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Oh, these were good. It started innocently enough -- I was at the store for something completely healthy. Perhaps it was broccoli or some wheat pasta. Or olive oil. Anyway, I passed the baking aisle and ... oh. Mmmmm... Those look good. Huh, maybe I should just see if they're any good. Yeah...they were good. …

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This, for slashfood's Lovely Leftovers Day. This recipe came about because: 1. I wanted to do something for slashfood's leftover day, 2. I have a ton of turkey to use (12 pound bird for three people!), 3. I had all the other ingredients on hand, and 4. While walking around Penzey's with my mom, I …

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So, my mom is staying with us and the "guest room" is my office with the computer and all. No real update this AM. This afternoon, however, I will be making the pumpkin pie and will try to take photos of that process and post them later today! Edited to add -- yeah, that didn't …

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This recipe comes from my Crepe cookbook -- a present jwa got me a couple of years ago. It's amusing because one of the recipes in the book is for buckwheat crepes with ham and cheese, inspired by the same dish at Ti Couz, in San Francisco. I've been there -- and I had the …

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The Simple Pleasures of Cheese Cracker snacks are big at our house. Usually, on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, jwa (or I) will suggest some cheese and crackers and maybe a glass (read: bottle) of wine. In fcat, crackers and cheese will probably make an appearance over Thanksgiving as well. What I like to do …

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