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The Great Steak Experience
I just recently did a stint in Marshalltown, IA – home of my employer’s “mother ship” operations offices. There isn’t really anything much to do in Marshalltown and more importantly, there isn’t...
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Grill Closed – Back in Six Months
Great God Almighty, I’m done with summer. All – repeat: ALL – of my once lovely perennials are crispy, wilted and dead and I don’t care. The mosquitoes have taken over the yards and porches with an...
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Some Meat on the Bone
My baby boy, Jack I ran into an old friend at a wing and rib restaurant last week. It was her young daughter’s birthday and when asked what she wanted for supper on her birthday, her daughter...
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Getting Tipsy
Tipsy Hedgehog The other day I wanted my mom’s recipe for a dessert we call Tipsy. I wanted it right then and there at 11:47 Tuesday morning. I did not want to wait until I next made the five-mile...
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Tuna Casserole! Really.
I have a day job. I do freelance work. I get sucked in to every neighborhood, team, school and booster project. At least one of the kids has some sort of practice each night of the week. The hours...
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Burn Out
I have a confession to make. I burn stuff all the time. It’s a problem I’ve been dealing with since the onions were born. I love cooking – obviously – but it’s more than just a pastime. When I say...
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My Ninja and Other Awesomeness
What I love most about this time of year can be summed up in five blow-your-face-off-they’re-so-awesome things: 5 – Homemade Ice Cream. This is my new obsession. I realized a few years ago that I...
View ArticleMemorial Day Menu & Recipes
I’m no barbeque expert nor do I have the equipment to throw down grill-master style. So I adapted (culinary Darwinism?). This menu includes my recipe for slow-cooked ribs (in the oven) and an...
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Grown Folk Birthday Menu
Brutus’ 5th birthday party is this weekend. As usual, we’re having a pool party (because it’s FREE). The kids will have a blast swimming and frolicking in the water. The parents will not. The parents...
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Zucchini – Making the Cut
I love this time of year in the South. Even if it does feel like someone’s ironing my face every time I step outside. I love that Husband came home with two grocery sacks full of fresh zucchini that...
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Butter Tarts for Canada Day
The single greatest dish to come out of Canada is the Butter Tart (sometimes called Taffy Tarts – or maybe just Husband calls them that?). Now, if you know how much I lovvvvve Poutine you will know...
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My Pop Tart Mission
As I’ve mentioned in just about every other article I’ve written, my life is total ferkin chaos. I have children and work coming out of my ears. Take one minute out of my morning routine and you...
View ArticleSuck It, Betty Crocker
I have maintained for quite some time that one could not duplicate the moist, light consistency of a boxed chocolate cake mix in a homemade recipe. I would see a beautiful recipe in a magazine or...
View ArticleSuck It, Betty Crocker – Part II
I thought I could die happy when I was able to scratch Create the Perfect Chocolate Cake Recipe off my bucket list. Then I kind of started feeling like a one-trick pony and wanted to be able to do the...
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You’re Smoking What?
I’m a South Carolina girl. Among many, many other things, that means I have a few born-and-bred ideas about barbeque. For starters, it means I spell it with a “q”. It also means my barbeque sauce is...
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