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Survival Salad
We’ve had a long spring this year. A long wet spring. Great for the grass and my water bill, not so great for morale. So I’m overjoyed about 80+ degree weather. It’s seriously my favorite time of year. I may have mentioned it once or twice. (Or everyday of my life.) But even though I’m…
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Travel Food
I’m going on a road trip this week, and I can’t tell you how excited I am! I’ll be performing “Views from Grandma’s Porch” with Bare Bait Dance, a fantastic modern dance company right here in Montana. I get to hang out with five of the loveliest ladies you’d ever meet, and dance till I…
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Orange Tempeh Stir Fry
I know what you’re thinking. “Really Jo? Wasn’t the tofu enough? What’s wrong with chicken? Do we really need more vegetarian options?” Yes. Always! Variety is the spice of life, my friend. And tempeh, like tofu, is excellent if you take the time to do it right. Looks odd, tastes great Tempeh doesn’t need to…
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So not Sloppy Joes
“Don’t tell my wife these are Sloppy Joes or she’ll hate them.” I overheard this line coming from the kitchen after I’d thrown together what I thought was a brilliant new concept for dinner. Seriously? How did I not catch on? It was one of those nights where we had nothing planned for dinner, and…
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Lessons learned
I had some recipe failures recently. It happens sometimes. No big deal! Unless it happens three times in a row. In a row! The first failure was still edible. Really spicy, but that can be ok. The second two? I need to talk about it. Can I vent? Thanks. Look at how pretty these were!…
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Spent Grain Burgers
Do you have a home brewer in your life? You’re going to need to find one. “What is spent grain?” you ask. I’m going to let Wikipedia answer that: Brewer’s spent grain (also called Spent grain, Brewer’s grain or Draff) is a byproduct of beer brewing consisting of the residue of malt and grain which…
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Chocolate Cups
This recipe has chocolate in it. It also has eggs. You don’t bake it in the oven. But it won’t kill you. Or even make you sick. Because it also has coffee in it. HOT coffee! The hot coffee cooks the eggs for you. No worries. Look at me, being all fancy and stuff. Like…
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How to make friends at parties in 8 easy steps
Step one: Roast a head of garlic and a red bell pepper. Comment repeatedly about how the roasted red pepper looks like a flower. Step two: Find a brie baker. This one was made by my very talented mother in law. If you don’t have a brie baker, or a very talented mother in law,…
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Apple Pies
I know, I’ve made a few pies lately. But see how these are different? Look at how adorable these are! I mean, come on. Could you resist? I sure couldn’t. Which explains why I don’t have a picture of these all plated nicely, snuggling with ice cream. We ate them before I had a chance…