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Pumpkins, Hotdogs, and Ta-Tas
Happy Sugar Hangover Day! Halloween is always such a fun holiday, and it has always been a fun tradition in my family to celebrate with food, fun, and friends. I should probably explain the Ta-Tas....
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A Pantry Dinner
Despite the many eye rolls from a number of the men I know (including my husband), I was one of the thousands of fans who woke up in the wee hours of the West Coast morning to watch Prince William wed...
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Not Your Average Sheboygan
I grew up with brats. Not brats, like the screaming child who kicked you in the leg at the grocery store, but bratwurst, the sausage (pronounced broughts). My dad, being a native Michigan Upper...
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Comfort Food and 9/11
I think, in every generation, there is a time or event that makes others in the same and future generations say, “Where were you when…?” Today is the 10th anniversary of that event. I was on duty as...
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OuchyWowWow
Before I get to explaining said phrase, let’s recap the wonderful holiday season: Happy 2012! Supposedly, according to Mayan Calendar beliefs, we are doomed for an end-times...
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Weekend Getaway
I’m sitting here looking out over the snow (yes, we had a snow day today) and thinking about the last time I sat looking out over the snow. It was two days ago, at the end of an incredibly relaxing...
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Seething
The Oregon Coast is known for many wonderful things: the fishing, logging, rugged and picturesque beaches, amazingly horizontal rain, and knock your socks of wind. During the summertime, the berries...
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Turkey Day Trials 2013
We’re starting again! The best time of the year – Thanksgiving! Such a wonderful holiday filled with the smells of warming cinnamon spices, the joyous laughter of friends and family, and The Dog...
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Cookies and Salads
The other day, Rob and I did some Back To School grocery shopping, and it happened to be a date-night of sorts. We had already eaten dinner, and flashbacks of our Coos Bay days of taking a stroll down...
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Happy Harvest Season
Is there anything better than the start of autumn? The cooler weather, fresh and breezy air, and all the yummy food that arise at this time all bring about a welcomed reset button. At the first feel of...
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Beet Down – A New Way to do Beets
I’ve moved a lot, both growing up and now in my adult years. More than occasionally I get the, “How do you do that?” round of questioning, mostly from people that consider a significant move an...
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Hurricane Salad
Right now, leaves are rustling due to a nice, cool, dry breeze, the windows are open in my always-ever-locked house, and I am enjoying what feels like the very first taste of autumn. When I walk...
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Politics, Holidays, and Artichoke Dip
Holy cow. What a whirlwind. We’ve been in November for 9 days. And it’s been nuts. Let’s just look at this empirically, shall we? With the start of November, first there was the take down of...
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