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Chinese Chai Cookies
In my random internet roamings a couple months ago, I stumbled across the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I was so excited to find it! The concept is very simple and right up my alley: I bake some...
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Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap 2012 + Holiday Cookie Recipes
Here it is… all the cookie recipes you could possibly need. About 576 of them, actually. Here’s the sitch on the GFBCS2012: The GREAT FOOD BLOGGER COOKIE SWAP brings together food bloggers from around...
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Microwave Chocolate Pecan Toffee
It’s Christmas Eve! For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you’re ready to enjoy a wonderful day. I have kind of mixed results on my holiday preparedness this year. I had most of my gift...
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Pineapple Porkchops + Being in the Moment
My thoughts are all over the place. I planned on talking about Christmas and the New Year and all sorts of big, exciting things. But I spent last night waking up screaming from a series of nightmares,...
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2012: Year in Review
It has been such an amazing year! January seems like both forever ago and just yesterday. This trip around the sun was full of excitement in my life and on my blog, and I thought I’d end the year with...
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Oh, Fudge!
Just before the holidays, my dear friend Hillary came over, and we spent an afternoon making fudge! We made huge delicious batches of chocolatey goodness to cut up and deliver to coworkers in cute...
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Resolutions in Motion
I’ve never really been one to set New Year’s resolutions. I don’t like the idea of spending a bunch of time trying to do things in January and then running out of steam by February or March. But I do...
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Homemade Caramel Sauce
I usually am a chocolate person, but lately, I’ve been really excited about caramel. I’ve liked it more and more as I’ve gotten older, but I think this particular obsession started with this year’s...
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Resolutions, Week 1
Alright, as part of Resolutions in Motion, I’m supposed to check in and late you know how I’m doing. I guess that’s what they call “accountability.” Pshaw. In some ways I had a good week, in some ways...
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So-Called Pizza Puffs
So-called? Yes, so-called. Because I’m not sure these puffs deserve the name of “pizza.” They certainly didn’t taste like pizza. They tasted kind of like little bread muffins. Which I guess is what...
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Resolutions, Week 2
Whew! I’m already late on this post, and now it’s late at night, so here’s a short and quick check-in on my resolutions: Goal 1: Cook at home most nights of the week: SUCCESS? Oh geez, I really don’t...
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Slow Cooker Sausage & Peppers
This past weekend I helped with the decorations and planning for my future sister-in-law’s bridal shower. I had a lot of fun doing the decorations, and I’m going to be crafting even more for the...
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Resolutions, Week 3
Here it is… round up for the week: Goal 1: Cook at home most nights of the week: FAIL But it was Triangle Restaurant Week, so I’m taking a pass. Goal 2: Have a max of 4 non-water drinks per week:...
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The Budget
And now, finally… a wedding-related post. I said a couple months ago that I was going to share our budget, and then things got busy. You know how they do. But hopefully, this will get me back on the...
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DIY Bubblegum Valentines
Okay, I just spent the majority of my designated blog-post-writing time trying to think of some sort of pun to name these: As a self-proclaimed pun-lover, I’m ashamed. I’ve seen a million candy...
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Resolutions, Week 4
Wow, I can’t believe it’s week 4 already! Here’s the round up: Goal 1: Cook at home most nights of the week: FAIL We had some Groupons to use before they expired, we went out of town, and the BF...
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Alfajores
Last month was my turn to host book club. I chose Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, which a friend recommended. I loved it! It was the last book I read in 2012, and it was a great way to end my...
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Resolutions, Week 5
Week 5 report… Goal 1: Cook at home most nights of the week: FAIL Complete fail. But we’re starting a spring CSA tomorrow, so I’m going to have to start cooking. I’ll have a load of fresh produce...
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Kale & White Bean Soup
I was a little skeptical about a kale soup. It sounded just a little too… healthy. But I ended up loving this. Each week when we receive our CSA, the nonprofit who provides it highlights an ingredient...
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Resolutions in Motion
The final tally… Goal 1: Cook at home most nights of the week. I achieved this goal for 3 out of 6 weeks. 50%? Yikes. But the good news is, now that I’ve started a spring CSA, I’m doing much better....
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