Category Archives: food

I like pi(e)

So I want to be a math teacher or professor when I grow up, right? So of course I like pi. And I *love* to cook, so I also like pie. So how is that I forgot today was pi(e) day? I don't know. But when I realized I ran to the store and made ...

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The good, the bad, and the polenta…

I started a new sweater. I think it's gonna be an epic win. It's the soon to be formerly named Norah sweater by Indigirl (Amy Swenson) and it's really just made of beautiful. I love the lines. I love the fact that I had the perfect pile of Malabrigo sitting in my house ...

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A new leaf…

I took the boys to the produce market this morning. I gave them cart control and told them to pick out whatever they wanted. And I threw some things in as well of course. We got a little bit ...

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This pie is made of fail.

Being really tired is kind of like being really drunk. Your judgment is impaired. You think you can do things you really can't do. Like bake the last pumpkin pie in the middle of the night. And you might tidy up the kitchen and think that you will hear the timer when it goes off. ...

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Tired now.

I got to sleep in a bit this morning. Until 7:20. Kind of cool. But my day did not go as I had planned it - mostly because I didn't buckle down and start baking right after class. So now it's 11:09 PM and I still have pies in the oven. And I still need ...

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Go buckeyes!

No, I didn't really say that out loud. I live in Florida *and* I value my life. But my Mom's buckeye candy is a totally non-partisan delight. If you've never had a buckeye, I'm sorry. I don't make them year round because they are kind of time consuming. Ok, very time consuming. But the hardest ...

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Taco ring, not bathtub ring.

I haven't made a taco ring in a long time. They are super delicious *and* super easy. You look like a culinary genius and your family actually stops talking long enough to eat. This works best on a round pizza stone. Ingredients: 1 pound ground meat, browned, drained & mixed with taco seasoning (This is very good with ...

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Make your own happiness.

Up until this year, I wasn't fond of lemons. I picked out all the lemon candies from assorted boxes, and I scornfully removed the wedges of lemon from a glass of tea. And then the lemon courted and wooed me in a new way.

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