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Nix the Newtons
Temperatures may be dropping in the rest of the country, but in my little neck of the farmlands, they’re still between 80-90, even pushing 100. Definitely won’t be seeing the leaves change colors...
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Not Cooking? Not a Problem!
This past weekend, thermometers threatened to shatter as the sun glared down at my tiny California town. Yes, fall officially began on September 22, but a week later the sun was still ignoring our...
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Einstein’s Cheesy Solution
Fact: I am a scientist. Fact: I am a little crazy. Fact: Crazy scientists’ hair shoots straight out of their heads when they’re excited by a brilliant idea. …Okay, so I have slightly fault logic....
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Best Meals of 2012
I know, the logical order would have been to start with my favorite meals of the year and finish with desserts… But I love sweets so much that I couldn’t wait to share those with you! I promise I...
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Cheesecake Confusion
Cheesecake really confused me as a kid. I sprinkled mozzarella on my pizza and pasta, and I ate cake with ice cream at birthday parties. But combining the two?… Did that mean topping the cake with...
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Restaurant Menus: More Than Just Tonight’s Specials
Artists draw their inspiration from just about anywhere. Sitting under a tree at a park, the three-year-old rosy-cheeked girl digging in the sandbox may become a painter’s next subject. Or ordering a...
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Dinner Decisions
My guy and I rarely agree on dinner dishes. He bought beef, but I wanted chicken. He cooked rice, but I craved bread. He felt like spaghetti, but I made a stir fry. He’s up for Chinese, but I’d...
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Oh, Paris!
I finally reconnected with my inner bookworm last week. I meant to do that, oh, 8 months ago when I visited an old friend and she lent me Julia Child’s My Life in France. But work got in the way,...
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Philly Cheesesteak Flatbread
Despite nearly missing our connection in Denver, our second flight flew by uneventfully, and the plane pulled into the gate right on time in Philadelphia. Without any checked bags, Dad and I breezed...
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Pizza “Cinnamon” Rolls
Marching band season has officially begun. Every night on my evening walk, I hear the “Boom! Boom! Boom!” explosions of the beating bass drums from the college football field a mile away. A mile...
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