My office window faces the backyard which is covered in leaves. Not pretty fall leaves. The crunchy, dried up brown leaves. The ones that crush when you try to rake them. It’s cold, almost arctic (that’s what the news said) and I plan to hibernate for the next 4 months….
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caramelized cauliflower with pan toasted fennel
You might want to cover your ears. I just ate an entire head of roasted cauliflower! Is that gross? Probably. I’d think so if you told me that. And surprisingly, I didn’t get a stomach ache (I know what you’re thinking and no, none of that either). Let’s face it:…
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letting go
That’s how I felt. Scared. Reserved. Thrown to the dogs (or baby deer- whatever). This is me, circa 1985 in a petting zoo with a bunch of animals. Completely innocent and unaware. Blogging is very similar. Two years ago I came onto the scene without a clue. It was like…
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baked wild mushroom risotto
I smelled like a fajita combo. There I was, standing amongst 15 other parents waiting for our kids outside the classroom. Everything was fine at first. In fact, I was initially worried about my black eye from the day before (a radio fell on my face while trying to grab…
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french cruller bundt cake
The bundt. I’ve never made one before in my life. For me, the romantic notion of fluffy batter poured into a decorative mold and baked to sweet perfection is doomed by the unknown. Will it stick? Will it be lopsided? What about icing? Don’t even get me started on icing!…
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