The day started innocently enough: we packed our large cooler with enough Bon Chon chicken, snacks, beer and "victory punch" (recipe below) to feed an army and met up at Front…
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We made it to the beach last weekend just in time to enjoy a heat wave of 90+ degree weather. We were caught in Friday DC traffic on the way…
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My mom's recipe for Vietnamese beef stew with lemongrass - bo kho xa - is one of my favorites from childhood. Eaten with hand-torn hunks of fresh French bread dunked into…
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This recipe for gluten-free and sugar-free Blueberry Banana Nut Oat Bran Muffins is made at least once a week in our house. We are trying to eat “healthier," and this…
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Birthdays are not a big deal to the hubs. Every year he tells me not to get him a gift, not to plan anything, and not to kill myself doing anything…
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Outside: I put on my Xtra Tufs and walked around in the woods listening to the snow crunching beneath my boots. Finally! Real snow! It snowed and snowed and snowed --…
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These are the blueberry muffins referred to in my previous Corbin Cabin posts. When I first heard about this recipe, I thought that it was a joke. Cooking with rocks? It…
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A quiet Saturday afternoon on a sunny Winter's day. We have been experimenting with letting the kitties outside on our upper decks when the weather is nice. So far they have…
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Is there anything better than Mom's home cooking? I don't think so. Whenever we are home in Texas, my mom plans the most elaborate ten-course meals where everything is made from…