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Online Recipes

The Dark Side of Angel Food Cake (Recipe: Chocolate Angel Food Cake)

May 29, 2010

I’m sure that I am breaking all the blogging rules by posting this on the weekend… and a holiday weekend at that, but I can’t wait a second longer to share these recipes with you. If you have a Memorial Day party to go to this weekend and you are looking for the simplest of [...]

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55 Knives Cookbook (Recipe – Country Dinner Rolls)

May 24, 2010

There is a great new e-cookbook on the market today called 55 Knives and I am honored to be one of 55 food bloggers with a personal story and favorite recipe featured in it. I have had the pleasure of looking through this e-cookbook and am so thrilled with how it turned out. The stories [...]

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The Reluctant Entertainer (Recipe: Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake)

May 18, 2010

I have a guest post up over at the beautiful blog, The Reluctant Entertainer. If you haven’t been introduced to Sandy and her blog yet, now is the time for you to head over and take a look around. Her blog is full of simple and effective entertaining tips, wonderful stories, and scrumptious photographs. Plus, [...]

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Food Photography Workshop (Recipe: Mustard Dip for Artichokes)

May 14, 2010

I’m always a day late and a dollar short. Denise of Chez Us was telling me about the food photography workshops she is coordinating in San Francisco and of course, I wanted to get the word out to everyone because this is such an awesome opportunity. Well, a week passes and guess what… the first [...]

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A Messed Up Life (Recipe: Southern Buttermilk Biscuits)

May 12, 2010

Well, it’s official. That future therapy fund for my kids that I have been contributing to since their birth is definitely going to be used. Ella, my three year old, just informed me that I am messing up her life. Yep… at 3, she is already talking like a fifteen year old who can’t stand [...]

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The Prepared Mama (Recipe – Turkey Black Bean Burgers)

May 9, 2010

The other day, I was sitting in a room full of moms, when a lady came in with a screaming toddler. He had cut his big toe something awful and needed a band-aid. In that room full of moms, I was able to open my purse and pull out a first aid kit with band-aids. [...]

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Two Types of Cooks (Recipe: Triple-Decker Decadence Cookies)

May 3, 2010

I firmly believe that there are two types of bakers in the world… the “lickers” and the “scrape it clean”ers. I will admit, I am a licker. I think I consume the majority of the calories when I am baking from the dough and batter, typically preferring that to the finished product. My kiddos always [...]

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Too Old for Comfort? (Recipe – Diner Meat Loaf Muffins)

April 12, 2010

I’m coming to you all, once again, for parenting advice. You’ve supported me through my experience with Postpartum Depression. You’ve offered advice when I was Parenting with a Heavy Heart. You have even stepped up when things got serious around here… remember the controversy surrounding hand-me-down undies? Now, I am looking to you all to [...]

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Finally, Beyond Plain (Recipe: Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes)

April 7, 2010

I’ve been dealing with Postpartum Depression. You might remember, back in October, I was diagnosed with having symptoms of Postpartum Depression stemming from the birth of my sweet Leah last May. My symptoms presented themselves in a different way that I didn’t realize was PPD. I wasn’t sad or weepy… just very anxious, edgy and [...]

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Slightly Obsessive and Menu Plan Monday

March 29, 2010

I get slightly obsessive about things, especially when it comes to food and cravings. For example, last week I received an email from a friend about Cinco de Mayo and the very mention of that awesome holiday sent me into a “I MUST have Mexican food, now!” frenzy. Later in the week, I was at [...]

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