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Cook All Night BBQ Brisket

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Growing up, I loved diners.  I gravitated towards he old school jukebox stainless steel kind (and still do), and for many years, I dreamed of opening my own place up.  Now the dream has shifted, but I still live out my diner love when I watch Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.  Hosted by Guy […]

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“I’m Going to Call Her ‘Monkey Girl’”

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“I’m going to call Madeline “Monkey Girl,” Nick said as we were driving home from the bookstore recently.  I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that his sister was tightly clutching two brand new monkeys in her little fists.  She spied them in the kids section of the bookstore, and held onto […]

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Iced Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies

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I’m always on the lookout for a good new cookie recipe to add to our regular rotation.  Luckily between various neighbors, family and friends, the office, Madeline’s daycare, Nick’s carpool and more, I have plenty of taste-testers ready to give me their opinion.  The quicker I get the desserts out of the house, the safer […]

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Chicken and Waffles

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I tend to get total tunnel vision sometimes when it comes to food.  All I need to do is hear about a dish or type of food, whether it be on tv, in a magazine article or online, and all the sudden, it’s all I can think about.  I’ll hear a commercial for a local […]

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Exploring Our Backyard: Liberty Science Center

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Last Monday, since I was off and Nick’s school was closed, I had told him that we’d go to a museum involving the Presidents, which seemed only fitting since it was President’s Day.  Well, then the flu hit and I was down for the count … and then some.  I felt terrible because I knew […]

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