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Make My Dinner

Posted by Cate under Narrative

Many moons age, there was a show on the Food Network called Ready, Set, Cook, hosted by Sissy Biggers. It was one of the first cooking shows I really got hooked on after Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. Two contestants would receive various ingredients and in a timed competition, had to make dishes on the […]

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ARF/5-A-Day #100

Posted by Cate under ARF/5-A-Day

So da boys are out tonight at my stepdaughter’s Christmas concert, and I am attempting to catch up on work. Somewhere, buried in one of my I-need-to-make-this-soon piles, is a recipe for eggplant. Can’t remember what magazine I tore the page from, nor the method, but it was recent enough that I bought the eggplant […]

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A Few Favorite Christmas Things

Posted by Cate under Holidays and More, Narrative

Hello, I’m back! ‘Tis the season no matter what religion you are or whether you celebrate Christmas or not. You can’t help but hear holiday music on the radio - I can’t believe they start playing Christmas music on the the day after Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong - I love Christmas and Christmas music, […]

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Santa Claus - Real Versus Fake

Posted by Cate under Holidays and More, Narrative

Nicholas is like a forty-year-old man trapped in a five-year-old’s body. He uses words like “apparently” and “unacceptable” freely in conversation, and in the correct way. He never ceases to amaze me by the things he says and thinks about and not a week goes by that he doesn’t ask me a question where I […]

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Bonne Femme Scallops - OMG

Posted by Cate under Narrative

Over the past ten years, I have tried a lot of Rachael Ray recipes, a ton. I vividly remember the first “recipe” I ever tried of hers. It was way back when she had just started her 30 Minute Meals on the Food Network and was a simple spinach salad dressed with nothing more than […]

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