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Fuzz has recovered from whatever she was fighting off, but we went to the doctor anyway for a previously scheduled annual “well-check”. Along with being deemed well, she was given a flu shot. It’s not easy convincing a six year old that a shot’s not as bad as the actual flu, and we are both [...]
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Happy Halloween! Or for those of you not into ghosts, ghouls and terror – Happy Birthday Juliette Lowe. The founder of Girl Scouts was born today. I know this because Rachel and I have had to learn about her these past few weeks as we’ve formed our Brownie Troop. One thing I didn’t know about J. [...]
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Fuzz is home sick today and we’re both still in our pajamas. I shouldn’t be, but my excuse theory is that if I don’t get dressed, I won’t be tempted to drag Fuzz out on errands which would inevitably waste the energy she needs to fight the virus. She can’t be sick on Halloween. It’s [...]
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Last week, a reader named Sue sent me her pumpkin walnut cookie recipe saying it was “a little bit different” and that it had become her family’s favorite. After tasting one, I think the key to their good flavor is the lemon, which brings out the other flavors without overpowering them. Sue’s cookies are moist [...]
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I haven’t tried this recipe yet, but hope to before the day is done. This was sent to me by a reader named Sue who says they are a little different than most of the cookies she makes. I’ll post a picture as soon as they’re ready. Thanks, Sue! Sue’s Pumpkin Walnut Cookies Makes 2 [...]
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A while back, the Austin Statesman asked readers to create and submit photos of “Candy dioramas” with Halloween themes. Results will be posted on Wednesday, but you can take a sneak peak at some of the entries right now. These are the dioramas which made it to final judging. I will post my picks on [...]
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Tonight’s cake was inspired by two different recipes – Country Living’s October cover cake and Rebecca Rather’s famous Tuxedo cake. I used and old tried and true cake recipe for the chocolate cake component and a scaled down version of Rebecca Rather’s whipped cream and chocolate glaze topping. As for the colors, I wasn’t successful in creating a [...]
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