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Six ingredients, six dirty dishes.

January 8, 2012

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We made it to Lincoln today. I was very proud of myself for remembering to take a list along to remind me of all the things to purchase, not so proud of myself for not remembering to actually check it in the stores. I had several ‘go back’ moments in the parking lots. When I [...]

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Let’s become very best friends, puff pastry.

January 2, 2012

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Today was a wonderful day, in that I was home from work before 4 o’clock! Woo-hoo! I was so excited, I even got in a tiny nap! Yay! The downside is that my internal clock was confused and within an hour after getting home I was completely ravenous, and it was still early in the [...]

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Spaghetti Squash – help me.

December 30, 2011

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A couple of weeks ago I briefly scanned some article about called ‘Squash will save you, Anderson Cooper!’ Ok, I may have only read a few scattered words, but I think the point was that Anderson Cooper does not eat enough vegetables and the author was telling him to eat squash. Then a week or [...]

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I do not know the name of this bread, bread.

December 7, 2011

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When I went down to see my Dad last weekend my mom made some incredible toast. She said that she should have made it for supper, but she wanted to make it anyway, so we had it for breakfast. It was to normal toast as footie pajamas are to normal pajamas (I might have that [...]

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Just enough

December 6, 2011

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Hey, I found a use for those little Tupperware things! (I tried the hot-water trick to get them to close, and it has worked a bit. I think they might need another run-through before they’re right, though.) I don’t know what has come over me, but I have been craving dessert at the end of [...]

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Squares or Triangles?

November 1, 2011

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My go-to Sunday lunch is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich, with that super-thin-sliced ham that they sell in packages. Mmmmmm…… full of preservatives…. Anyway, if I’m making a sandwich (or two) for Lloyd I ask, “Squares or triangles?” These are sandwiches for dipping in tomato soup, which is the only way anyone should ever [...]

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