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Leftovers: Links You May Have Missed
October 30, 2009 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
Leftovers: Links You May Have Missed

What were we reading this week, instead of writing hard-hitting articles about chocolate or refried beans? How to make your own candy classics, Jolt Cola ceasing operations, some cool kitchen watercolors, and much more…

Fast Food at High Speeds in Hot Climates or Long Days Journey Into Fat
October 29, 2009 – 8:48 pm | One Comment
Fast Food at High Speeds in Hot Climates or Long Days Journey Into Fat

Every good American knows, deep in the recesses of our fatty happy hearts, that fast food is only really appropriate if you are on the open road. Though I’m not sure the half hour drive …

Today’s Parent: Defication Alliteration
October 29, 2009 – 8:45 am | One Comment
Today’s Parent: Defication Alliteration

I don’t have a baby. And when I do I don’t plan to let it shit on the floor. But that’s just me. Some people (not those as open-minded and non judgmental as I) find …

Entertaining at Home: Party of Four
October 28, 2009 – 6:45 pm | No Comment
Entertaining at Home: Party of Four

I love to play hostess, even where we only have two friends to invite. Our neighbors from Casa Roosevelt were here Monday night for pizza and Anarchy. It had been a while since we last had guests …

Life Choices: My Subaru Outlook
October 27, 2009 – 8:30 am | No Comment
Life Choices: My Subaru Outlook

 
So much in life seems to happen from momentum. From where we live to what we drive is based on myriad factors and variables and choices we made long before the present. The pressure is immense …

Winter Eating: Our Favorite Beef Stew
October 26, 2009 – 3:13 pm | One Comment
Winter Eating: Our Favorite Beef Stew

As the nights get chillier, our minds turn to thoughts of beef stew. Our favorite recipes all instruct you to dredge your beef chunks in flour first, and then pan-sear, which seals in juices AND …

Leftovers: Links You May Have Missed
October 23, 2009 – 2:37 pm | No Comment
Leftovers: Links You May Have Missed

What captured our attention this week? A recap of the year’s Top 10 Worst Food Trends, Baby Wipe flavored Jelly Bellys, a streetlight recycled into a floor lamp, and more…

The Moral of the Story is…don’t be 14 (or 31) if you can avoid it
October 22, 2009 – 3:23 pm | 3 Comments
The Moral of the Story is…don’t be 14 (or 31) if you can avoid it

When I was a pissy 9th grader and my evil parents forced me, against my will, to abandon my entire life and everything I knew to take a one week cruise in the Carribean, and I …

Build Your Own Reclaimed Wood Spice Rack
October 21, 2009 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
Build Your Own Reclaimed Wood Spice Rack

This idea for a spice rack was inspired by Etsy seller “ReclaimFrames,” who does a lot of cool stuff with found and reclaimed wood. Our kitchen leans a little modern, and one of our pantry …

Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Sales Reps….
October 20, 2009 – 7:00 am | One Comment
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Sales Reps….

Every time I pick up a phone and call a customer, I crush another tiny piece of my mother’s soul.
“Oh God. I’m so embarassed. Why is it that MY daughter – my SMART daughter – …

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