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So many people tell me they are intimidated by winter squash. I get asked often how I prepare it. Sometimes, it’s as simple as slicing it open, sprinkling on a few things and baking it up. Nothing to be intimidated about! Once you’ve worked with a winter squash a few times, you’ll see it’s so Read More >>
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A big thanks to Kirsten from Facebook, who sent me this article about Betty the Chicken–mascot and tweeter extraordinaire for the Australian fast food chain, Chicken Treat {ah, cruel world of irony}. The chicken, armed with a keyboard and some scratch grains, sends out a daily tweet, by pecking and tapping her way to fame. Read More >>
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If I see money laying around… I am going to pick it up. No doubt about it. I don’t care if it is a dirty penny in a Target parking lot, or a shiny quarter from the washing machine you left in your pants. The way I see it, money is money no matter how Read More >>
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Word of the Day: Abstemious Definition: Sparing in use of luxurious habits, abstaining, doing without Used in a sentence: A good athlete is abstemious in his habits. Fact: Lucy the Puggle Dog ate the word of the day. Apparently she really liked it too. 😉 Ahh Wednesday. Today is going to be AWESOME. ♥ Mavis *This deal post Read More >>
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Of course my mind is on all things pumpkin right now. So when I spotted this pumpkin bread recipe I had to give it a whirl. It was the perfect little breakfast treat. The crumb topping takes it over the top! I used these mini these loaf pans for this recipe, which was perfect so Read More >>
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Hi Mavis, I had two questions for you… First, what on earth do I do to prepare a hubbard squash!? And second, what are we going to wear now that Gap is discontinuing our favorite shirts? I’m a family and consumer sciences teacher and my students were joking that kids should have to carry Hubbard Read More >>
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I opened the mailbox the other day to find not one, not two, but THREE identical Crate and Barrel Catalogs. Tis the season, I guess. With the holidays fast approaching, you’re only going to see an increase in all that mailbox clutter and unwanted catalogs. Such a waste. But luckily, it doesn’t have to be. Read More >>
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Word of the Day: Bathos Definition: Sudden descent from the sublime to the ridiculous Used in a sentence: His book lost its seriousness by the recurrence of bathos. Top of the morning to ya! Last night I fell into bed around 8am and boy did I need that! This morning my goal is to get a final coat Read More >>
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