I am now covered in smokey-meat-scent. Perfect for a night of romance :)
I hope you had / are having a great Valentine’s Day!
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holidays
I had plans, but Mother Nature had other plans. And while I have a respectable amount of power in the kitchen, when Mother Nature decides to intervene, there’s not much I can do.
I’m up at the cabin with Dan and the boys and we are having our first white Thanksgiving. Without power. Without turkey. And without pumpkin pie.
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Before I tell you about this pie, I first want to thank you all for your support and kind words. The comments on yesterday’s post made me feel warm-and-fuzzy-special which is a nice change from the short-bus-special I normally feel.
I never rode a short bus but I did ride a special bus in high school that took me out of district to the nerd school. Maybe that explains a lot.
Well, anyway… let’s not delve too deeply into my high school world right now. We have pumpkin pie to talk about.
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Things around here have been a little crazy so I haven’t planned anything for Cinco de Mayo this year. I’ll probably end up just eating a quesadilla and making a margarita at home (as the weather heats up I’m looking forward to making a pitcher of watermelon margaritas again sometime soon).
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Mother’s Day is nearly upon us, are you ready? I think I am. Almost. I have a small, handmade gift for my mom that I will be mailing early next week. But I feel like it’s missing something.
While I try to figure out what it’s missing, here are a few ideas to brighten the days of the moms in your life…
Cook mom breakfast
Stacks and stacks of buttermilk pancakes loaded with blueberries (sliced bananas are also a nice addition). Imagine flipping them with this cheery spatula. Now imagine the smile on mom’s face.
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