Posted Saturday, October 11, 2008 2:21 PM
And boy, do we have apples here! We went picking this morning and came home with 105 pounds of apples. I'm excited, because it only cost us $53 for all of them - it'd be two to three times that much if I'd gotten them from the store. So now, I'm in the
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Posted Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:51 PM
We have the nicest neighbors. They have an awesome garden, and are always sharing fresh, tasty treats. The latest gift? A butternut squash and a giant cabbage. Actually, this one's about twice as big as my head. (I'm pretty sure that if it fell off the
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Posted Monday, September 15, 2008 7:52 PM
This is really easy, and almost everyone seems to love it! Ranch Chex Mix 5 cups of Chex or Crispix cereal 5 cups of Cheese-It crackers 2 cups of mini pretzel twists 3 tablespoons oil 1 dry ranch dressing packet (1 oz.) Mix the cereal, crackers and pretzels
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Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 7:49 PM
Turns out, I didn't need to go all out with the grocery shopping and meal planning last week. Andy was sick almost all weekend with some cold/flu thing. He had a fever some of Saturday and all day Sunday, and now he's all congested. Poor guy, he spent
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Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:43 PM
Well, our first holiday on our own, anyway. We went back to Ohio for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but since Andy doesn't get time off for Easter (and we since we don't want to use vacation time yet), we'll be on our own for Easter. So, instead of moping
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Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:50 PM
We've invited our small group over to watch the big game on Sunday (Go Giants!), and I'm starting to plan the menu. Being the dork that I am, I'm thinking potato soup, maybe with bread bowls. (Get it? Soup? Souper Bowl? I really am that cheesy.) Plus,
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Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:24 PM
So today, I'm running around cleaning the apartment and getting things whipped into shape before Andy's parents show up tomorrow. They're supposed to get here around dinner time Friday and leave after breakfast on Monday. (Ah, the wonders of a long weekend...
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Posted Saturday, December 01, 2007 2:48 AM
This afternoon, I decided to give candy-making a shot. And what better candy to start with than the buckeye? (Plus, I'm supposed to bring Christmas cookies to our small group Christmas party in a few weeks, and I want to put some homemade buckeyes on
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