Monthly Archives: November 2008

Daring Bakers: November Challenge

Two months ago a friend, Brooke, told me about Daring Bakers and encouraged me to join. Well, here I am reporting about my first challenge. I’m not a cake person. I make them from a box. Hello, Duncan Hines. I honestly wasn’t too jazzed about making this, especially since it had 3 different parts and...

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Thanksgiving Recap

The Davies family invited us “Thanksgiving Orphans” for dinner yesterday for a gourmet, nontraditional Thanksgiving feast fit for kings. Maybe someday I can be as cool as Sheryl and Jason and make food like this: [brusselsprouts & roasted sunchokes, roasted yams, creamy green beans–forgot the name, mushroom crèpes, potato and cauliflower mashed potatoes with blue...

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There’s So Much to Say

This holiday has always held a special place in my heart. It’s been a time with loads of family, traditional food (i.e. my mom’s amazing rolls, aunt’s pecan pies, grandma’s turkey), and heartfelt thanks. In my family, a typical Thanksgiving includes extended family, going over to Grandma & Grandpa N.’s, eating food with the kidlets...

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