Author: Alyson
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Baked Brie
During the holidays, a mom blogger shared a recipe for something called baked brie. It sounded divine and like something i just had to try. The original recipe called for canned biscuit croissant dough and a lot of other things i didn’t want to use. So i figured i would simply make my own croissants…
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Sunday Dinner – Eating Cuban!
I bought a new cook book from a small book store near where i live. I picked it up because it looked interesting and the fact that it was half off made it even better. It’s called Eat Cuban and i made 4 dishes from it yesterday. The food was a huge hit with my…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with The Daughters of Destiny
My children love to help in the kitchen and cook up wonderful goodies. It’s especially fun when we’re making desserts! We did this sometime last year but i’m just now writing it out and uploading it. This is a really quick cookie recipe that makes a few dozen small cookies or about a dozen large…
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Organic Grocery Goodies (look in my bags)
Here’s a video of all the goodies our family bought from our FAVORITE local, organic, natural grocery store – New Leaf Community Market down in the Santa Cruz area. Check out why i shop the way i do and what i’m planning for upcoming meals. It’s a bit lengthy, so grab some coffee or tea…
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Mango Cake – The Remix
This is my second attempt at making a mango cake. The first time i tried to make a mango rum cake but i didn’t have any rum and added prosecco instead and it didn’t turn out how imagined it in my mind. *chuckle* So i decided to try again, i still didn’t have any rum…
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Holiday Birthday Cake and Pies
December 25th is hubby’s birthday, so every year i try and create these wonderful meals and desserts that he likes. He’s very easy to please and pretty much eats whatever yummy goodness i place in front of him. He typically does have a few requests, like sweet potato pie or Maryland Crab cakes. This year…
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Food Money and the Computer Shop
I had this idea to blog about all the money my family has spent on food this year and take pictures of all the different grocery receipts I have. However, things happen and I’m not able to take pictures to post. Mostly because my laptop is being repaired and I really dont know when I’m…
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Pre-Turkey Day Shopping Fun
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Granny’s Baked Macaroni and Cheese (video)
Who doesn’t love a nice heaping of yummy macaroni and cheese? With the holidays upon us i’m sure they’ll be plenty to go around. Just in case you can’t get to where they’ll be any or you want to learn how to make your own – i made this video just for you. Yes, You…
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Sunday Dinner – Ethiopian Style
I cooked a full Ethiopian style dinner on Sunday. I made about 5 different dishes, including the fermented flat bread and buttermilk curds. I didn’t do any recipe tutorials because i was busy “burning” in the kitchen. LOL! Some of the dishes i made were; Messer wat (red lentil stew) Doro wat (red lentils with…