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Continue reading →: an abstract pumpkin patchMy niece is four years old now, and after her brother gets on the big yellow bus, she wants to have school, too. This morning I was at her house and she asked me if we could make a pumpkin craft. She loves practicing her scissor skills and cuts out…
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Continue reading →: apple bacon monkey bread minisMonkey bread for all seasons is what I’m talking about. And while we’re at it, let’s add a few extra food groups to the mix and make them in individual servings. Of course you can make your own bread dough, but I went the quick route and used canned biscuits. …
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Continue reading →: fabric apple favorsFor the party we had for my folks last week, we wanted to send our guests home with something cozy and fallish. What says that more than a pouch of fragrant mulling spices nestled inside of a fabric apple? My sister sewed the apples while my niece and I measured…
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Continue reading →: (not) back-to-school piñataHappy September (deemed “apple month” by my sister)! Many students and teachers are returning back to school after the Labor Day holiday if they haven’t already: bless ’em all. And though I didn’t make this folksy apple piñata for back-to-school, I like the idea of having something stress relieving to…
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Continue reading →: peach wontons with browned butter whiskey sauceHere’s another recipe where the measurements are up to you. Ingredients: fresh peaches, brown sugar, wonton wrappers, butter, and whiskey. Once the peaches are sliced (or diced), sprinkle them with brown sugar (I used smoked demerara sugar, but brown sugar is also good). Place the peach mix on top of…
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Continue reading →: celery date salad
Last week my mom spent a day researching the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington at the library where I work, so we had a lunch date downtown! We walked to a sit-down restaurant where I ordered a falafel with a side dish of celery salad. I enjoyed so much of that chunky crunch that I…
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Continue reading →: my introduction to ground cherriesIn a parking lot on a card table before a rusty pickup truck. Nestled beside zucchini logs and onion bundles. Spilling from a flimsy wooden box. Pocket-size paper lanterns? Husks grass to blush. Petite globe fruit packages. Green apple, roasted pineapple flesh. New ritual for the summer pre-meal ceremonies. Shucking…
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Continue reading →: molasses chocolate cordial kissesYou know the peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses in the middle? The slightly salty peanut butter cookie is soft and chewy, and then hello! a sweet solid chocolate enters the center creating a perfect flavor marriage. I love those treats. Here’s my late summer wedding inspired version made with…
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Continue reading →: ! cookiesI’m doing some cookie testing, because it’s fun, and because I got this snappy wedding invitation in the mail that also invited guests to contribute a kick-ass cookie to the celebration’s cookie mountain. This couple is awesome, and I want to bestow some worthy-tasting and fun-looking cookies to that sweets…
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