I’ve always prided myself in being able to throw together a meal with not much more than what was already in my kitchen. Some people consider “staples” to be nothing more than cans of beans, bottled water, and condiments, but I’m of a different school of thought. “Staples” will allow a good meal to be [...]
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I truly cannot believe that it’s been almost 10 weeks of summer already. Camp ends on Friday, and school stuff starts again on Tuesday. It’s been a long and busy summer, as many of you can tell by my general lack of posting! I’ll be back in the kitchen more soon (which my waistline will [...]
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I’m not a beer drinker. I really don’t like it all that much. That is, unless it’s super cold, served in a plastic cup, while I’m at a Cubs game. Really, that’s the only time I’ll drink beer to drink beer. It’s a requirement of being a Cubs fan, but that’s a whole other post. [...]
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I’m on my video! (Anyone know the song? Anyone?) Voting has officially begun for Project Food Blog round #7! If you haven’t seen my very first video post, please watch it here on my Project Food Blog Challenge #7 post. After you’re done, please help me advance to round #8 by voting for my post [...]
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Picture this: a twelve-year-old Mara. Wait, you can’t do that. Here’s a point of reference: Now, imagine that it’s Saturday morning. My sleep schedule was such that I could easily wake up at 5:30 a.m. to meet my dad downstairs to enjoy episodes of Rocky & Bullwinkle while my younger sister and mom slept. Around [...]
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You’d think that the best part of a food festival would be, well, the food. While yes, the food was remarkable and the location was beyond fantastic, one of the most amazing parts of the FoodBuzz Festival was all of the amazing people I met and the things I took away from the experience. Be [...]
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