Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Yum This past year, my Mom had a bumper crop of red raspberries in her garden. She gave me several huge bags of raspberries, and since there were so many I washed the berries and plopped them into the freezer….
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Yum Once upon a time, my family and I went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina on vacation. We rented a little seaside cottage, walked barefoot in the sand, and ate freshly caught crab until we couldn’t stuff in…
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Yum It was one of those days. When I went to get the baby in the morning, she had apparently had the world’s largest spit-up in her crib, and was happily painting the walls, crib, and bedding with it. I…
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Yum I just love scones. They are the 15 minute wonder treat you can whip up to serve with coffee or tea when you get unexpected company. They can be endlessly customized to match your favorite flavors and the fruits…
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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 When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was have a “tea party.” It didn’t really matter who was on the guest list, and it didn’t really matter if we had real teacups. In…
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Yum “We live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” — MAD magazine My hubby recently went to Nevada for work. I asked him to get me one thing,…
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Yum Cherry pie is my absolute favorite pie of all time. Although it’s not a pie you see often at get-togethers, to me it represents the timeless beauty of another era. It’s a real treat when I’m lucky enough to have it…
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Yum I think there is a little girl lurking somewhere, deep inside every woman, who loves the idea of a fancy tea party. I just love to break out the fancy china (well, not literally break out), make some beautiful…
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