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Insecurity (Recipe – Corn Flake Waffles)

July 14, 2009

(Check out the before/after for this food photo and learn some food photography tips by checking out Culinary Snapshot!)
I am usually a fairly confident and secure person, but for some reason lately I have been hit with a dose of insecurity. I think part of it is starting the Culinary Snapshot blog. I feel like [...]

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Keep Trying (Recipe: Rosemary Focaccia Bread)

July 13, 2009

Have you checked out my newest blog, Culinary Snapshot? I hope you will come on over, have a look, and submit your before/after photos! Check out the “behind the scenes” for this photo of Rosemary Focaccia.)

I have always had a love for writing. When I was in 3rd grade my teacher, Mrs Callahan, noticed that [...]

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Meet the Bloggers Interview #1 (Recipe: Effortless Egg Rolls)

June 7, 2009

This is the first in a series of interviews that will be running a couple of times a week on Dine & Dish. In conjunction with Adopt a Blogger, I will be introducing you to the Adopt a Blogger #3 matches and giving you a little peek into their adoption experience. I hope you will [...]

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Return to Menu Planning (Recipe: Strawberry Cake)

April 26, 2009

I have one small goal this week, aside from getting my writing deadlines done by the 30th, and that is to get back into Menu Planning. Now that my husband is not traveling again until sometime after the baby is born, I feel like it is important to get back into the routine of having [...]

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The Fall of a Brownie Purist (Recipe: Black & White Cheesecake Squares)

April 19, 2009

When I started my first blog over three years ago, I really struggled with which category of blogger I fell into. Was I a food blogger or a mommy blogger? I love cooking, baking and writing about food but I also couldn’t deny the fact that I am a mom and being a mom makes [...]

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Hugs for Comfort (Recipe: Broccoli and Chicken Noodle Soup)

April 2, 2009

I know I have mentioned this before, but my seven year old is a great kid. He is extremely well behaved at school, he is a nice friend, and he has such a kind heart. There is one thing about Jacob that does not fit his normal personality, and that is that once every 1 [...]

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The Facebook Conspiracy (Recipe: Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi)

March 20, 2009

A few months ago, I finally got on the bandwagon and created a Facebook account. After years of hearing my nieces and nephews talk about it, I just figured it was some kind of trendy kids site. One night, my high school friend Julie convinced me that it was cool for us 30 somethings to [...]

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Vacation Preparation (Peanut Butter Cake Bars Recipe)

March 10, 2009

We leave on our Spring Break vacation this coming Friday. We are heading south to visit my parents, who live near sunny South Padre Island, Texas. With three kiddos, flying is typically not at all economical, so we usually make the 2 day drive all packed into the good old minivan stuffed to the top [...]

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Moms Perogative (Penne and Chicken Tenderloins with Spiced Tomato Sauce)

March 8, 2009

My mom is an excellent cook. She was when we were growing up and she is still today. Without trying too sound bratty, however, there were a few things my mom cooked when I was growing up that I just did not care for. One was Goulash… we seemed to have Goulash all the time [...]

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