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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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Winter Brew Fest
Missoula loves to celebrate. Especially when it comes to beer. So twice a year we have a Brew Fest to celebrate all the local and regional brews we have access to. Unfortunately, I don’t like beer. At all. This wouldn’t be so bad if my husband weren’t a home brewer. I like sangria. And wine…
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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…
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Dinner I pulled out of my…
Brain. I pulled this dinner out of my brain. I completely made it up on the fly, and pretended to know what I was doing. I’ve heard of people making roux, and figured I could pretend to know how to do it too. This is flour and beef broth. Not a roux. Close enough? This…
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Healthier Banana Bread
I like healthy food. A lot. Actually, I like food a lot. So it’s important that the food I make is healthy. I make exceptions, of course, but I try to make sure that 90% of what I consume is made from whole foods, healthy fats, and quality ingredients. I want my food to taste…
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Bacon Things
Descriptive, right? You may not know this about me and my family, but we often use terms that are as vague as possible. It’s kind of like a game. “Can you make me that thing with the stuff?” is way more fun than saying “Can we have stir fry tonight?” And “Bacon Things” is way…