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Continue reading →: Oh, Hello.So it’s been just under a year. Let’s chalk it up to writer’s block. But I have good news you guys, I remembered my password on the first try. “Cooking” these days is usually mac and cheese, plain noodles with butter, yogurt, fresh fruit, or cheesy eggs. I am on…
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Impatient Toasted Cheese Sandwich
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Continue reading →: Impatient Toasted Cheese SandwichYesterday I was far too impatient to wait for some butter to soften so that I could make a traditional grilled cheese sandwich. The kiddo was napping and the husband was outside doing lumberjack things and I was suddenly starving that VERY INSTANT and could not wait more than 3…
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Continue reading →: Egg Towers and R&R(&R) in VermontLast weekend we took a little re-charge, refresh, reboot trip up to Vermont (where I grew up) to visit my parents. Husband went skiing, Toddler and I went out to brunch with a very close friend, played in the snow, and ate. A lot. So much food. Mom greeted us…
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Egg in a Basket
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Continue reading →: Egg in a BasketNow that’s a happy-to-see-you breakfast. Cuz there’s a face in there. See it? Two eggy eyes, a toast nose, and a frying pan smile. Yeah, now you see it. Youuuu’re wellllcoooommmeeee. That’s whale for “you’re welcome”. Finding Dory, anyone? Ok moving on. I’m noticing that I seem to write most…
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Continue reading →: BON APPÉTIT’s Slow-Cooked Pork Shoulder with Braised White BeansSo I made this. It was F-ing fan-tastic. How fantastic was it? My husband ate beans. My, “I don’t like beans. No I won’t try a bite without making a sour face, or faking a smile, or pretending to choke” anti-bean husband ate the beans. All of them. Toddler also…
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Continue reading →: Shredded Beef and Quinoa Stuffed PeppersYesterday was a “I’m just gonna throw stuff in a slow cooker and hope for the best” day. I had beef in the freezer and I needed the space for something else. “Cool, we’re having beef of some kind for dinner… where did I put my coffee cup?” I’m lazy…
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Continue reading →: Snow Day Warm UpSo I’m making honeybell tangelo infused vodka. That’s what people do on snow days, right? Rob and I were supposed to go out for a much needed and often postponed date tonight but Mother Nature decided we should get snowed in again. Real nice of her. So we are sitting…
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Continue reading →: Well shit.I’m not sure how long it’s been since my last post, but I know my toddler daughter was an infant. So too long. Things have gone so fast and so slow I really have a hard time keeping track of who’s who at the zoo. Kiddo currently has four or…
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Continue reading →: Comfort food stuffsWell, today was one for the record books. The kind of day that breaks your spirit a little bit but then you get home and get a hug and a grin from your five month old and you’re like ok. Just another day. Buuuuut I still want comfort food.…
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Prime Rib
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Continue reading →: Prime Ribit’s 7am and I have a milk drunk baby asleep on my chest. What a surprise! I know, you’re thinking, “tell me something I don’t know, Alexa.” Since that’s the case, here’s something I learned that will forever be implemented as a Christmas tradition in my home: prime rib. Don’t…
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