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Perfect cheddar cornbread and Parsley root soup
Moist, fluffy, flavorful, and addictive: these are not typical adjectives for cornbread! I feel quite gluttonous at the moment. I just polished off my third piece of cheddar cornbread – at 10:30 at...
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A bientôt New Jersey, hallo Deutschland!
This will be a quick note today, and a mixed one at that. On the plus side, I will be going on some exciting travel for awhile! On the downside, I will most likely not be posting for another three...
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It’s been a long, long time since I’ve been here – so long, in fact, I used to be known as the Night Owl Chef. I was a single girl filling my days with work, my evenings with writing and cooking, and...
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Pumpkin spiced baked oatmeal with orange, cranberry, and pecan
Notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin, and orange emanate from this gem of a breakfast recipe … baked oatmeal – my new favorite meal! Everyone gets stuck in a food rut sometimes, I think. When I was in...
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Loving all things pumpkin – surprising pumpkin recipes abound!
Pumpkin soup It’s really no secret how much I love pumpkin. I’m one of those people who can’t wait to make pumpkin bread in the fall – in fact, sometimes I bake a loaf (or a batch of...
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Homemade Christmas gifts from the kitchen (and eggnog cake balls for a cookie...
Homemade caramel sauce, from mom’s kitchen to my spoon…. I promised to share photos from Strasbourg, and I will (just in time for Christmas!). I have the post half-written, actually. But first, I want...
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Joyeux Noel a Strasbourg! (Merry Christmas from Strasbourg!)
I want to tell you about Strasbourg, and then I want you to go and visit there. Believe me, you will want to after you see my photos. I was fortunate to borrow the tried-and-true Canon Rebel T3 camera...
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Compromise scones: Blueberry-cardamom scones or Cardamom scones
My half of the great scone compromise of 2013: blueberry-cardamom scones. We all have our reliable recipes – the chicken dish you make in a pinch when guests arrive, the cookie recipe that never flops...
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Cranberry white chocolate chip oatmeal cookies: Learning to love the unexpected
Cranberry white chocolate chip oatmeal cookies … fresh from the oven! One of the best things about marriage – and dating in general, I suppose, but marriage tends to make you work harder at this and...
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Dinner going smoothly: creamy white macaroni and cheese
This terrible photograph doesn’t do this delicious mac ‘n’ cheese justice. It was was heaven; my camera, alas, is not. Sometimes meatless nights are a welcome respite from the usual protein meals. I...
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