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Experimental Cooking: Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies

I can’t follow directions very well, we know this. Halfway through making regular chocolate-chip cookies I was inspired to add more chocolatey-goodness. So I modified it. Results below: Chocolate-chocolate chip cookies Makes about 2 1/2 dozen Ingredients 2 1/4c flour … Continue reading

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Update — How Thanksgiving went and upcoming events

Oh my! I realized I forgot to update you guys about how my Thanksgiving meal went! Silly me! It was a good meal, overall. It was my first time cooking a turkey… which was definitely an adventure! I decided to … Continue reading

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Experimental Cooking and other things…

So tonight is more experimental cooking. I am mixing beef, yellow curry mix (with Jamaican flair), onions, orange bell pepper, frozen mixed veggies, cream, and flour (thickener) and making some kind of curry-ish-gravy to put over rice. I am not … Continue reading

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The BEST bowl of malt-o-meal EVER

Okay, So I know this isn’t the best topic to start with, but I can’t get it off my mind. Tonight I am home sick, and didn’t feel like making a proper meal. The only thing that caught my eye … Continue reading

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It’s My Daddy’s Fault…

I blame my Mother for so many things, but some are really my Daddy’s fault. He has taught me so many things since he joined the family. I smile every day when I think how blessed I am that he … Continue reading

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I Blame My Mother…

I think, to better explain myself, I had better explain how I grew up. I will start by saying that my life, though influenced by many relatives, has been very strongly influenced by my mother. Therefore? I blame her. First … Continue reading

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Happy Easter 2013

I will admit, I am a cradle-Catholic. What does that mean? Well, it is my Mamma’s religion, and therefore the religion in which she baptized and raised me. I have since strayed from the Catholic Church, though I do hold … Continue reading

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Foods from Childhood: Mamma’s Apple Pie Filling

Okay, here you go! Here is the pie recipe I have been promising you. Smelling or baking it takes me back to my childhood, stirring crust, rolling out the crust, and using the apple-corer-peeler to bake pie with my Mamma. … Continue reading

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Foods from Childhood: Mamma B’s Quick-n-Easy Chocolate Pie

Hello, family and friends! My Mamma’s Apple Pie recipe is still coming soon. I keep forgetting to grab my hand-written cookbook to get it. I have yet to memorize it. To make up for it, I am featuring my Mamma … Continue reading

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Anniversary Fun, July 2012 (days 3 and 4)

WARNING: Rambly, as most of my posts are. Read at your own risk. Back to our “Four days, four trips” adventure! For the third day, we decided to go all the way down to Salem to meet up with our … Continue reading

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