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Sun-Dried Tomato, Basil, and Parmesan Muffins

April 1, 2009

[Take a large, super unlady-like bite of muffin.] [Lick fingers, wipe on jeans.] [Enter a witty antedocte that somehow relates to food and marriage.] [Or not.] [Click Post.] Another batch of savory muffins using the “master recipe” from 1 Mix, 100 Muffins. I loaded these muffins with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, and a mound of [...]

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Scallion and Goat Cheese Muffins

March 15, 2009

I put all new cookbooks go through an initiation process, of sorts. Maybe it’s more of an orientation. I read each book, cover to cover, once. Well-written books like those from The Pastry Queen find their way to my nightstand Then I sit next to my husband on the couch while he plays Gears 2 [...]

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White Seafood Lasagna

March 8, 2009
White Seafood Lasagna

If we had to be stranded on an island with only one cut of meat, I think we’d probably both take a medium-rare filet. But if you could promise me that they’re super fresh, we could make a really strong case to take King Crab instead. We love, love, love king crab legs. Gently steamed [...]

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Pulled Pork with Orange Barbecue Sauce

February 17, 2009

…Somewhere real far south when I suggested to my husband that we get barbecue for dinner. I might be a born-and-raised Texan but barbecue is never anywhere near the top of my list. It’s usually not even on the list. My crockpot is by far the most unused gadget in my kitchen. Most of the [...]

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Homemade Tomato Soup

January 28, 2009
Classic Tomato Soup

Honey, I’m siiiiiiick. It’s the only warning shot that my husband gets before it all breaks loose. It seems the stereotype is that grown men make the worst patients. I’m a terrible patient. I sniffle, I whine, I cough, I whine, and I build a miniature version of Mt. Rushmore out of balled-up Kleenexes. And [...]

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The World’s Best Baked Shrimp Scampi

January 4, 2009
Baked Shrimp Scampi

The best. In the whole wide world. And I mean it. My husband used to be far less adventurous with the range of foods that he was willing to try. When we met, he lived on a tried-and-true diet of Red Baron’s Sausage & Pepperoni, Stouffer’s Lasagna, and Buitoni cheese tortellini with Prego and ground [...]

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