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Copy Cats and Cheaters? Sort of.
Welcome to my rant! I know that for some die hard foodies, these are some serious topics. I hope that you can read this with the same light-hearted intentions I had while writing. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” idea. When I’m imitating someone, that’s exactly…
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Chips–A 14 Step Plan
What to do if you run out of tortilla chips (with pictures): 1. Wonder how you can end up with salsa, but no chips. 2. Remain calm, and remind yourself that the store is not that far away. 3. Remind yourself that you’re lazy and don’t want to waste the energy to drive all the…
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Apple Cookie Epiphany
That’s fun to say. Try it! “Apple cookie epiphany.” Now say it five times fast. Seriously, try it! I had these cookies once before. It was back when Nick and I first started dating, and it had never occurred to me that you could put fruit in a cookie. Cookies had chocolate, or they weren’t…
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Homemade Spinach Pasta
Hello again! Every now and then, my husband does something so amazing, so wonderful, so delicious that he needs to be recognized. This is his post. I hope you enjoy, and are brave enough to try it! I woke up this morning with the itch to do something new and having just seen crd!‘s Spinach…
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Confessions
I have a few confessions to make. 1. I’ve had a can of Libby’s Pure Pumpkin Puree in my pantry since last fall. 2. I thought, until yesterday, that bread crumbs on macaroni and cheese were gross. Let me address my first confession. Since the end of August, I’ve been reading food bloggers who have…
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Hard Apple Cider, Homebrew Style
Here it is, the apple cider homebrew! This post is provided by my husband, the brewer extraordinaire. Enjoy! Making Homebrew is really satisfying, and relatively easy. I took the basic recipe from Instructables, and made some of my own modifications. A few things before we begin: All of your tools (buckets, carboys, spoons, hoses, funnels…
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Grown Ups
Remember when you were a kid, and your parents would have to force/bribe you to eat your vegetables? Or practically spoon feed you your meatloaf? I always remember thinking, “I’ll never eat this stuff when I’m a grownup! Cake and cookies for me everyday.” Now that I’m a grownup…mostly…I definitely don’t eat cake and cookies…
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Apple Crisp Homecoming
Eating apple crisp is kind of like coming home. But coming home is not always like eating apple crisp? Hmm…Nevermind. If you live anywhere in the vicinity of Griz Country, you’ll know that this weekend was Homecoming. We take these traditions seriously around here, so Missoula puts together the whole kit’n’caboodle–parades, tailgates, football game, etc.…
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Brinner
The quickest way to a man’s heart is actually…brinner! I can’t exactly remember the first time I found this out, but I love the reaction I get every time I bring up the subject. If I mention pancakes, french toast, or (dare I say it) bacon after 5:00 pm, the excitement becomes tangible. “You mean,…
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Apple Pressing Party!
Apple pressing is a fall activity that has sneakily become a tradition. I say sneakily, because it wasn’t something we planned to do every fall, but it’s so much fun that we’ve done it for the last three years. Picking the apples, running them through the presser, and then making the juice into cider makes…