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two kitchen helpers in one kitchen
In our house, we have two kitchen helpers. Miss L is one of them. This is the other. It’s officially called a “little helper tower” by Ana White, who provided the online plans to help build it. And it came…
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homemade cotton candy
I love cotton candy. I think it’s because my mom LOVES cotton candy. She loves it so much that my Dad gifted her an awesome little homemade cotton candy machine last year for their anniversary. (Do you know I first…
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crunchy zucchini chips (and miss L’s first cooking show)
Miss L’s first zucchini ripened over the weekend, so we pulled it off the plant and brought it in the house! She desperately wanted to eat it (and even tried to bite it raw!), so on Monday night, I cut…
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chocolate ganache (chocolates and confections at home from CIA Greystone)
A few months back, Mr. M and I had the privilege of taking some “food enthusiast” courses at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone up in St. Helena (aka. the Napa Valley). He ventured into a course on “CIA…
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An actual goodies basket from Goodies Co.
For the past month, in every social media forum I belong to, I’ve seen the following thread, “What are you getting your Mom for Mother’s Day?” An important question certainly, and one that you don’t always want to just lump…
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