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Chocolate – makes a good day great
No recipe today. Just a reminder to stop what you’re doing and go enjoy some chocolate today. I don’t mean pop a piece of Hershey’s while whittling away at your inbox. I mean grab some chocolate (your fav or whatever is around), go outside, sit down, take a deep breath, and then take a small…
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Yaprakia
Holy crap, it’s June! Every Summer, I start to get nostalgic for Christmas. I’m not sure what it is. Maybe it’s the 6 month mark. Maybe it’s missing family. Whatever the trigger, June for me comes with Christmas food cravings and the start of Christmas carols sneaking into my humming patterns. To satiate my Christmas…
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Accoutrements
I love food accoutrements especially the raw veggies, sauces, fresh herbs and lime that come with soups like Posole and Pho. The smell alone makes me swoon – cilantro, lime, jalapenos – but then to be able to add the various items according to my likes and then make a perfect bowl of comforting soup,…
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Escabeche
Pickled jalapenos, carrots and onions used to be a food item I marveled at while my second dad devoured them. I remember thinking Yuck (which is a typical pre-teen’s response to anything their parents did that was remotely different). I can remember the vinegary smell and hearing the crunch of the carrots as he munched…
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Tackling my Me list
So when I got pregnant, I was a bit concerned about losing my identity. Becoming someone’s Mom seemed so encompassing. I couldn’t imagine how I was still going to be the me before baby, after baby. So I did what I always do when things become a bit overwhelming, I made a list. This list…
Scrumptious Bits
all things scrumptious
Scrumptious Bits 