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If I started blogging today…(Blogathon Theme Day #2)
Photo courtesy Flickr user jonmatthew photography The Blogathon’s second theme day asks us to reflect on what we’ve learned as bloggers. If we were to start blogging today, what would we do...
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The secret to perfect vanilla ice cream
There is a secret to making ice cream, and it took me a very long time to learn what it is. It’s going to sound obvious when I say it, but here it is: You have to use heavy cream. If you’re resistant...
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Chocolate chip cookies with brown butter
I love chocolate chip cookies, but making them can be a boring task. The steps – softening the butter, measuring the sugar and flours – are incredibly standard. Most of the time they feel like a...
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Maryland crab soup
About once a year I get the urge to write about my brother, who was killed six years ago today. I’ve posted about his love for protein shakes and about the time he told a girl he had a pot roast in...
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Vintage pans as a decoration for kitchen walls
If I had a larger kitchen, I would want to buy these vintage pans from Patrick Sutton Home in Baltimore. They were originally used to cook over an open flame, but Patrick Sutton is selling them as a...
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Blogathon Wordle Day
For those who celebrate or commemorate it, I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day. Today many of us in the WordCount Blogathon are posting a Wordle, a word cloud design of popular words used on your...
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Presentation’s role in the school lunch battle
Courtesy Flickr user Carol VanHook My friend Ryan came over for dinner last night and, as he works in an elementary school, we wound up talking about school lunches. He has an interesting idea about...
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On writing food blogger fan mail
Yesterday I wrote my first “fan mail” letter to a famous food blogger: Molly Wizenberg of Orangette. I do not often write “fan mail.” In fact, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve done so...
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Vanilla bean buttermilk cupcakes with rich chocolate frosting
Since I am currently reading Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life – and writing her food blogger fan mail – I decided it was only appropriate that I also try one of her recipes. Kenny and I finished our...
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4 reasons to join a blogging challenge
Although I love vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, it didn’t feel right to end the month-long WordCount Blogathon challenge without a post that sums up the experience – and the benefits – that come with...
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