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Dessert is one of my favorite food groups. I enjoy those made with chocolate and cake and generally avoid those made with apricots and/or plums. Truth be told, the only fruit I really like in desserts are apples, and maybe rhubarb, but I think rhubarb is technically a vegetable so that doesn’t really count.
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Here are just a few quick side notes to this newest video. 
1. I regret that we didn’t take more film for this video. It was vacation and the bird was already cooked by the time I realized we should have been filming. Also, my dad was so great on camera that it’s just a bummer [...]

I was having some girls and their kids over the other morning and thought it would be nice to have a little breakfasty cake to go with our coffee. I had this thought at about 8 o’clock at night, the night before they were all coming over. I had absolutely no desire to go to [...]

I know I have mentioned now and again how I love my sister, but I’m going to have to say it again. She’s my favorite and while I have lots of favorites when it comes to people she’s, well, she’s just the best. Anyway, as a surprise to my husband and me, my sis bought [...]

I have never understood it when people say they don’t like fish. Maybe it’s because inevitably, the only reason they can give me when I ask why is, “It tastes fishy.” It’s fish, People. Of course it’s going to taste like fish. Yes, yes, I know there’s a difference between fresh fish and fish that [...]

So my son still won’t eat fruit in its natural form. I had hoped, what with summer’s bounty of sugar-sweet fruit, that he would change his tune, but sadly he seems to have inherited a stubborn streak from all sides. It’s frustrating, you know? Truly, how can a child resist a perfectly rose-colored triangle of [...]

Chili is one of those meals that you can make when it seems like there’s nothing to eat. As long as you have a pantry that remains stocked with basics, and I mean very basic basics (beans, chili powder, ground turkey, etc.) then you can probably whip up a pretty good batch of chili. See what [...]

I liked the Israeli couscous from the salad I made last week so much that I decided to make a new one featuring only the Israeli couscous. It’s so chewy and flavorful, I don’t know if I’ll ever go back to regular couscous. It takes slightly longer to cook, but it’s still done in like 10 [...]

Hot summer nights call for cool simple meals. This couscous salad is the very thing. Add a little spicy chicken or pork and you’ve got yourself a one-bowl meal to die for.
Two Kinds of Couscous Salad
2/3 cup Israeli couscous (about 1 1/2 cups cooked)
2/3 cup regular couscous (about 2 cups cooked)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 cucumber, [...]

My son is currently cutting his two-year molars and I’ve never seen him quite so miserable. His whole face hurts and he can’t get away from it. He had a tough time with his other teeth, especially his first set of molars, but this is something else entirely. For nearly two days he wouldn’t eat [...]