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  • Okay. I admit it. I love my chickens. Of course they were adorable as little chicks. All fluffy and sweet. I cracked up every time one would fall asleep under […]

    Raising Chickens for Dummies

    Okay. I admit it. I love my chickens. Of course they were adorable as little chicks. All fluffy and sweet. I cracked up every time one would fall asleep under […]

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  • There are foods that I love and there are foods that I crave. Broccoli and Bacon Salad certainly fits the crave category. I even had a good friend become slighly […]

    Broccoli and Bacon Salad

    There are foods that I love and there are foods that I crave. Broccoli and Bacon Salad certainly fits the crave category. I even had a good friend become slighly […]

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  • Strawberry season and Bunco collided this week. I was so excited to pick my first crop of strawberries that naturally I went searching for a strawberry cake recipe to serve […]

    Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

    Strawberry season and Bunco collided this week. I was so excited to pick my first crop of strawberries that naturally I went searching for a strawberry cake recipe to serve […]

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  • Last Spring a girlfriend excitedly posted on Facebook that it was garlic scape season in Vermont. She was making pesto. A dozen questions popped into my head including, “What the […]

    Garlic and Onion Scapes

    Last Spring a girlfriend excitedly posted on Facebook that it was garlic scape season in Vermont. She was making pesto. A dozen questions popped into my head including, “What the […]

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  • Garfield, the eating obsessed tabby cat, has nothin’ on me. I loves me some lasagna! This “Greek-style” lasagna combines three of my favorite cheeses: Feta, Parmesan and Tillamook Garlic White Cheddar. If […]

    Greek Lasagna with Feta

    Garfield, the eating obsessed tabby cat, has nothin’ on me. I loves me some lasagna! This “Greek-style” lasagna combines three of my favorite cheeses: Feta, Parmesan and Tillamook Garlic White Cheddar. If […]

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  • I once read that every dish can be made better with either more chocolate or more bacon. While completely convinced that the bacon part is one of life’s great truths, […]

    Mexican Mole Sauce for Pork or Chicken

    I once read that every dish can be made better with either more chocolate or more bacon. While completely convinced that the bacon part is one of life’s great truths, […]

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  • Theory: Pesto + Hummus = Yum This was a mad science kind of creation for me. I felt like experimenting and after looking searching the pantry, the fridge and the […]

    Pesto Hummus

    Theory: Pesto + Hummus = Yum This was a mad science kind of creation for me. I felt like experimenting and after looking searching the pantry, the fridge and the […]

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  • Chai tea lattes are a weakness of mine. They are sweetly-spiced soothers. Having a rough day? Need a treat? Go get a chai tea latte. Needless to say, when I […]

    Chai-spiced Muffins with Pistachios

    Chai tea lattes are a weakness of mine. They are sweetly-spiced soothers. Having a rough day? Need a treat? Go get a chai tea latte. Needless to say, when I […]

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  • First inspired by Macaroni Grill’s Insalata Florentine, my Chicken Florentine salad has gone through many evolutions to get it right where I want it. Chicken Florentine Salad calls to me […]

    Chicken Florentine Salad

    First inspired by Macaroni Grill’s Insalata Florentine, my Chicken Florentine salad has gone through many evolutions to get it right where I want it. Chicken Florentine Salad calls to me […]

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  • Tuesdays are exciting for foodies like me. The Oregonian runs the Food Day section and I get to pick it apart and look for anything new and fun to try […]

    Green Onion Salsa

    Tuesdays are exciting for foodies like me. The Oregonian runs the Food Day section and I get to pick it apart and look for anything new and fun to try […]

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