toooootally this song
Oh, yeah- and these two

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Delish Dish

Tonight I made this for dinner, and it became an instant favorite- Cashew Sweet-and-Sour pork can be expected to be found on our dinner table often. Recipe here

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Good eats

Absolutely delicious chicken burger recipe riiiiiight here
yummy yum yum

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Don’t touch my dumpling!

Today I made dumplings for the very first time. They are by far my favorite item on the chinese takeout menu ever since my roommate in NY pointed them out to me. I can also thank her for introducing me to Curry in a Hurry, including their garlic naan. I am forever indebted to her.

I [...]

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Banana bread with comfort

I found this recipe on myrecipes.com, apparently the site Cooking Light now uses for it’s cooking database. I love banana bread, as it makes great use of those bananas that are too brown to eat, yet too good to throw out. This bread also uses blueberries, which was the reason I found it so I [...]

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Nothing Sweeter

Last week, while on my mission to read as many books as I can this year and reading Laurie Notaro’s ‘The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club’ I came across the chapter where she described an incident with a candied apple. After reading that I had a sudden intense need for a candied apple, and randomly mentioned [...]

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Panini Goodness

One of my favorite presents for Christmas is a panini press my brother in law Christopher gave to us.
It hasn’t left our countertop yet, and at least once a day one of us will find an excuse to use it. We’re made all kinds of fun stuff on it already but Nolan’s favorite by [...]

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What’s for lunch? Shrimp ‘n’ Grits!

I had no idea what to make for lunch today and when I looked in the pantry for the 5th time trying to make up my mind, I suddenly noticed a box of instant grits packets. The second I saw it I knew THAT’S what I wanted to have, but I didn’t know how yet. [...]

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Yes Sir, That’s My Baby

We spent New Year’s Eve at with our friends Fiquet and Thad. It was great, especially because it was the first in probably three years that we didn’t sleep through midnight. Fiquet had been clever enough to suggest that we could just bring Nolan and have him go to sleep in her guest room [...]

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