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It’s my birthday. It’s not a big deal, really. I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve survived quite a few. One involved being snowed in but that was okay. I just pretend I’m Laura Ingalls Wilder (we sh... Comment - Like
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Feb 6, 2012, 12:48 am
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Mayim Bialik has her PhD in neuroscience. Yeah cool.
Wait. She’s Blossom? No freakin’ way! Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 11:00 am
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I’m not sure today’s post is so much a recipe as it is a cute a hostess with the mostess tip. I discovered this by mistake while making breakfast for some of our first guests and it has become the nor... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 2:14 pm
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As our family has steered farther and farther away from fast food, one of our favorite take-outs has become teriyaki chicken. If you’ve been to enough teriyaki restaurants or store delis, you know that ... Comment - Like
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Jan 31, 2012, 11:58 pm
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I have found a new interest addiction. Perhaps you can relate?
If Pinterest is new to you, you might be wondering why all of these people you’ve never met are following you and how to pin things. Here ... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 8:00 pm
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There are some recipes that we probably shouldn’t know how to make from scratch, like alfredo sauce. Alas, it is my joy to bring them to you even so. You know, for special occasions.
I begged a resta... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 8:16 pm
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Since my birthday is close to Valentine’s Day, I always start celebrating the month of February quite early. Come to think of it, I don’t think there is any holiday I don’t start celebrating ... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 2:00 pm
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Have you ever had waffles that are not, well, waffley? We don’t ask much from our waffles, really. Do we? I mean, we want them to hold their shape when we decorate them. We want them to be flavo... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 4:14 pm
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A fun (and stunning) vacation idea today.
Scott Moore’s “Coffee & Donuts” at Pageant of the Masters 2010
Pageant of the Masters dates for 2012: July 7 – August 31, 2012
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Jan 18, 2012, 11:00 am
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May 11, 2011, 8:09 pm
Near East Couscous gave me a gift to share with my friends. Is there any better kind?
I was especially excited to try their products because I don’t think I’ve ever made couscous. Until now.
Spicy Beef Kebabs & Couscous
1 pkg. NEAR EAST® Toasted Pine Nut Couscous
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May 11, 2011, 5:44 pm
Yay for this Saturday! Foodie bloggers from all over the Seattle area are coming together to have a bake sale for a cause.
May 14, 2011 from 9:30 am to noon
at Uptown Metropolitan Market
100 Mercer St in Seattle
You won’t find my cookies there this time since I was already was booked this week... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2011, 8:12 pm
While she fabricated a chicken, stewed zucchini, cooked chicken vegetable soup, and emulsified some salad dressing…
I did this. I do love books. Comment - Like
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May 4, 2011, 12:47 pm
I just love to travel. It really doesn’t have to be a far away trip for me to relax, laugh and become inspired once again after a stretch of hard work. When I happen upon something unusual I don’t forget it. I recently took a short trip with dotter to attend her culinary arts competition in Yaki... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2011, 10:08 pm
If eating a rainbow of colors is a healthy way to fill your plate, then homemade pico de gallo salsa and guacamole are two foods we should eat every day. I could do that. If I must. Let’s make some guacamole that will knock your socks off, flop you on the couch and make you endure an episode of Da... Comment - Like
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May 1, 2011, 8:44 am
If you love freshly grilled Mexican food, you’ve surely enjoyed pico de gallo on your favorite dish. While many focus on trying to get the grilled chicken or beef recipe down to a science, it is actually the pico de gallo that brings the fresh & sassy flavor to the fiesta. This can be made a few h... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2011, 7:01 pm
One of the very best things about innkeeping is that you get to meet fun, beautiful and sometimes quirky people from all over the world. About a year ago, we met a fun, young couple who we really hoped would come back again. I am quite sure we have had the best guests a bed and breakfast could eve... Comment - Like
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Apr 30, 2011, 12:52 pm
WARNING: If you are related too or are an extreme fan of the royal family to the point that you daydream that you are related, this blog post may not be for you. If one of these ladies was your date to the royal wedding, this blog post may not be for you. If you get caught up in pomp & circumstanc... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 5:56 pm
Tamara and I in the kitchen together sometime in the mid 1990s. Yes, those are overalls. I may or may not still wear them when I paint.
There are friends that last a life time. You know, the ones with whom you’ve made too many meals together to count. Those you love enough to go on vacation with.... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 12:56 pm
Attention Scrappers! Book one of our beautiful suites at The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast for yourself & a girlfriend, pack up your scrapbooking supplies and enjoy the ease of scrapping in our loft. We have a Cricut, Sizzix & Big Shot Sizzix ready for you to use (our die cuts or yours). 20% off any suite... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2011, 5:59 pm
It only made sense that if I had Easter Bunny cut-outs, that I needed to make baby chicklings too. Besides, it gave me a reason to color some coconut yellow.
So very easy too. Just make circle (or egg shaped for a long face) cut-outs that are about 3-4 inches across.
Some yellow frosting.
Buy som... Comment - Like
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Apr 16, 2011, 10:25 pm
These eggs make for the oh so prettiest display. They are simply boiled eggs made extra beautiful but could be made to last longer if you hollowed out the egg instead of boiling it. To hollow, poke uncooked egg with a pin at the top and the bottom of the shell. Over a bowl, blow the inside of the eg... Comment - Like
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Apr 16, 2011, 8:22 pm
I have decided that, perhaps subconsciously, the reason that I have decided to go wild with Easter posts simply to push my blonde hair post deeper into blog history oblivion. Could be. It also could be due to the undeniable truth that I heart Easter.
After this post, I shall have accomplished two g... Comment - Like
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Apr 16, 2011, 6:59 pm
See this happy couple?
Yeah. That’s not the farmer’s wife in the painting. That’s his spinster daughter. So if you’ve ever used this picture to depict a happy couple, you are forgiven. But, pretty please. Just don’t ever do it again. It really grosses-out people like me who know the truth... Comment - Like
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Apr 15, 2011, 12:37 pm
Bed & breakfast from the movie Groundhog Day
Nights at Rodanthe
Leap Year
Holiday Inn
Marley and Me
On Golden Pond
Bed & Breakfast
The Bounty Hunter
Just Married
Bed & Breakfast
Ground Hog Day
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Apr 14, 2011, 2:04 pm
As you know, dotter works at Starbucks. We’re so proud of her. I don’t mean to brag but her customer service skills are pretty extraordinary, especially for being eighteen.
I do love her so. Especially when she hands me my favorite drink with a little extra chocolate.
The other day dotter was ... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2011, 4:20 am
Besides the fact that you own ridiculously adorable boots like these, here are some ways that you can tell if you are a city girl gone hobby farm…
1. You’re offended because you know in your heart your goat herd is following you for the grain, not because they love you.
2. You think your goa... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2011, 5:18 pm
Today was duck day but we also gained another member to our farm family. Please let me introduce you…
Well, now that’s not very polite.
Shy.
Oh, yes, that’s better. Please meet Buddy. I think that’s the right direction. Hard to tell. Cute either way. Welcome to the farm, sweetheart.
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Apr 8, 2011, 5:03 pm
Today we brought home our box of quackers! We had a vote and when it came down to it, here are the results. The voters wanted khaki, John wanted a rouen and I wanted white pekin so I got a khaki for the blog voters, a rouen for John and two white pekins for me. You know, since I’m the one who will... Comment - Like
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Apr 5, 2011, 3:09 pm
When I was still old enough to believe in the Easter Bunny, my mom was just getting into cake decorating as a hobby. One of the first things I remember her making was panoramic Easter eggs. She would make them and people would save them for years. I don’t see them around anymore which makes them u... Comment - Like
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Apr 3, 2011, 11:05 pm
A long, long time ago there were two crazy girls who believed in dreams. The girls were determined, like their classmates, to take a senior trip from Seattle to Washington D.C. – unlike the classes before them who had all gone to Disneyland. So they washed cars and sold decorated cookies for four ... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2011, 9:40 pm
Who knew it would take five hours to frost your hair at home?
While I sit here waiting for my blondish streaks, I was remembering a thought I had last month. I would love, love, love to see your recreations of Taste Hope recipes and projects! Please just share them on the Taste Hope Facebook page s... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2011, 6:06 pm
In celebration of all things spring and carrots and blog birthdays (for it is my blog birthday this Saturday) I share with you the carrot cake.
In the midst of decorating for Easter, I could not shake the hankering for a cream cheese frosted carrot cake. I had no desire to go buy a piece from eat... Comment - Like
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Mar 12, 2011, 12:50 pm
If you are among the living (or are at least among the coffee addicts) you know that Starbucks has added cake pops to it’s menu. Dotter works there and brought me one home to try this week. Yummy goodness! Me thinks it’s time to introduce you to cake pops extraordinaire.
First, bake a 18.25... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2011, 3:06 pm
Once and awhile you hear about something brings people together all over the states in a fun way. About a month ago, I heard about a sweet project from my friend Rachelle at Inn the Kitchen from Florida. She was participating in the My Thousand Crane Project created by Rich in Virginia. It sounded l... Comment - Like
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Mar 9, 2011, 1:44 pm
Many of you have heard our stories but you haven’t seen the pictures. Here are a couple of pictures of my mom, Dixie, doing her cake thing in the eighties before the days of Ace of Cakes. I spent far too many hours in the back of bakeries (The Monroe Bakery in Monroe, WA; Vienna Bakery in Ar... Comment - Like
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Mar 2, 2011, 6:23 pm
If you are a scrapbooker like me who doesn’t like to waste your paper, you probably have scraps like this around.
Although pretty, these papers eventually go out of style if you let them sit around too long. Don’t ask how I know this. I just do.
I have found a resourceful fix that will put a s... Comment - Like
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Feb 11, 2011, 8:46 pm
I can’t wait for my ducks this spring so I can have them in a row. Something I’ve been longing for all of my life.
Here are the breeds we get to choose from. Please help us decide which kind to get on April 6th for our inn, The Old Hen Bed & Breakfast, by voting in our poll.
Khaki Campbell... Comment - Like
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Feb 9, 2011, 11:53 am
Their love was mean to be. They met in a kitchen. Raspberry and oatmeal. People often mistook them for a famous couple found on grocery store shelves.
To make your own love story, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together 1 1/2 cups butter (3 sticks), 1 cup of brown sugar & 1/4 cup of white suga... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2011, 1:47 pm
I’ll never forget the first time I tried bean sprouts on a salad. I rejoiced because I had found another healthy food that I loved. These beauties add crunch to a seemingly lifeless salad and even more exciting is that we can grow them in just a few days at home!
I searched for them for a long ti... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2011, 8:22 pm
The ease of store-bought ketchup is fine for most days but for special occasions, it’s kind of nice to kick things up a notch. This zesty, gorgeous ketchup will impress your friends and make over-commercialized taste buds dance with organic joy.
First things first, place a medium pot of water on ... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2011, 2:26 pm
Those who know me well, know that deep inside of this busy brunette is a lost scrapper who has albums waiting for her special touch. I love all things pretty and plan on picking up where I left off this summer. In the meantime, here is a special kit that my favorite scrapbook store Hip 2b Square is ... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2011, 3:18 pm
One of my favorite things about being a foodie blogger (besides the obvious) is meeting other amazing people with fun and creative blogs. My friend Caryn Ross at Fat and Sassy Mama has the perfect recipe for your Super Bowl party and it starts with the world’s most delicious dinner rolls!
Using K... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2011, 9:12 pm
Hello, my name is Deanna and I own a deep fryer. There, I said it. Truth be told, I try not to get too carried away with grease dipped goods but somehow Super Bowl Sunday is a great time to pull it out, filler up to the line and turn to 350 degrees! Let’s make some cutie mini corn dogs!
These sho... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2011, 6:17 pm
I am one of the luckiest girls on the planet earth. When I was a wee one, I would watch trays of dark, sweet Swedish rye bread come out of giant, scary bakery ovens. The ovens scared me because their shelves worked like a ferris wheel. I pictured myself climbing inside to ride around for free. ... Comment - Like
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Jan 13, 2011, 3:10 pm
Every once and awhile a girl needs to splurge. Of course, splurging best done with other girlfriends. Girlfriends who love all things chocolate. I hope you can forgive me for what I am about to share with you for it is sweet. It is chocolaty. It is Swedish. I need not explain further.
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