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Nov
24
2010

Cooking Mara! Thanksgiving Preparations

Hooray! It’s time to show my Thanksgiving progress, some good, some bad. It’s going to be photo-heavy and explanation-light. Why? My fingers are numb: I had the windows open and it got chilly. It was a little smoky earlier from the carrots (I’ll get to that). Let’s get the bad out of the way first!…  Continued »

Jan
02
2010

Happy New Year!

In this, the year of the tiger, I plan to do the following: Keep losing weight – aim to shop at a non-plus-sizes-only ladies’ clothing store by 12/31/10! Work on getting the house clean and keeping it clean. Paint the walls, put tile in the master bathroom. Save a little money. Be less mopey and…  Continued »

Dec
25
2009

Have a beary nice Christmas!

[flickr]photo:4213233184[/flickr] Christian, my husband, got me a totally sweet Betsey Johnson necklace that I’d, oh, maybe sent him a link to at some point in the past couple weeks. Maybe. HE IS A GOOD AND COMPLIANT HUSBAND! He listens to my wishes. Betsey Johnson was one of my favorite fashion designers in high school (with…  Continued »

Dec
13
2009

Making truffles, part 1.5

The first photo is not what it looks like, which is to say that I am a person who puts poop in her fridge to chill. Nope, just trying to get the choco to harden after forming them into unappetizing-looking balls. I formed them using my handy new scoop from Williams-Sonoma: it’s like a tiny…  Continued »

Dec
25
2008

HAPPY SEASONS!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4opLEYj7Hhc Mele Kalikimaka!

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