Shannalee T.

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good enough for grazing

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:00 am
This may seem a strange thing to say, the day before the nation’s biggest food holiday, especially one in which I’ll be doing the cooking, but here it is: I’m not really one for huge...
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A Thanksgiving Giveaway!

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 7:00 am
It’s Thanksgiving week, and I’m thankful for you—every one of you. And I’m also thankful for the kind people at Red Gold Tomatoes, who are sponsoring a very cool giveaway for...
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Brussels sprouts & bacon, oh my!

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 7:00 am
Today, I bring you a story that to me is pure embarrassment and laughter, but to you I hope will be encouragement. It is a post is for anyone who has ever done something stupid, not just in cooking bu...
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Getaway to Galena

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 7:00 am
When you tell people you’re spending the weekend in the quaint little town of Galena, particularly when it’s at a historic bed and breakfast, particularly when it’s at a historic bed...
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what was crystal clear

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 7:00 am
This was supposed to be a recipe for an easy version of apple pie, or at least that was my intent when I started peeling and coring four Granny Smith apples at the counter last Wednesday night. As p...
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Food Loves Writing in Blog Envy Contest

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 3:33 pm
Quick announcement: Bon Appetit invited Food Loves Writing to participate in their 2009 Blog Envy contest! If you’d like, you can check out our entry, for Grandma’s oatmeal chocolate-chip ...
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it's been true for me

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 7:00 am
Listen, I know I’ve already posted 25 other cookie recipes here. So if you’re thinking, another one? This girl is out of control! I can’t argue. But hear me out: no matter how many oth...
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blue skies on a Saturday

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 7:00 am
I have been trying to write this post for the better part of two hours. I keep writing something and deleting it, writing something and deleting it. To be honest with you, I guess that is because I d...
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just the ticket

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 7:00 am
I’ve been having a lot of bad luck in the kitchen lately. I mean, not that anyone’s keeping track, but, in the last few weeks, the handful of times I’ve found to try a new recipe o...
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sometimes, through food

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 8:00 am
A lot of people say autumn weather pushes them towards the kitchen, towards the warmth of the stove as the sky darkens and the air chills, towards soups and stews and pies filled with apples. One of y...
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that's how you do a birthday

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:44 pm
My brother turned 25 on Saturday. And while I could tell you a lot of reasons why this is significant, such as the fact that he is my only sibling and oldest friend or that he is the one person in th...
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the fact of the matter

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 7:00 am
I am sorry to say I made several mistakes with this recipe—are you ready for this? To start, I didn’t chop the kale ahead of time, so the pieces were huge when they got tossed with the pas...
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Chicago Food Tour: Near North Side

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 7:00 am
“If only we could apply a travelling mind-set to our own locales, we might find these places becoming no less interesting than, say, the high mountain passes and butterfly-filled jungles of Humb...
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the best things we do

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 7:00 am
If fall is a reminder of gradual change, these doughnuts are a reminder of comforting tradition, of the way clouds and sun streaked across the horizon above the pumpkin patch in the late afternoon las...
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Day in the Country!

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 7:00 am
This past Saturday, I spent a beautiful fall day in the Indiana countryside. There were a lot of pigs; a lot of cows; well-designed exhibits as impressive as a museum, I kid you not; several info-pac...
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after such a night

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 7:00 am
I know things have been pretty pizza and apple tart cake around here this week, and the following story is not going to fit in at all with that model, but I hope you won’t mind if I tell it anyw...
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Pizza at Burt's Place

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 7:00 am
Sunday night, I had pizza at Burt’s Place in Morton Grove, after calling in our order four days ahead of time, right down to the sizes and toppings and what time we’d arrive, because, if y...
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On Autumn

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 6:00 am
Here is what I like most about autumn, even more than the apple cider and the crunchy leaves and the chilly air that makes me reach for a sweater while I cradle a cup of tea: like the other seasons, f...
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what you can have

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 7:00 am
So confession? I took even more pictures in Colorado than I let on Wednesday. In fact, there were something like 350. 350 photos, people. I didn’t post them all because, partly, that would take ...
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Five Days in Colorado

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 7:00 am
Well, I’m back, as promised, with a lot to tell you about a beautiful, beautiful state I wish I could live in year-round, one that captured my heart with its larger-than-life mountains and golde...
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Mae Bird: Lemon Poppy-Seed Bread

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 7:47 am
Not long after discovering Mae Bird, I realized something: I want to go everywhere Amanda takes pictures of and eat everything she cooks. Her photography and stories are truly captivating, so I am thr...
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Happy Jack Eats: Tomato, plain and tall

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 7:00 am
I am particularly excited about today’s guest post because Jacqui isn’t just one of my favorite food bloggers—she’s one of my favorite writers, one of my favorite eaters, one o...
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Eat Make Read: Arepas

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 7:00 am
Today’s guest post comes from Kelly of Eat Make Read, a blog I’ve been loving for more than a year now! In addition to her clean layout and beautifully photographed posts, Kelly has a knac...
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My First Kitchen: On Cooking

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 7:01 am
You are in for such a treat with this beautifully written post from Kendra of My First Kitchen! I don’t even remember how I first found Kendra’s blog last year, but I have read every post ...
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Sprouted Kitchen: Lemon Asparagus Risotto

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 7:00 am
... to have our first guest post be from the lovely Sara of Sprouted Kitchen! From the first moment I saw her blog, I was hooked. The recipes focus on whole, clean cooking that celebrates the purity...
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Week of Guest Posts!

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:00 am
While I’m gone in Denver this week, I am thrilled to say you’ll have plenty to read here. Proving once again that you out there are AMAZING people, several of my favorite food bloggers ha...
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Special: from the Archives

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 7:00 am
In the spirit of finishing, I welcome you to a first ever at Food Loves Writing: a five-part recap of recipes and other things that could have been whole posts in themselves but, for one reason or ano...
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when you need them

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 7:00 am
When you come home from work on a Monday night in need of chocolate, sure, it might be easy to run to the store and buy a bag of Oreos (particularly if you were running there anyway to stock up on par...
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where it all came from

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 5:00 am
Reading last Monday’s post, where everything was long naps and sunshine, it’s hard to remember the way things were going back in early May, when I told you I was standing on the cusp of se...
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that which I've started

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 6:57 pm
Can I tell you something? I don’t mean to toot my own horn or anything, but, I’m good at beginning. Name a hobby: Knitting? Taking a photo every day for a year? Running regularly? I will ...
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it's come to this

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 11:34 pm
It’s not very interesting to hear that someone’s content or that she’s counting her blessings, but that’s really all I’ve got for you today, all frustrations and disappoi...
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it's not enough, but it's something

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 6:55 pm
Oh, my. I hardly know what to say. When I sent that last post out into the Internet, I knew you’d be kind, but I never could have predicted you’d be that kind, or that the next morning, re...
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the whole truth

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 10:45 pm
This is going to seem like a terrible story to tell on a food blog, I mean, on this food blog, the one where I’m always saying we should embrace new things and shake food preconceptions and, Hey...
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me and the mountain

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 7:00 am
Today’s story is both hard and good, both terrifying and beautiful. It’s about what we did last Sunday, after blueberry pancakes at Jeannie’s in Bar Harbor, when we visited Acadia Na...
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Four Days in Maine

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 9:33 pm
Hi, again. I’m back from Maine, and now we have a lot to talk about, and I mean a lot, so wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, I do hope you’re comfortable, maybe with something ...
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two exceptions and a salad

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 7:00 am
This post is the very thing I never do. Well, it’s two things I never do, but let’s start with the first one: enter a contest. The truth is, except for a poetry competition I won in junior...
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another giveaway!

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 7:05 am
Back in April, when I left you for a few days to walk through historic streets in Georgetown, tour our nation’s Capitol Building and eat at an awesome French bistro some friends had recommended ...
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bears. beets. Battlestar Gallactica.

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 7:05 am
Last night, I had dinner with my friend Jacqui, someone I first met through an editorial internship three years ago, but later came to know through our food blogs (started on the exact same day last A...
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what is simple and complex and real

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 6:00 am

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always a right time

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 7:00 am

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a sneak peek

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 7:00 am

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the ones I've wanted

Shannalee T. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2009, 8:00 am

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