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Continue Reading →Lately I have been thinking about my roots; about the farm I grew up on until I was twelve. I think about that farm all of the time, but lately I wonder why my connection to that land is so strong. Occasionally I ask other people what places they feel connected to, [...]
Continue Reading →Prepare yourself. I am going to brag. I won a contest today. Friends invited us over for a New Year’s Day Chili Cook-Off. I entered and I won. But this entry will not be about the contest. It will be about the recipe. A few months ago, I researched [...]
Continue Reading →Some friends of mine have this one special Christmas dinner every year. This year, I volunteered to bring the salad. As I stood in my favorite produce market last week, I had a sudden fit of pride. I was going to bring a darn good salad, and I was not, I repeat not, going to [...]
Continue Reading →I believe in a lot of things. I believe in being nice. I believe in forgiveness. I believe in Hot Breakfasts. As my daughter G used to say, “for real life, I do.” However, mornings are tight at our house. The bathroom is in heavy demand, people are practicing instruments, almost all major appliances are [...]
Continue Reading →Nothing is better than a good friend. Well, I should rewrite that– “Nothing is better than a good friend who fixes you good food.” A few weeks ago, an especially dear friend of mine fixed an amazing breakfast. We were celebrating our most beloved day of the year–The First Day of School. So, we gathered [...]
Continue Reading →Long ago (I really mean a few posts back, but because I am an infrequent blogger, it was long ago) I promised I’d post my favorite Mexican chocolate cake recipe. Here it is. I love this stuff. Mexican chocolate should only be reserved for cool people. Try this and you’ll see what I [...]
Continue Reading →Nutella. Nutella is such a valuable part of my life that I can not find words adequate enough to describe its importance. I will say this–right now we are in the middle of a light kitchen renovation (I say light because we are not changing the footprint of [...]
Continue Reading →What do I eat when I’m famished? I’ll tell you. I eat Pico de Gallo. Chime in here if I am wrong, but I believe Pico de Gallo is like Salsa, only not. It is diced vegetables tossed together, rather than mushed together. My dear friend SES makes the world’s best Pico de Gallo, but [...]
Continue Reading →D has been traveling a lot lately. When he travels, our night time rituals slack, and dinner is no exception. My second child loves bean dip. So, a few weeks ago, I thought, “why not make bean dip into a dinner?” Fast forward to tonight. If you had walked into our kitchen at 6:36pm, here [...]
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