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Three Things My Husband Has Never Forgiven Me For

Well I have never thought of them again.  I haven’t.  But apparently there are three little incidents that have never left my husband’s never-forgetting-all knowing-elephant-brain.  I mean, these little things all happened so many years ago, when the hooligans were young.  Why is he hanging on to them like some old piece of underwear? I don’t like to dwell on the past, but he brought…
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Guinness Stout Chocolate Layer Cake

Okay diehard-St. Patty’s Day-celebrating-people…this one is for you.  If you are Irish, drink Irish beer, wear green on a daily basis, have freckles and red hair, go to pubs or just plain love chocolate cake, this is the ULTIMATE dessert for you.  Friends, I’d like you to meet….Guinness Stout Chocolate Layer Cake.  Isn’t she a beautiful lass?  I have to…
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Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef

This Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef is everything you’ve dreamed about for St. Patrick’s Day. It is tender, delicious and so easy to prepare. So instead of pulling out the Lucky Charms once again, as your go to St. Patrick’s Day feast (enjoy Lucky Charms Ice Cream for dessert only)…why not make this Whiskey-Glazed Corned Beef? Show your family you care (are…
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Coffin Delivery

So one day I was at home, minding my own business; doing laundry, scrubbing toilets, grabbing a fistful of M&M’s every time I passed the candy dish, kids at my heels every step of the way.  The doorbell rang. Of course the kids run to the window, “It’s the brown truck mommy”.  Nothing unusual, the brown truck stops here often…
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Are You a Geek, a Nerd or a Dork?

So which one are you?  And in reference to what, right?  And in what sense?  And…and…can you be all three or two… Calm down.  Let me get there. Okay, well you can be a geek, a nerd or a dork in regards to almost anything. To make it easy and to give us a point of reference, the folks over…
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Phyllo Tomato Tart

Okay, I’m back with Episode ll of, “What the Hell Am I Going to Make For Easter”.  I know you’ve all been waiting with baited breath for the continuation of this riveting saga of food frenzy.  So I thought and thought…and thought some more, about what should be next.  Episode l was the first installment of the appetizer menu with an irresistible…
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Extravagant Stupidity

Yes, I really do live in the world’s most abnormal town.  And that is putting it lightly.  I wish I was kidding, but I’m not.  In 1995 a toad tunnel was erected with fanfare in my town to allow unsuspecting toads to reach the other side of a road.  How sweet, right?  The animal lovers and uber liberals who reside in this town…
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Familiarity Breeds Contentment

2004 V. Sattui Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Morisoli Vineyard $50 The following pictures are in black and white.  Why you might ask?  Well, this wine, and this winery hold a very nostalgic place in my heart.  They evoke recollections of times spent in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  Black and white photos seem appropriate where great, lasting memories…
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