When I went to Idaho at the beginning of the summer, I bought a bottle of fry sauce. For those of you who have never had your taste buds christened with this delightful condiment, imagine thousand island dressing, but better. It’s a ketchup and mayo base, usually. This particular brand I have tastes like it
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Ever since I started this blog, my dad has been asking me to make something for him. Now that classes are finished and my job has not yet begun, I finally have time to go home and cook for my parents. At first, it was kind of weird. I’m used to my kitchen: My appliances,
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My lovely mother bought me a food processor, allowing me to do all sorts of wonderful things, including making salsa! I got this recipe from my cousin Laura’s Pampered Chef party I went to at the beginning of summer. That’s also where I got my little manual food processor! Unintentional advertising aside, this recipe is one
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I know it’s not the season for pumpkin things, but I ended up with leftovers from the dog treats, so I decided to make myself some treats with the extra pumpkin. Originally, I was planning to make gnocchi, but I was missing some of the ingredients, and they weren’t cheap or readily available, so I
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Usually, when something in your kitchen is on fire, it’s a problem. That is, unless you are a skilled chef in the art of flambé.Flambé, or simply flambe, for those of you who don’t have a French keyboard installed, is a method of cooking where alcohol is added to a hot pan, causing it to
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Here comes that change of pace I mentioned!I grew up with dogs. No siblings, but I had dogs. Like just about any kid who grew up with dogs, I’ve tried dog treats before, and I can say from experience that they are pretty gross (except for that one brand that I tried…).Anyway, I had a
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As some of you may know, I love peaches. Peach anything: peach drinks, peach soap, (yes, I own peach soap), peach-colored things, and, above all, peach sweets! I found a recipe for peach “dumplings” and they looked amazing, so, naturally, I had to try my hand at making them.   My summer co-op has me
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Hello, hello, dear readers! I’m back from the Wild, Wild West, and I bring you, today, a smoothie of my own creation: The great thing about summer is that the fresh fruit in the store actually looks appetizing. I decided to take advantage of both the fresh fruit and the sunshiney inspiration instilled in me
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[There would be a picture here, but the boyfriend drank all the tea before I got a chance to take a photo…] It’s a well-known fact that I love tea. I have cupboards full of it. Hot or iced, sweetened, creamy, or straight, I love it. But summertime is hot, and hot tea isn’t exactly
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Sorry this ones going up late, today. I’ve been at my cousin’s house, babysitting and playing with her triplets! As a kid, I used to go to this little hole-in-the-wall bakery in the middle of Brighton that made bagels and pizza bagels. I’m pretty sure the place (Water Bagels, I think it was called) has
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