From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Baby Fever

July 30, 2008

When you look at the photo associated with this post, what do you think? “Mmmmm… fresh homemade Challah bread.” That would be the logical thing to think, now wouldn’t it? When I took this bread out of the oven today, do you know the first thing I thought of? “Oh… it looks like a little [...]

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Going Green

July 29, 2008

We have been working hard here in the Dine & Dish household to lessen our environmental footprint. We have been taking small steps and are easing our way into the habits that will hopefully help our future generations to live in a thriving environment.
All this green business can be very confusing and it has taken [...]

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A Foodie Friend Tribute

July 27, 2008

I was traveling in the car last week on the way to South Padre for vacation when when a message popped up on my Twitter account about the loss of wonderful food blogger. Sher, of the blog What Did You Eat? passed away suddenly from a heart attack last week and has since left huge [...]

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Congrats to Stephanie!

July 26, 2008

Stephanie from Stephanie’s Kitchen is the lucky winner of the most recent Dine & Dish Giveaway. Stephanie’s comment corresponded with the number from the Random Number Generator, so she will be receiving her very own copy of my new favorite cookbook, Table Talk by Carol McManus, plus the Food for Talk conversation starters. If you [...]

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Retirement Community Observations

July 23, 2008

Spending a vacation in a South Texas retirement community brings on some interesting observations from a 34 and younger point of view.

Just because older people have bigger ears, does not mean they can hear better (keenly observed by my 4 year old).
For older men, shorts and knee-high socks seems to be the hottest trend of [...]

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Road Trip

July 18, 2008

The kids, my fun and crazy Aunt Rose, and I are off on a 16+ hour road trip tomorrow to visit my parents at the very southern tip of the big old state of Texas. I think when my parents retired down near South Padre, they decided to really test us to see how much [...]

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Another Teaser

July 17, 2008

I know you are probably sick of hearing about it, but I am so in love with this cookbook! The Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe from Table Talk by Carol McManus is so easy and incredibly moist and delicious. I’m in love!
Make sure you enter to win the cookbook by commenting on the [...]

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Dine & Dish Giveaway

July 16, 2008

Carol’s cookbook, Table Talk, continues to be extremely popular in my house. My love for this book has only increased with each recipe I try! I have decided that it would only be fair to give one of you the chance to win a copy of this fantastic cookbook. For dinner tonight, we had Tried [...]

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Table Talk – Food, Family, Love

July 14, 2008

Recently, I was asked what I was passionate about. What subject really got my engines revving? At the time, I mentioned that I had strong feelings about certain subjects, but could not think of any that I was extremely passionate about. Then, I knew just the thing… family meal time.
I am passionate about family meal [...]

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Just Don’t Think About It

July 12, 2008

I’m going to start this post off with a self-slap to my face, a shake, and a loud, “Kristen…get a hold of yourself!!!”. I need to pull it together, and I need to do so quickly. I have been an emotional wreck this week thinking about my middle daughter, Kelly, starting Kindergarten. I know [...]

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