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I made brownies this weekend and they were everything a brownie should be. When I was in high school I brought my lunch every day, but once in a while I’d buy a brownie. Those lunchroom brownies were packaged, but they were delicious. We never had sweets at home, dessert was for birthdays and holidays, […]

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I don’t think I’ve ever watched the Super Bowl, and I spent Sunday not watching TV, and instead making soup, and enjoying my idea of a souper bowl; split pea soup. Split pea soup is one of those soups that is perfect for a winter’s day, and if you make a large batch (and it seems no […]

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Snow, snow, snow, lots of snow, and though I had a lot to do Saturday, all I did was shovel snow, and make a chicken dinner for myself. Well I did some other stuff, but nothing from my to-do list, or particularly constructive. If you’re a regular reader you know I’d rather not make a whole […]

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The other day I read a piece about the near death of the Bundt pan, the Bundt Cake wasn’t popular and Nordic Ware was going to stop producing the pans which they had introduced and trademarked in 1950s. The in 1966 the runner up in the Pillsbury Bake Off made the now famous Tunnel of Fudge Cake and Nordic […]

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Sometimes I don’t plan and I just throw dinner together from what’s lying around the house. (I had to think about that; the whole laying/lying thing gets me every time.) I pride myself on being able to whip a meal up from whatever is available, but honestly some of those impromptu meals have been disappointing. Other […]

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