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Posted by Cate under Narrative

I’m still off for a few days, but Maddie and I were hard at work over the weekend to try and finish up most of the behind-the-scenes work on the Sweetnicks redesign, so we could go live in my absence.  I love, love, love the new design, and the back-end changes will allow me to keep […]

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Celebrating Chinese New Year - The Year of the Rat

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It wasn’t until our first Chinese New Year party last year that I learned really how much the holiday is truly steeped in tradition. We certainly have some of our own traditions when it comes to our New Year’s Day celebration, but not to this extent.
The red lanterns, the long list of things to do […]

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Parmesan Steak Fries

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After making these oven-baked fries, you just might not want to eat fries another way again. Now I realize that’s a rather bold statement to make, but how can you not when the end result is a healthy, full-flavor thick steak fry that’s easy to make and uses ingredients you likely have on hand?Around the […]

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ARF/5-A-Day #106

Posted by Cate under ARF/5-A-Day

The other day when I was on Cooking Light’s website looking up a recipe, I spied a picture for their Monte Cristo Sandwich. Would you believe I’ve managed to go nearly 38 years and have never had a Monte Cristo Sandwich? I know, shocking.
It really is a strange mix of things that just happen to […]

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Superbowl Party Fun

Posted by Cate under Narrative

Superbowl planning and food traditionally belongs to The Neighbors, and yesterday was no exception - I can’t hog all the holidays and fun, can I? We were aiming at keeping the food along the lines of the grazing type, perfect choices to hold us over for a few hours during the game.
I must have changed […]

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