Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Fall Table Design In corroboration with Jill Lang from Argyle Cottage As the sweaty, sticky days of summer start to wind down, there is a subtle shift in the air– a breath of promise so subtle that you almost miss…
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For the Love of a Dentist I think almost everyone fears the dentist. The dentist is worse than income taxes. The dentist is worse than the first day of high school. The dentist is losing your wallet, being in…
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Yum When the dog days of summer finally start giving way to the crisp, cool evenings of late August and early September, I start dreaming of fall. I dream of big, cozy sweaters and plaid shirts. I dream of favorite…
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A Good Breakfast My Grandparents were firm believers in the power of “a good breakfast.” They always rose before the sun was up, waking us up with the clanging of pans in the kitchen as they prepared the usual ritual….
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Yum Remember when you were a little kid? It was a long day in the third grade. You got in trouble for talking when EVERYONE knew it was Johnny talking to you first, and then you had to sit at…
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Yum When I was a kid, my Mom used to make a sticky, sweet, slightly savory chicken dish that we all loved. I now know it was a honey curry sauce she poured over the top, but as kids, we…
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Yum Sometimes, when I’m having a chocolate craving, I sit there and think to myself, “I’d love to have a chocolate chip cookie.” Other times, I think, “I’d just adore a gooey, fudgy brownie.” I think that some stressed out…
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Let Yourself Be Human I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with our daughter. We had a 2 year old son, already, and I was perfectly content with just one child, after a horribly difficult pregnancy and…
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Yum When I was a kid growing up in Pennsylvania, I loved visiting my grandparents’ dairy farm. I remember running barefoot through those carefree summer days, with skinned knees, lots of sunburn, and a smile. I remember sleeping with the…
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Yum You may not believe this, but as a kid, I didn’t care for peanut butter. I didn’t like Reese’s cups. I hated PB&J. Chocolate peanut butter was my all time most yucky combo. And then, something changed. I became…
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