I love lunch time, its my opportunity to get a little creative and cook whatever I want. Dinners are restricted by Bill’s dislikes (seafood, spinach, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, asparagus, squash, sweet potatoes, basically all my favorite things). He always says I’m welcome to cook whatever I like, which is very sweet, but I really enjoy…

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And I love repurposing leftovers. It makes me crazy when people are all…”thats just not enough to be worth taking home”. Seriously? Thats a whole other meal with a little creativity. So the other day Bill and I went out with some friends to Chili’s. I’m not a huge fan of chain restaurants, but I…

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Saturday mornings I get up and I make breakfast for my family. At the moment thats just Bill and our Sam dog but its one of the main highlights of my week. Its nothing special, just breakfast bit spending that time with Bill (and the Sam dog) brings a ton of joy to my heart.…

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I’ve been SO wanting to learn how to can things: salsa, sauce (marinara), pickles, jalepenos, etc. I saw this book during our shopping excursion and was amazed that it was at such a trending place like Anthropologie. I’d be for any book on canning really, Ooo, especially an old 1950s one. That would be perfect!…

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A lot has happened in the last week or so. Its taken some adjusting, and I’m sure there is still more adjusting to come but at the moment things are busy yet balanced which is where I prefer to be. While I’m working on all those blog updates I will leave you with this… Baked…

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Pizzelle remind me of family and of the holidays. Over two years ago my dad found a Pizzelle iron at an estate sale and gifted it to me with the mandate that I make pizzelle every christmas until the end of time (I kid, I kid). This was the first Christmas since he gave it…

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