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Turkey: before & after

by Natalie November 29, 2008 Cooking

Before: covered in butter, salt, and pepper. After: YUM.

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It’s the Friday before Thanksgiving…

by Natalie November 21, 2008 Cooking

Get your turkeys out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw!

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First Thanksgiving injury

by Natalie November 17, 2008 Cooking

There’s always at least one burn, one cut finger. Here’s 2008′s first Thanksgiving-related injury. Steam burn from when I opened the lid on the stock pot yesterday.

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Dear John

by Natalie November 15, 2008 Cooking

I wrote Bloglines a “Dear John” letter on Friday. And it wasn’t one of those “It’s not you, it’s me” kind either. It was definitely an “It’s you” letter. :) I’ve switched to Google Reader, and I suggest everyone do! Especially if you want to see my updates. ;) I didn’t like Google Reader when [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu

by Natalie November 13, 2008 Cooking

Shelli & Michelle asked what my menu will be for Thanksgiving, and then the recipe for my green beans. I don’t cook everything. Everyone who comes brings something. So here’s what we’re having: Me: Turkey, Gravy, Pork Loin, Stuffing, Green beans, white wines (Riesling, Gewurtztraminer, Traminette) My mom: Noodles, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries My MIL: Potatoes [...]

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Extended Holiday: Emily’s first gingerbread house

by Natalie December 29, 2006 Cooking

My mom started a new tradition with Emily this year. They made a gingerbread house together. It’s one of those kits (maybe someday they’ll do it all from scratch, but when you’re dealing with a 3-year-old, you take the easy way out whenever possible!). Mom piped the icing, and Emily placed all of the candies. [...]

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And Samantha thought this would be a lame post.

by Natalie April 28, 2006 Cooking

Samantha wants to hear about the last time I went grocery shopping. It was last Sunday. We packed up Emily and headed to the “new” Kroger. We usually go to the “old” Kroger because it’s slightly closer to our house, but we needed to get gas, and the “new” Kroger has fuel (and you get [...]

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