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Entertaining on a Budget with Sam’s Club {KitchenAid Mixer Giveaway} CLOSED

January 5, 2012

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Rebecca Olson! Thanks to all for entering. As part of my 2012 focus word to “connect” more with others, I have decided to shoo away my Reluctant Entertainer and open up my home to others more often. Occasions big and small, I’m happier and my home is a [...]

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The Gift of Time {Recipe: Lemon Pepper Shrimp Over Pasta}

July 14, 2011

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately… lack of it, its speed and the meaning behind it. We have 4 weeks of summer remaining. I should be looking forward to those four weeks, anticipating the fun that we can have together, but instead I’ve been looking back, full of regret for the things we [...]

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Mastering the Grill (Recipe: Lime Grilled Shrimp)

June 3, 2010

Don’t miss your chance to win an apron from The Hip Hostess! Check out the giveaway on my Peanut Butter Pancake post! Show me a kitchen, and I’m right at home. Take me out to the grill and I freeze up without a clue as to what to do with the thing. My husband is [...]

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Spontaneity and BlogHer Food (Recipe – BBQ Shrimp)

September 24, 2009

When I was a Freshman in high school, I woke up on a dreary, wintery Kansas Saturday, came downstairs to the kitchen table and discovered a note left from my parents that said “We went to find the sunshine… be back on Monday”. Off the point of my post, my parents obviously had a lot [...]

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Through My Lens (Recipe: Black Pepper Shrimp)

August 2, 2009

At the “conference you all are probably tired of hearing about” last weekend, I had the most wonderful opportunity to spend the evening with 25 awesome and well respected food bloggers. It may sound cheesy to some, but that had to have been one of the best parts of the the entire weekend for me. [...]

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Culinary Snapshot (Recipe – Shrimp Linguine with Lemon Basil Sauce)

July 11, 2009

The picture above is of one of my very first food photos from back in 2004 when I started this crazy hobby of food photography. At that point in time, I had a lot to learn, and I still do. I spent time on the Recipezaar.com food photography forum, trying to learn the tips and [...]

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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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Identity Crisis (Shrimp and Asparagus Recipe)

February 26, 2009

Minus the fried ice cream and funnel cakes, our family has been trying to eat a bit healthier lately. Since my kids love fresh vegetables, I have been trying to incorporate as much as I can into our evening meals. That is why, when I saw this recipe for Shrimp and Asparagus on All Recipes [...]

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Dark Photos Photoshop Tip (and Thai Shrimp Linguine)

January 20, 2009

I’m going to preface this post by saying that I am just about the last person in the world to be passing out Photoshop and food photography tips.  That may be the case, but I am going to do it anyway! My dear friend, Julie Lackey, who is an extremely talented portrait photographer, shared this [...]

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The Flame

June 9, 2008

Kids change everything… they really do. We have three young kids and I would not change having them for anything. They are the brightest spots in our lives and I appreciate having the opportunity to be a mom each and every day. I am not going to lie though… kids do change everything. Going to [...]

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