Sundays

It is cooling down here in LA, and it even is raining this week, raining down on our drought-ridden earth and promising to keep the December weather around for at least another week. Before the rains came, though, we decided we …

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Jeff loves English Muffins. I love Jeff. Alas, Corelyn and I set out to make English Muffins from scratch this weekend, and we were not disappointed. They were relatively easy, just needed a little love (read: time.) Ingredients: 4 cups …

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So, today is basically my fave day of the year, because it’s National Raisin Day. If you know me personally, you know that I love, love raisins. They got me through college as a great snack, and I literally have …

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On lazy Sundays in America, I used to wake up and make coffee in my French press. If I happened to have all the necessary ingredients on hand, I would also make French toast to go with my coffee for …

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I don’t think it will surprise anyone that I found this recipe for Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies on Pinterest. I was intrigued because the original recipe calls for no butter or flour. How does one make cookies without such things? …

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Kelly of Studio DIY recently invited me to Blognic – a pot luck style picnic for LA bloggers! It was the first event I’d been to with other LA bloggers, and with Corelyn by my side (more on that, later) we headed …

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Hello Folks! I have to start by saying that I love a good cut of red meat. I tried my hand at making a beef brisket only a few months ago and have been refining the way I like to …

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A  few weeks ago, I got these two pictures in my email from my Mom (Hi Mom!) I was so impressed with her ingenious use of toppings for her cake balls (she used chopped pistachio, chopped chocolate covered pretzels, coconut, …

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Last night I got home and walked into the kitchen. I was getting myself a snack, when I heard Andrew at the door. When I opened it, Andrew and Corelyn walked in with bags of presents for Christmas, and a …

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This morning, Jennie and I arranged to meet at 9 AM for breakfast before she went off to work. Since we had approximately one million vegetables from her grocery shopping trip the day before, we decided a nice veggie-egg scramble …

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