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Way, way, way back in the day I had an experience with food. It was one of those “Best Food I Ever Ate” moments. I bit in to a Two Cousins cheesesteak and that was that I knew I had tasted the best food…ever. 20 plus years later and nothing has come close to...
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Tonight was one of those nights. I WANTED to bundle kids and husband in the van to go out to dinner. I WANTED to call for a pizza. I WANTED to get Chinese for dinner. After a week of eating out at BlogHer followed by eating out while on vacation with my family, I...
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A few months ago, I caught up with Richard Blais — the winner of Top Chef: All Stars. On a stop on his road trip with his family, he took time to talk to me. He’s a great guy! Anyway, here’s the transcript from my interview with him… – Musings: What have you enjoyed...
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I’ll say at the outset that a good cook I am not. In fact my children know that I am quite capable of cooking Cajun food and not in a good way. We never need to check the batteries in our smoke detector…let’s leave it at that shall we. Speaking of good cooks… The...
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Joe’s Crab Shack The Corner Bakery Au Bon Pain Chevy’s Burger King Chili’s and even Carrabba’s Italian Grill I have eaten in these restaurants more than once. In some cases I have taken my family to the restaurants on multiple occasions. I should feel guilty, but I don’t. The reality of my life is...
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Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been at the TypeAParent Conference with a host of other bloggers. I was invigorated from...
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One of the best parts of the school year coming to a close is that I no longer have to pack lunches. After weeks and weeks of packing lunches for three children, I can say with certainty that most days the lunches I packed fell in to the “more of the same category.” Sandwiches. ...
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A few weeks ago I was a celebrity of sorts. Here’s the scoop on my minute or two of fame. I loved it…every minute of it! The folks at Box Tops for Education or BTFE invited me to an event. I thought it was a blogger event, until the day of the event when...
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As a child, I did not love Cracker Jack. I thought it was sticky. Chewy. Gooey. Too sweet. And generally blech. BUT, I loved the little tiny toy jammed down in to Cracker Jack box. I would dig my fingers in, swirl ‘em around, find the toy, and lick the crummy mess off the...
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I need a padlock on the freezer. Or a new hiding place. I didn’t do a very good job of hid. It took my husband and kids only a few days to eat all of it. I had one. That is all. What was so yummy to my crew? A box of Nestle Drumstick...
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