Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
This soup always reminds me of Christmas. Yep . . . my Mom always made us this soup, after Christmas, because it takes 3 cups of cooked ham. And our Christmas ham leftovers always disappeared into this scrumptious, rib-sticking…
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Yum A wise person once said, “There is nothing in this world more motivating than cheese.” Ooooohhh . . . that is so true. It is very hard to resist anything oozing with cheese. You can save just about any…
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Yum I don’t know about you, but every year at the County Fair, I look forward to one food more than any of the others. Yes. I walk past all the tempting candy apples and sausage sandwiches . . ….
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Yum Some of my favorite childhood memories can be traced back to Saturday mornings. Our best friends and neighbors, Dave and Shina, would often spend the night Friday, after school, and after epic sleepover fun (camping, S’mores, and fishing trips,…
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Plaid is such a neat material. It has a rich and illustrious history . . . as far back as the 1600s, the Scottish clans were proudly weaving their own custom plaids and embellishing their family tartans to wear with…
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Yum I remember it like it was yesterday: it was a special occasion, and my whole family went to Pizza Hut to celebrate. These were the “glory” days of Pizza Hut . . . when the booths were red and…
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I have a love hate relationship with fried chicken. Well . . . mostly love. This amazing, crispy Southern delicacy can get even the most stalwart dieting heart pumping with lust. But, unfortunately, like so many Southern staples, if you didn’t…
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Yum You know the scene from the cartoon “Ratatouille” where Anton Ego tastes the Ratatouille? He takes a suspicious bite, and then, suddenly, he stops chewing, his eyes go wide, and he is instantly transported back in time to his…
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Look at them. Aren’t they gorgeous? Sigh. Now look at these. Look long and hard, and remember. This here is Macaron Heartbreak Alley. I have traveled this horrible road many times. I have ruined so many macarons that I could have…
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Yum It’s hard not to love Milano cookies. Every time I go down the juice aisle to grab kid standards like apple juice and juice boxes . . . the accursed store employees have placed the cookie aisle right there,…
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