Author: mlb

First of all, thanks to Kitchen Chick for such a challenging pick for IMBB#20! I had never made a soufflé before a couple of weeks ago. That one was uh, broken or something. I think I filled the dish too high, as it kind of exploded out over the edge, looking a bit like Sideshow …

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Be sure to check out all the amazing responses to SHF#13: The Dark Side in the wrap up. I took a while figuring out what I was going to make for SHF#13: The Dark Side, (hosted by Kelli at Lovescool). I don't do a lot of baking and to be honest, I haven't made a …

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Today is a house post and is heavy on the visuals. It's one of those this room used to look like this -- but now it looks like this deals. I hope eventually, to do this for every room in the house that we've altered. I've already done the kitchen and the hallway posts, now …

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Sunday, for some reason, I was completely in the mood for lasagne. I think it was the weather and possibly the grayness and the fact that lasagne is so colorful and pretty. So, jwa and I headed off to Fred Meyer for some ingredients (noodles, ricotta and some spinach), as well as cleaning supplies. Which …

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