welcome 2012!

On January 2, 2012 By

Well, I’m usu­ally not one for New Year’s res­o­lu­tions (although, the inter­webs might say oth­er­wise). How­ever, this year, when my future sister-in-law (F-SIL®*) sug­gested this cleanse, I eagerly signed on. Our motto for the year: work hard, eat clean and talk dirty!

When’s the last time I’ve posted a real food recipe? Hmm… […]

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luck of the black-eyed peas

On December 30, 2011 By

Every year I promise myself that I am going to make some amaz­ing culi­nary feat of deli­cious­ness involv­ing black-eyed peas to blog about for New Year’s Day.

And I don’t.

So, instead I’m going to repost two tasty recipes that are not only deli­cious and healthy, but will also help revive your liver after your […]

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merry happy holidays!

On December 25, 2011 By

A day late in announc­ing the win­ner– I was too wrapped up in family fun!

The win­ner of the Fabric-by-Fabric book is: Sharon! Con­grat­u­la­tions! Be sure to check it out at your local book or sewing store. It’s an excel­lent book and I’m sure after the busy-ness of the hol­i­day you are deserv­ing of a present […]

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crafty goodness

On December 17, 2011 By

And now for some­thing a lit­tle different.

My mother is super­hip and crafty. So crafty, in fact, that she has had pat­terns in the very pop­u­lar One-Yard-Wonders books. Their lat­est offer­ing was just released upon the world Fabric-by-Fabric One-Yard-Wonders book. You are all so cre­ative, I know that many of you dab­ble in […]

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yummy stubble

On December 14, 2011 By

Inspi­ra­tion struck yes­ter­day, whilst work­ing away at my desk. Well, I will prop­erly attribute the inspi­ra­tion to Leigh, who admit­ted to resist­ing the impulse to put potato chips on my Hell Yes! Cake Bars. Instantly I thought of chocolate-covered potato chips. Then my mind moved on to chocolate-covered potato chips on a stick […]

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biscuit love

On December 9, 2011 By

I love mak­ing muffins and cook­ies and cakes. And brown­ies. And bread. Who am I kid­ding, if it goes in the oven, I’m in love!

But every once in awhile, an odd sort of inspi­ra­tion strikes. This week was an exam­ple of it and I think I’ve invented my new favorite breakfast treat.

Typ­i­cally, I’m much more […]

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bars + cake= nom!

On December 6, 2011 By

In the mag­i­cal inbe­tween world, less sweet and but­tery than a bar but not as fluffy as a cake, lies a dense but moist cre­ation, speck­led with deli­cious­ness. I’ve been mak­ing all sorts of cre­ations that are some weird cake/bar hybrid… hand­held, deli­cious and full of goodness!

You see, I love stuff in my baked […]

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oaty oats

On November 23, 2011 By

It’s not news that I love oat­meal. Once the tem­per­a­tures drop below 50, it’s my break­fast of choice. And like other blank palettes (muffins, pan­cakes), what I really love about it is that it’s so ver­sa­tile. You never have to have the same oat­meal twice. It’s also break­fast super-fuel; full of fiber and pro­tein to […]

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