I once worked at a terrible job. Everyone has days when we don’t want to go to work. I had months of days I didn’t want to go to work. I used more sick days …
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MM: Cheesy German “Spatula”
Once upon a time, I visited my German friend. We drank coffee, walked around her city, and cooked. It was awesome (minus a little back injury thanks to some icy stone steps). And I have …
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Can cooking make a comeback?
I owe my interest in cooking and baking to my mother and 4-H. I watched her–a stay-at-home-mom–cook for us three times a day. Whenever mom couldn’t be home to cook a meal, the oldest child …
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My drug of choice: Kaffee
I’ll never forget my first cup. It was Northern Ireland, 2006, just after dinner one night. I was facing another 6 hours of work that night and didn’t think a strong cup of tea would …
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Meatless Monday: Pomegranate and Pecan Fall Salad
It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving dinner and holiday parties with that little request–please bring a dish to share. Someone I know is fond of saying, “Sharing means caring” which makes this holiday request …
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Blueberry Bars
In the 1950’s a good wife was always an hour away from having a delicious roast beef dinner on the table in case the husband invited the boss and his wife over for dinner. At …
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Sweet Roasted Fall Veggies
Do you celebrate Meatless Monday? Do you know how it started? There are two histories. The first involves war-time rationing s during both World War I and World War II. The revitalization of …
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Cranberry Orange Breakfast Buns
Generally when I try someone else’s recipe I end up changing it to meet my needs. Normally I don’t like it exactly the way it’s written. That’s still technically true here (I changed 2 things), …
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Day 3 of APHA
APHA Annual Meeting’s Day 3 promised to be another full day of learning. (As was Day 2 morning and afternoon, less so Day 1) 6:20am – Up and at ’em for another workout! No better …
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Part 2 of Day 2 at APHA
These summaries quickly became too much for one post. I don’t want to overwhelm ya’ll with a full day’s learnings in one go. For pete’s sake–it was too overwhelming to take it all in in …
For the Love 