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Crochet Progress: Small Steps
My crochet skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the past week. Keep in mind that prior to sitting down and devoting concerted efforts to this, my skills consisted solely of making scarves....
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30-Minute Meal Challenge: Prologue
My sweet friend Jenny is a foodie and blogger, and most recently, a writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s food and dining section. A couple weeks ago, one of Jenny’s frustrated friends vented...
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30-Minute Meal Challenge: Recap
So, as I posted earlier, we began our 30MM challenge at 6 p.m. this evening, with three of us making RR’s Parmigiano-Reggiano-Crusted Chicken Picata. The meal is complete, my belly is full, and now...
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Quick Quinoa Salad
The dog days of summer have arrived, and it is HOT here in the deep South. During these miserably hot, humid days, I don’t have much of an appetite at lunch for anything except cold foods – salads,...
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Kitchen Sink Stir-fry
You may be asking, What’s with all the food posts lately? Well, I’ve found myself accidentally stumbling on quick, delicious and relatively healthy recipes in recent weeks, and wanted to document them....
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Soup Swap
I know I post too much about food, but I can’t pass this one up. (I also know that my food posting is inversely proportional to the frequency of my visits to the gym). Sometime before Thanksgiving, my...
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Beef Tenderloin and Green Bean Salad
I seriously toyed with a couple different names for this salad, like “Beef and Bean Salad,” “Next Day Salad,” or my personal favorite, “Leftovers Salad.” But, none of those things sounded very...
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Dutch Oven Delight
For years, I have heard friends and food bloggers raving about their Dutch ovens – how great they are for browning meat, how perfectly they caramelize onions, and how they can – gasp! – go straight...
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One Pot Meal: Springtime Paella
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my new Dutch oven and the ensuing excitement surrounding this lovely, shiny red pot that now lives in my kitchen. Since then, our fridge decided to stop working, then...
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Project Terrarium
Here in Georgia, March means (in no particular order): daffodils, my birthday, a new tennis season, St. Patrick’s Day, mild weather perfectly suited to patio dining with Dave and the FatDog, more...
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Simple Chicken Soup
I’m not sure whether it’s the crazy swings in the weather, too little sleep, the open office plan at work, or some combination of the above, but I’m on day 4 of a sore throat and battling mightily to...
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Succulent Container Gardens
Well, after being in hiding for way too long, spring finally made its appearance a couple weeks ago, which means that (among other things) it’s time to PLANT ALL THE THINGS! This past weekend, I tried...
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My Favorite Cookbooks
I enjoy cooking quite a lot. Something about the artistry of making food that is both beautiful and delicious appeals to me. Some nights, dinner is simple and no-fuss, but it’s calming nonetheless to...
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