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Pareidolia : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. I used King Arthur Four’s Classic Birthday Cake recipe for this foxy little thing. It was just okay. The cake was a little too spongy for me. The HH liked it though. The frosting? Spot on. I Read More >>
The week started off on a high note…. On Monday, I made Ritz cracker chicken with a side of rice and steamed broccoli. It was delicious. And then, the HH decided to fire up the smoker. {Again!} What is this, like the fourth time in four weeks? OH MY WORD. Someone needs to stop him. Read More >>
Leftovers, leftovers, leftovers made into soup and oh wait…. a sandwich full of leftovers {turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry apple jam}. It took 5 days to get through them, but we finally did it! 😉 Those vanilla cheesecake bars, if you haven’t tried the recipe from King Arthur Flour yet, YOU NEED TO! Cut into Read More >>
The HH offered to make dinner. I turned him down and made my own. Date day…. I love it when there are leftovers. Hot peppers harvested in October… and then hung by the wood stove to dry. Mississippi Pot Roast {again} but this time with scalloped potatoes. There were also Fisher Scones, the left over Read More >>
Date day. One day it was like 72 degrees outside and I made soup with the leftover pot roast meat from last week. It was lovely and all I could think about was all the hot soups that will be cooked on the wood stove this winter. We won’t be having soup today though…. We’ll Read More >>
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