Spring, sprouting and flinging all over the place

Mar 15th, 2009

Sometimes nature is cruel. Other times, while it’d be an exaggeration to call nature cruel, she’s not exactly helping things by subtly antagonizing the underlying issues of sibling rivalry. Thanks, nature, for this.  One more reason to pit sister against sister in the eternal contest for who is best. Allow me to settle the question [...]

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Pick a peck of pumpkins

Nov 10th, 2008

Disclosure: I don’t know how all those bloggers out there stay on top of things. I write the stuff down, really I do, but then there were election results to check 157 times a day (phew, anyone else happy that that’s behind us?) There’s the laundry to swap out, and then it’s time for swim [...]

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Apple Pie

Oct 18th, 2008

I like my apple pie on the not-so-sweet side, but you can always add more sugar to taste. I also like it piled super high, so base the amount of apples on the size of your pie plate. For the filling: 12-15 apples, peeled and sliced in thin slices 1/2 cup of brown sugar 2 [...]

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Confetti Cookies (shhh, there’s zucchini in there)

Jul 19th, 2008

I borrowed this recipe from Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, but I think it would work just as well to add the cup of zucchini to your go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. 1 egg, beaten ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup brown sugar 1/3 cup honey 1 tbsp. vanilla extract 1 cup white flour 1 cup whole [...]

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