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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
25
2008
HAPPY SEASONS!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4opLEYj7Hhc Mele Kalikimaka!