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Summer = Tomatoes
Mom‘s birthday is just around the corner, and I knew two things when I started to blog this project: First, that I would launch the blog on the first of August as a birthday present to her; and...
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Follow Friday: Bayless enchiladas & tomato-peach salad
The kid is a persuasive human being. She knows how to make me do things. “Aunt San?” she says. (That’s what she calls me.) “Can we have that awesome chicken like the other night?” How do you say no to...
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Mom’s Macaroni & Potato Salads
[Note from Serene: In this guest post, Carin shares some of her Mom Foods with us. I hope you’ll be inspired to do the same. To find out more about contributing to the Mom Food Project, see the...
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A perfect summer dinner: Sloppy joes, cole slaw, and corn on the cob
Mom’s sloppy joes were ALWAYS Manwich. ConAgra didn’t pay me to say that, and that’s a good thing, because seriously, What the hell, ConAgra? Second ingredient: High fructose corn syrup. Fourth...
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BlogHer Food, Wild Rice Salad, and tossing things together
Sometimes, you just have to toss things together and see what comes of them. Other times, of course, planning is important and pays off and shows that you’re a good grown-up and all. Yada, yada....
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Thanksgiving Every Day
I know it’s early to be doing this, but while you’re reading this, I’m already working on my Thanksgiving dinner. Just think about it this way: if I were in Canada, I’d be a month late. James and I...
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Waldorf Salad
[Note from Serene: Carin makes this salad most holidays, partly because it’s her mom’s traditional salad, and partly because I’m not too proud to beg, plead, or cajole in order to get her to make it. I...
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Wheatberry Salad
As promised, something a bit lighter on the system than deep-fried dough balls, unless you’re gluten-free, in which case, you should check out my gluten-free salad that was based on this one....
View ArticleMertie’s Mondays: Curried Dilled Pasta Salad
Over the years I’ve often been invited to potluck picnics or parties. My quandary has always been: what do I bring that’s enough for a crowd but not too onerous to prepare or transport. I dislike...
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Ham with Freakin’ Awesome Sauce
The kid says not to tell Nana she’s got a new favorite ham gravy (we call it “gravy” in our family, but sweet gravy seems odd, so I’ve been calling it sauce—what say you? Sweet gravy weird? Yes/No?)....
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Brother Food: Caesar Salad
My two younger brothers are awesome. They were great kids, and now they’re great husbands and dads, with beautiful wives, and eleven kids between them. Rick’s the older of the two. There was a...
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OPMF: Kimchi
[If you’re visiting from SITS, welcome! And for those of you who don’t know what SITS is, it’s a blogger community (The Secret’s In The Support!) where I love to hang out and schmooze with other...
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