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Autumn has officially arrived. There was resistance at first. You better believe it. I didn't want to relinquish my iron grip on Summer with it's melting popsicles, hot breezes and sunny afternoons. I'd have to say goodbye to sun tanning, BBQs and picnics. Don't even mention all the flowers, beaches and campfires I'd be missing....

“Ready to tackle a classic dish from another culture? Pick an ethnic classic that is outside your comfort zone or are not as familiar with. You should include how you arrived at this decision in your post. Do your research then try to pull off successfully creating this challenge. Try to keep the dish as...

Maybe I ran out of ideas. Maybe I neglected to plan anything this week. Maybe I'm a genius... ...Or maybe I just stood gape-mouthed in front of the open refrigerator until it hit me. A peanut butter and jam sandwich in cookie form. Could there be anything better? That would be a no. I think...

You might have noticed recently that I enlarged all the photos on my blog. In celebration of this very visual achievement I decided to do a very visual post. These are the prettiest dang apples I've ever laid eyes on and they grew in my very own front yard! They range in size from small...

There are a fair number of people out there that turn their noses up at food blogging. I know! Crazy right? They criticize food photography and food staging for being contrived. But it is... I'm not going to show you pictures of what I actually did with this rack of cookies or this plate of...

I'm sick of being sick. I've been flat on my back eating nothing but handfuls of chicken noodle soup and crackers. Before you start to wonder how exactly you go about clutching a fistful of soup let me distract you with these cookies. Feel better? Me too. For now. Otherwise I'd still be asleep and...

There are some things in the world that are better when turned upside down. It's just a fact. Frowns for example. You saw that one coming right? Bats too. When they're upside down they're sleeping instead of flying around in your hair giving you rabies. Our cat Misty. She loves to lay on her back...

Popsicles. Is there anything better on a hot Summer day? But it's not all fun and games. There's evil lurking in your popsicle. Splintery, wooden, spongy evil. Is it just me or does the thought of biting into a refreshing popsicle down to the wooden stick give you the heebee jeebese? It not only ruins...

Just bear with me here and allow me to put my serious hat on for a few minutes. If you don't want to read on about a gooey love story and how ridiculously giddy it makes me then I'd suggest you stop now or skip ahead to the cake part. I won't tell. Promise. A...

The brown sugar is of the dark brown, aka demerara, variety because I've decided it's the best dang sugar on the planet. The spice is cinnamon because, let's face it, it's the rock star of all spices. The everything nice part refers to brown butter because a smidgen of brown butter makes everything nicer. That's...