Any time we have people over, there are two questions I ask as soon as they walk in the door: Can I get you something to eat? Can I get you something to drink? Usually, the answer to the “something to eat” question is a “no, thanks, we’ll just munch on whatever’s you’ve got out. [...]
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I’ve been out and about with my friend Ericka since she arrived on Monday afternoon… but, for Ericka and I, “out and about” includes things like going to fun grocery stores, coming up with recipes, cooking, and eating. Our friendship has pretty much always been like that, actually. We met in college when we shared [...]
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Thank you all so much for your supportive words on my last post! I think that with all your support, and of course the support of Adam and my family, I CAN DO THIS!! So, in the spirit of going healthier, I knew that tonight’s dinner had to be a complete trifecta: A good balance [...]
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Apparently, I’m a subliminally creepy blog stalker. I had one of those busy days where, even during lunch, I didn’t have time to sit and read blogs. Apparently, Jenna and I are subliminally connected. I found myself googling “chicken tikka masala recipes” this afternoon between my last class and newspaper staff meeting, and found a [...]
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Many months ago, in what feels like another lifetime at this point, I got an email from my friend Mal. You may remember her as the person who started the A to Z Literacy Movement, and I talked about her throughout September when every one of your clicks was a donation to A to Z. [...]
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It was the phone call students (and teachers) around the country live for. As I left school yesterday, the caller ID flashed with my district’s phone number, and the recording said “Due to severe winter weather conditions, all schools in our district will be closed on Wednesday, February 2.” I believe the first word out [...]
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Yeah, I’m doing one too… why not? All the cool kids are doing it, and I’m one of the cool kids, right? The TOP 10 recipes and posts of 2010 as featured here on What’s For Dinner! #10: Pink Sparkly Meringue Cookies #9: Teriyaki and Sweet Potato Tower #8: Mini Cupcake Bites #7: African Peanut [...]
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Last school year, I instructed you, my lovely readers, to be jealous of my coworker. It was my teammate Matt’s birthday and, due to my budding cupcake hobby, I made him some decadent (and as he said, heart-attack inducing) brownie cupcakes. He was the first person at work to get cupcakes made specifically for him, [...]
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**VOTING IS NOW OPEN!!!** As soon as I read the prompt for FoodBuzz Project Food Blog Challenge #4, I was intimidated. The challenge prompted us to use photography to show the process of a recipe using photos, taking what could potentially be a complex recipe and breaking it down into steps using photography. I’m not [...]
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