It all happened in a food-induced blur: I volunteered to host the next meeting of the Traveling Pans way back in March. Sure, I could host in June! Sure! Eight people could easily fit in our dining room! And the next thing I knew, we were actually planning the event. One fun thing about hosting [...]
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I like bullet point lists. Since there are a lot of “things” to tell/show you all, I’ll make a bullet point list. Sounds reasonable, yes? I had a lovely day today with my mom. We went and got pedicures, went out for crepes, shopped at a fabulous accessories store, and went to IKEA. Adam and [...]
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A Memorial Day cook-out is usually a first “hurrah”. The first grill-out, the first play day in the pool, the first meal cooked for others that features fresh local produce… I did the produce thing, and I thought about doing the grill thing (ended up just broiling inside)… (the veggie thing, recipe tomorrow!) Mom’s potato [...]
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Special occasions call for special treats. I don’t think anyone would disagree with me on that fact. A double birthday party though, in which a) one person was turning 50, b) his daughter was turning 6, and c) chocolate was requested, requires something decadent, tiny, and very very chocolate. I turned to my newest obsession [...]
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It’s with a heavy heart that I write this post… I toyed with not writing anything and carrying on, business as usual, as though nothing had happened… but that couldn’t happen. Most of you know that my dad passed away after a very short battle with pancreatic cancer this past January. All the while, through [...]
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Today is not only Mother’s Day, but it’s also her birthday… so there’s no other time more perfect to wax poetic about how amazing my mom is. I don’t think I’d be half the person I am today without my mom… from the time I was a little girl, she taught me to appreciate the [...]
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