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Grampy's Magic Bars
Recognize these guys?They were a welcome and familiar site on my grandmother's kitchen table back in the early 80's. Magic Bars. Could there be a more enticing treat for a gaggle of sweets-loving...
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Eggless Lemon Blueberry Cake with Lemon Cream
I baked a version of this lush blueberry lemon cake with eggs for book club a few weeks ago. It must have looked good because soon after, Mufasa put in a last minute request to bring one to "food day"...
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Spring on a Plate (Burrata with Simple Greens and Snap Peas)
The loveliest spring days call for the simplest of suppers. The unseasonably mild winter was marvelous. The part where it lasted until May, less so. We're finally seeing the sun again. We're pulling...
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Asian Rainbow Chicken Salad
Asian Rainbow Chicken Salad is the name, deconstruction is thegame.From all the way back to the first hints of Roo's textural sensitivities and oral delays, the concept of deconstructed dinner has been...
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Mixed Bean and Radish Salad
Fish makes me nervous. It's not that I find most fish to be shady characters, it's more the unscheduled trip to the ER kind of nervous. Not rational. Roo has never tested positive for a fish or...
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Roo's Steamed Artichokes
Roo has a new fave vegetable.Hello, lovely.I can not express how giddy this newfound love for artichokes makes me. Artichokes were, and quite possibly are still my own most favoritest vegetable. So,...
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Looly's Library Birthday Party
Shhh...Looly's library-themed birthday party was a quiet success. Last year it was all about art. Before that, Little House on the Prairie. This year, Looly, the consummate book-lover, celebrated her...
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Panna Cotta with Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce
The little KC kids are obsessed with jello. Like a lot of kids, the infatuation has more to do with the slip and jiggle than any particular flavor profile. I mean, when you assert preference by color,...
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Super Easy Herb Roasted Potatoes
More nights than not, simplicity is key. It never fails. Just as I'm starting dinner someone pinches their finger in a drawer or can't find their leotard or is suddenly in dire need of help stapling...
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Auto Pilot Lemon Garlic White Fish
I've been making a concerted effort to incorporate more fish into the KC kids' diets. Sure, I want to broaden their palates and encourage a heart-healthy low-fat diet and the Omega-3s are super too....
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Green Pea Pasta with Feta
Last spring I introduced the KC kids to the idea of green pasta with Nut-Free Kale Pesto. Here's another healthy, veggie-packed green pasta sauce that comes together quickly for an easy week night...
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50th Anniversary Ribs Throwdown
My amazing parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last month. That's half a century, people, which definitely warranted a hardcore anniversary party and full blown family reunion over...
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Beyond Comfy Shoes: 10 Things I Learned from BlogHer Food 2013
Last weekend I packed up my blogger business cards, planted kisses on Mufasa and the KC kids and headed to Austin for the 5th annual BlogHer Food Conference. All. By. Myself.No backpacks full of...
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Fruit Salad with Vanilla-Lime Dressing
School's out, summer is in full swing and the KC kitchen staff is more eager than ever to get to work.I, on the other hand, am readjusting to the amped up summer house volume and the sheer exhaustion...
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Avocado Chocolate Mousse Mini Pies
Say what? Chocolate avocado mousse?In case you just missed the pinched up face and lolling tongue, Looly detests avocado. But like many red-blooded seven-year-olds, she adores chocolate, which is...
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Beet Hummus
They're baaaaaaack.Beets. Pretty little suckers, I'll give you that. But it's their deep dirt earthy flavor I'm still struggling with. Still that doesn't keep them out of our CSA box every week. Last...
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Vanilla Berry Frozen Yogurt Pops
Summertime. Otherwise known on our back deck as popsicle season. Icy treats go fast around here - like multiple times a day fast. I can't really blame the little blue-tongued bandits. Popsicles are...
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Mexican Kale Salad
It's CSA box season for Angelic Organics shareholders and our farmers' market is in full swing so all restraint has gone straight out the window. Three different varieties of crisp lettuces in addition...
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Old-School Buttermilk Fried Chicken
In an effort to be both hip and timely my book club read The Great Gatsby last month. It was going to be, well, great. Cool, smart ladies reading classic fiction we hadn't looked at since high school,...
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Thunderstorm Orzo Salad
These two love the rain. The more lightening and thunder, the better. This one...not so much. When the sky gets dark and the rumbles start, Bean tends to look like this. Pathetic, I know. At least...
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Beaches Negril Resort Allergy Review
A few weeks ago we embarked on our first international travel since 3 kids and Roo's food allergies joined the family. In case there was any doubt, traveling with food allergies is daunting - nuts...
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Lemonade Stand for a Cause
I knew it was going to happen eventually but I put it off as long as I could. It's not that I'm a total lemonade stand scrooge. I stop at other kids' lemonade stands all the time, thirsty or not, but...
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Egg-Free Cinnamon Spice Chocolate Chip Pancakes
A few years ago, reeling from the realization that Roo could not and likely never will be able to consume eggs, I couldn't help wallowing in a warm bath of self-pity. No more leisurely mornings at our...
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Blue Apron Review
You know the drill. It's 6:30 and you just got home from work or school or the PTO fundraiser or the dentist or the ridiculous playground that has the water feature right next to the massive muddy sand...
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