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Dec. 24, 2009 10:17 am 
Updated: Dec. 25, 2009 4:55 am
My aunt sent the most lovely box of Pittman and Davis pears for us.  We simply devoured the first few, but we quickly needed to use a lot of pears in order to get to them, and through them, in time.I did one recipe last night that was quite delish.  It is modified from an AllRecipes… MORE
 
 
Dec. 23, 2009 12:59 pm 
Updated: Dec. 24, 2009 10:03 am
We repaired Gingerbread House version 1.0 and added version 2.0, plus a tree and two men...They're really over the top with all the crazy candy adornments my kids added, but they had fun.  Perfection was not the aim here... MORE
Gingerbread Central
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Dec. 23, 2009 9:29 am 
Updated: Jan. 8, 2010 12:53 pm
So, we have embarked on a baking and decorating extravaganza this morning.  So far, I baked brownies (from a mix - a gift from my daughter's kinder teacher), and then added a chocolate drizzle to the tops along with a crushed candy cane peppermint sprinkle.  I had an assistant for the… MORE
This is the pan I used to make the individual 'brownie bites'
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Resultant mini brownies
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Drizzled with chocolate
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Sprinkled with crushed candy cane
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Dec. 22, 2009 10:04 pm 
Updated: Dec. 23, 2009 5:18 pm
A gift box arrived today jam packed with baking goodies courtesy of my MIL.  My kids and I have already made several batches of chocolate chip cookies, and a batch of sugar cookies made with cookie presses (we each have our own presses, the nice 'gun' variety).  And, we've assembled… MORE
Gingerbread House Version 1.0 (roof beginning to slide)
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Sugar cookies = hours of sugary decorating fun + twice as many hours of sugary clean up
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The sugary final product
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Fragrant clove-oranges, with the added touch of my daughter, the pearly straight pins
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Dec. 22, 2009 9:19 pm 
Updated: Jan. 1, 2010 7:43 pm
Sorry, everyone.  I have really slowed down in my posts since our CSA season ended (we don't get a winter harvest).  But, I am going to try to keep posting every once in a while just to stay in the habit until March rolls around.So, since I am not getting a box of fresh veggies to… MORE
 
 
Dec. 2, 2009 5:15 pm 
Updated: Dec. 23, 2009 5:20 pm
What to do with red cabbage and apples?  I mean LOTS of apples, more than my kids will eat just as snacks.This recipe, Grandma Jeanette's Amazing German Cabbage, is everything it promises.  It is amazing.  I served with brats.  Yum!Tomorrow I am doing Slow Cooker Pork Chops… MORE
 
 
Nov. 22, 2009 9:23 am 
Updated: Dec. 2, 2009 5:10 pm
I seem to have a stock pile of onions of all varieties.  So, I tried my hand at my husband's favorite, French Onion soup.I merged a few AllRecipes recipes into one that seemed to work ok:chop onion and saute in about half a stick of butter and a bit of veg. oil (to stop it from burning too… MORE
 
 
Nov. 11, 2009 5:01 pm 
Updated: Nov. 14, 2009 6:10 pm
No one in my house will eat cauliflower in any form that I have presented so far, and the fact that this particular cauliflower is yellow is not helping its chances.So, tonight I am going to try making a soup.  A cheesy one.  This is the cauliflower's only chance, and it is a slim one… MORE
 
 
Oct. 30, 2009 9:17 pm 
Updated: Nov. 1, 2009 2:12 pm
I wanted to make a sort of pumpkin soup for this weekend but I have every kind of squash from my last few farm boxes except pumpkin.  I used two other orange-fleshed varieties (a smallish butternut and what I think was a delicata squash - it had the right shape but the outside was bright… MORE
Our Halloween Gingerbread House
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Oct. 29, 2009 6:04 pm 
Updated: Nov. 5, 2009 8:42 am
I made a super simple beet relish that I am so incredibly proud off.  My experiments usually do not pay off, but this one I want to remember.  It is a take off a recipe I wrote about earlier, but even easier.Boil 3-4 beets until tender, slide off outer layer and cube.Dice 2 leeks (the… MORE
 
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Home Town
Chandler, Arizona, USA
Living In
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Member Since
Jun. 2009

Cooking Level
Intermediate

Cooking Interests
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Kids, Quick & Easy

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About Me
I am an over-committed working single Mom with two very active kids. I am interested in eating "in" more, eating more healthy foods, and growing our own foods as a family that is in a hurry all the time.
My favorite things to cook
I love baking with my kids at the holidays. However, I am not a great baker. I can do pies and cakes. I am not so good at pastries or even cookies. I think this has to do with my impatient nature.
My cooking triumphs
My baking is improving steadily and my cake decorating is becoming a passion. Even my eight-year old son now likes this, thanks to the TV program "Ace of Cakes" where they make Star Wars and Army helicopter cakes.
My cooking tragedies
Too much experimentation and short-cutting has led to too many unhappy endings to list here!
 
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