When I was in the 5th grade, my grandpa came to live with my family. At the time, I thought it might be temporary, but by the time I got to high s...
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When I first started blogging, I never got any comments. Each time a post would go out in the ether, I'd hold my breath a little, wondering if a k...
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How was your Thanksgiving? Did you overdose on pie and turkey? We spent the holiday practically snowed in in Lake Tahoe. It was a perfect wint...
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*Serves four, as part of the complete Childhood Favorites menu 1 1/2 cups of grated sharp cheddar cheese 3/4 cup of grated cave-aged Gruyere 4 ...
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*serves four For the chicken: 1.6 pounds of skinless chicken thighs (approximately) 2 tablespoons of honey 10 sprigs of thyme salt and...
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Serves eight 4 egg whites 1 cup of light brown sugar 2 tablespoons of dark cocoa sugar, plus additional for serving 1 cup of fresh whipped c...
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Serves four 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 large garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup of chorizo sausage 1/2 green cabbage, shredded sa...
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For the mango salsa: 1 mango, peeled and diced 1/2 jalapeno, cored, seeded, and finely minced 1 medium tomato, seeded and diced 1/3 cup of d...
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For the stock: 1 whole chicken 2 carrots, cut into thirds 3 celery stalks, cut into thirds 1 small onion, quartered 1 teaspoon of black peppe...
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Summer has quietly slipped out of my grip somehow and the other day, I had a fleeting thought about fall: about boots and hot chocolate and umbrella...
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I’ve noticed something interesting recently, about the way my generation thinks about the present and the future. Our everyday lives seem to def...
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This year (2013) has arguably been the biggest of my life. It didn't come without challenges. The most important event of the year was, of course,...