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Hello from the adorable Cotswolds village of Tetbury!! We are staying at the coolest hotel in town and I can’t wait to show you around. But first… Pastries. Last year when my friend Jen and I visited Tetbury we found a bakery; Hall’s Quality Bakers and so I wanted to go back again to buy Read More >>
Last week started off with leftovers of Mel’s Drunken beans. The weather was really good last week so we spent a bunch of time outside. Meals were quick and easy and the only time I turned on the stove was to make a batch of cookies or to cook a little bacon for our big Read More >>
Just one generation ago, cooking from scratch was the way to save money and buying foods for eating well on a tight budget were just the norm. Produce was cheap and convenience came at a cost. Things have totally flipped, though. In the height of couponing, convenience came next to free. So, now that Read More >>
Did any of you hit up any day after Christmas sales yesterday? For the first time in 5? 7? 10? {I don’t know!!} years I decided to go see if there was anything worth buying. Actually, I had high hopes of coming home with 125 feet of artificial garland so I could decorate the wooden Read More >>
The HH asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year and I told him I wanted to go to Québec City and stay in a fancy hotel and do nothing for a few days. Nothing but eat good food, walk around and just relax. And well you know the HH, he’s been making my Read More >>
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