Miss me?

I’m still around, but not cooking much. I’ve been focused on other things. Generally my cooking life has dissolved to convenience, but that doesn’t mean bad foods. Instead I’ve been leaning heavily on a rotation of grilled chicken, fruit, and breakfast burritoes (with turkey bacon and multigrain wraps!). Paired with a random fruit or soup [...]

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Comfort Food

Yesterday I went with a friend to a Texas favorite, Furrs! As I went around picking my food, I got a little corner of their meatloaf. I hadn’t had meatloaf in awhile and wanted to have a taste. Well, that taste was a whole lot of home and comfort. So of course I had to [...]

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Blogaversary Thoughts

One month and counting! Ha! August 19 was my one month anniversary . I see now that I need to get more into photographing the goings-on in my life to share with my blog readers (anybody out there??!?!)! You guys miss SO much! Yes, I can share the stories when time allows, but sometimes an [...]

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Dream Appliances

This year I got my dream appliance for my birthday – A KitchenAid stand mixer! And even better, I got two of the pasta making attachments! Even better than that, I got it in one of my favorite colors – GREEN! Last night I finally had the time to use it. I’d been saving up [...]

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Let’s Bake a Pie!

I haven’t had the time I’d like to devote to cooking, especially baking, this past week, but I’ll get to it one day. Epicurious.com’s website reminded me of a post I’ve been meaning to make on baking pies. I’ve never understood the love affair with pies. I appreciate all of the varieties that are out [...]

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A Classic All-American

Last night, for whatever reason, this thought came across my mind – What is your idea of All-American food? My first thought was the classic cheeseburger, but with so many different cultures making up my circle of friends, and society as a whole, I wondered what someone else might think. As I thought harder, I [...]

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Welcome to the Best Dishes Cooking Club!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been cooking.  Whether as a little girl in my Mom’s kitchen baking oatmeal raisin cookies, Sock It to Me Cakes, or blueberry muffins; or in my own kitchen today perfecting my favorite lemon cake, a newly discovered local favorite, or a traditional Southern dish, I’ve always loved [...]

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