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Mini Pretzel Dogs

January 31, 2012

I think I’d like to write a book about how to make friends, entitled How to Make Friends, the almost fairytale. Chapter One Once upon a time there was a lonely girl who had but one friend… her snaggle-toothed mother.  One day, in the kitchen, she stumbled upon a rare and delicious combination.  A combination [...]

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Green Pea Pesto Ravioli

January 13, 2012

This is total brain food. If you think you know what I mean by that… think again. This is the sort of dish that you can make seated at your kitchen counter, or at your the desk that you’ve cleared off, or sitting on the floor beside the coffee table.  This is the sort of [...]

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Spinach Feta Blood Orange Salad

January 2, 2012

My grandmother used to have a house dress, house hair, and house shoes.  She made no apologies for boiling her fresh vegetables half way to kingdom come.  She sat with her Bible at every spare moment. I… well, I have a house sweater.  It’s big and grey with floppy sleeves and giant buttons.  It’s just [...]

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Spicy Lemon Date Spread

December 19, 2011

Have you ever tried to peel dates? Yea… me neither.  Except I totally tried.  It was hard. It was futile. Did you know you’re not supposed to peel dates? You’re not.  All it takes is one text to a friend.. and you’ll know for sure. Texting with sticky fingers. It’s just real.  No biggie. I [...]

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Pickle Fries

December 6, 2011

I think maybe I can see into my future.  Well, I can see into my future if my future involves me being pregnant. If I’m ever a pregnant Joy the Baker… oh sweet lordy… God help us all. I’ll totally be one of those pickles and ice cream women.  I’ll also be a marshmallow and [...]

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The Perfect Cheese Plate

November 8, 2011

Let’s be people that host parties. Let’s not just have people over… let’s host parties. Let’s be people that look effortlessly elegant all night… even if this just means wearing the perfect pair of flattering jeans. Let’s be people who always have perfect lipstick. Let’s be people who wear comfortable and stylish heels all night. [...]

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Lemon, Olive, and Parsley Quinoa Cakes

October 13, 2011

Dear Success, I got you. I’ve got a jar of Sharpie markers on my desk, a frozen coffee cake in my freezer just waiting to be baked, a handful of people tell me they love me, and there’s spinach in my bowl.  See?  I’ve got you, Success.  We’re totally roommates… and I’m totally not letting [...]

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Barbecue Onion Rings: baked and fried

September 30, 2011

Uh-huh. It’s onion ring time. Were you the little girl that would put a small onion ring on her ring finger and pretend that she was married? Yea… me neither.  That’s weird. … And I definitely didn’t do that today, as a grown-ass lady.  That would be even more odd. Except I totally did.  Yea. [...]

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Baked Curry Sweet Potato Fries

March 20, 2011
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Barbecue Buttermilk Onion Rings

October 18, 2010

Onions Rings make me want to drink Vanilla Milk Shakes. Vanilla Milk Shakes make me want to eat Cheeseburgers. Cheeseburgers make me want to eat French Fries. French Fries make me want to drink a Coke. Lord have mercy.  What have I gotten myself into?

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Spicy Roasted Pumpkin and Sunflower Seeds

October 1, 2010

I think people expect me to have, um… food… for them when they drop by my house.  Weird. Don’t they know I eat popcorn for dinner? I’m learning. I’m learning that I need to have at least a few staple items on hand for unexpected house guests:  a jar of these spiced nuts, a cold [...]

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Proscuitto Dijon Gruyere Puffs

April 1, 2009

Three things are true.  Let’s go over some facts. I’m gullible.  I prefer to think of it as less naive and more trusting.  If you tell me something, in all likelihood, I’ll believe you.  For this reason, let’s keep the April foolery to a minimum this morning.  It’s not really my style, and chances are, [...]

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