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Yesterday, I got a new kitchen toy! It's beauuuuutiful! I love the lime green, the promised "ice crushing power" and the heavy, heavy base. My other blender was many years old and the motor was starting to blow. Hello, Amazon! Oh, look. I'm not the only one in the house who is anxious to try …

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Sure, the time for enchiladas is almost passed. Baked, gooey dishes seem to be more for Autumn and Winter but hey -- this is Oregon. It's sunny today but it cold be cold and rainy tomorrow! I made this meal a little while ago (on a cold day), trying to find a use for some …

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This was a very tasty dessert that I made recently that was based on a dessert that I got while eating at Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park, CA. I'll talk more about that meal last week but as soon as I tried this at that meal, I knew I wanted to make it at …

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I bought a few of these a week ago and brought them into work for a quick lunch as needed. Right now, I'm eating the Honey Mustard Chicken one with Wild Rice and dirty tasting spinach. It's watery, weird tasting and not very cuisine-ish. What was I thinking? Leanness aside, it's still probably filled with …

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This was a true experiment the other night as I really had no idea how it would turn out and it pretty much came about from me just finding things in the kitchen to make soup out of. I had a huge can of plum tomatoes, some time to kill and a hankerin' for something …

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