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Rage Against the Machine

Posted by Cate under Narrative

And in this case, the “machine” would be the folks behind the America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Country/Cook’s Illustrated brand.  When it comes to copyrighting recipes, the law gets a bit murky at best.  Actually, maybe that’s not the best way to put it.  The law is, I guess, fairly clear.  You cannot copyright a list of […]

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Do You Cook Like Your Mother?

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A semi-recent study done by General Mills/Betty Crocker dives deep into how women, particularly in their 20s and 40s cook, and more importantly, if they are cooking like their mothers.  Their findings indicated that women in their 20s were often raised by working moms, so going out to eat, getting take-out and microwave usage was […]

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ARF/5-A-Day #128 - The Final Frontier

Posted by Cate under Narrative

Another Tuesday, another ARF/5-A-Day roundup, albeit a teeny tiny one.  Hopefully everyone is outside enjoying the wonderful summer weather.  I don’t know how it is where you are, but we finally got a welcome respite from a week-long heatwave today … thank goodness.
Tonight is officially the last ARF/5-A-Day roundup.  It has been such fun seeing […]

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Shhh … Kids Sleeping

Posted by Cate under Narrative

The other day, when Maddie woke up at 6 am, I gave her a bottle, laid her down next to me, and after finishing it off, she fell back asleep.  When Nicholas woke up, he crawled into bed with us, savoring the last few minutes of peace before our day began.
Maddie woke up first and as you […]

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Things That Make You Go Hmmm … Part Two

Posted by Cate under Narrative

When I have burning questions on my mind, I know just where to turn … you, my dear readers.  You’ve haven’t let me down before, so here’s what’s top ‘o mind lately:
1.  Nicholas has discovered a love for, of all things, Beefaroni, courtesy of Summer Camp.  I am certain their version is just from a can, […]

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