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A Maine Wedding Cake

September 3, 2010
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So where were we? Oh yeah, I had a cake to share with you! After a major furniture rearrange in our rental house and the better part of a day, we had one beautiful cake. It’s amazing what 18 sticks of butter and 7 pounds of powdered sugar can turn a humble blueberry cake into! [...]

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Why We Went to Maine

August 30, 2010
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So you all know I went to Maine for my summer vacation (as evidenced by the lobster sightings) but I don’t know if I ever told you why. They’re why. They are Ryan and Eli. Ryan is one of Noel’s oldest friends. Eli is his rockin fiancee wife. And they were getting married, at Eli’s [...]

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Peanut Butter Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies

August 6, 2010
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Last weekend, we cleaned our alley. Okay, Noel cleaned the alley with some of our neighbors and I made these cookies for the after coffee party and chat. Details people, details. I thought about starting this post with a picture of our alley, but then I realized some of you may read the blog early [...]

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Shrimp Spinach and Squash Salad

July 23, 2010
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So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, I had some more tests this week and they’ve ruled out an ulcer as the mystery ailment. The bad news is, this means more tests! Yipee! I guess the other good news is that during the test they took a biopsy, [...]

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Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

July 16, 2010
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Or, why I’m having a hard time giving up dairy. After my two weeks of deprivation, I was desperate to bake. And no, that’s not an overstatement. For me, baking is this itch–and after a while, I’ve just GOT to scratch it. Noel says I’m like an addict looking for my next hit, but I [...]

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One Bowl Chocolate Cake with Swirled Icing

May 28, 2010
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About a month ago, one of our oldest friends, Bill, called me up. As he usually is, Bill was direct. “How do I go about getting you to make a cake for Amelia’s [his youngest daughter's] birthday?” Me–”well usually we start with what she wants, and we go from there.” Bill–”okay, I’ll work on finding [...]

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Mediterranean Mac and Cheese

May 17, 2010
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Early this year, without telling Noel, I quietly signed up for a subscription to Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food magazine. Doesn’t online ordering make it easy to sign up for these things? I had become enchanted with the idea of the magazine after seeing it mentioned on a few food blogs, which led me to the [...]

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Chocolate Graham Cracker Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Icing

March 29, 2010
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I discovered something about Eileen back when I made the homemade marshmallows–she may love smores even more than I do. I know it’s hard to believe, since I’m famous for eating marshmallows until I’m nearly sick, and adding grahams and chocolate just makes it that much better, but it’s true. Something else you may not [...]

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