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    Little cakes for the little sister

    I’ve had this bee in my bonnet lately over tiny cakes. You see, I love cake like I love snow: It’s good for one day, and after that it needs to go away. Cake for a little celebration, whether it be a birthday or an anniversary or just as a…

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    Toast for dinner

    Well, the little house guest has returned home and the place is incredibly quiet.  The Mr and I took advantage of the afternoon alone by getting lunch at Panera Bread and then visited the local home improvement stores in search of ideas for fixing up the house.   It was…

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    How on earth…

    … do you eat a friggin’ pomegranate?! Because let me tell you – picking out all those little juicy seeds is a pain in my ass and turning my fingers shades of red. They’re delicious, but they seem hardly worth the effort.

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    Preserving a family tradition

    The pungent scent of vinegar and onions waft through the air. The stove gently ticks and creaks as my thrift store canning pot processes my latest project. It’s been a long time since I’ve preserved anything, and every time I come back to it I wonder why I took any…

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    Comfort Foods

    Breakfast: Tea with honey and a piece of buttered toast. Second Breakfast: chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles. Yes, you read right. Second Breakfast. Apparently I’m a hobbit. Also, chicken noodle soup. For breakfast. With homemade noodles. I’m sick and cranky and it’s comfort food, so shut it. (That’s an…

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    Late night cravings

    NyQuil lies, y’all. LIES, I tell you. Here I am, exhausted, achy, congested, and absolutely miserable and all I want is a few nice, peaceful hours of sleep. But no. I’m awake. Wiiiiiiide awake. What’s a girl to do with zero energy late at night? Troll food recipes, of course. Which…