Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum I remember when I was in high school, looking in the mirror. I looked at myself and thought, “This is probably the thinnest I will ever be.” When I got into my early 20s, I remember looking into the…
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Yum I love looking through old cookbooks– you never know what treasures will be lurking in their pages. And recently I found a treasure in an old cooking magazine I got at the flea market. In the magazine was a recipe…
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Yum A lot can change in a year. You can finish your freshman year of college in a year. Your baby can start to take its first, tentative steps in a year. You can get engaged in a year. And you…
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Yum Have you ever tried to make homemade ice cream? Although it is a rare treat, homemade ice cream takes . . . OK. Let’s just say it. FOREVER. So how are you supposed to enjoy these last, fleeting days…
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Yum I have always loved Anne of Green Gables. From the lush, rolling countryside that makes you want to jump into the screen and never leave, to the staunch, sweet goodness of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, to the boyishly handsome,…
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Yum There is something so deliciously summery about strawberry pie. Personally, I’m a big fan of the “Shoney’s style” Mile High Strawberry Pie, but there is also something deliciously cute about hand pies. So I figure a marriage between classic strawberry…
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Yum Western Pennsylvania is an awesome place to grow up. You learn to drive on dirt or gravel roads, with your Dad pointing out the safest way to pass an Amish buggy on the curvy, snaking back roads (if you’ve…
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Yum “Don’t wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty.” — Brody Ahh . . . diets. Everyone has been on one at some point or another. The wretched things suck the joy out of every day. Would you…
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Yum You’ve heard of having sour apples. You’ve probably heard of having sour grapes. But . . . have you heard of having sour CHERRIES? Eh . . . sadly, very few people have. Sour cherries are one of those…
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Yum Nothing quite says “summer” to me like the sweet/sour pucker of lemon. With its bright, sunny yellow color and its pop of flavor, lemon can make even the hottest, stickiest summer day into something cool and delicious. These lemon…
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